Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 34

Devanagari script

ज्येष्ठस्यैकादशीतिथौ ध्रुवं तत्र वसेन्नरः । आदिं जयं तथा श्वेतं लिङ्गमुदीर्णमेव च

Transliteration

jyeṣṭhasyaikādaśītithau dhruvaṃ tatra vasennaraḥ | ādiṃ jayaṃ tathā śvetaṃ liṅgamudīrṇameva ca

Translation

Au onzième jour lunaire (Ekādaśī) de Jyeṣṭha, l’homme doit assurément demeurer là; et il doit vénérer/visiter les liṅgas nommés Ādi, Jaya, Śveta, ainsi que Udīrṇa.

Word by Word

• ज्येष्ठस्य: of (the month) Jyeṣṭha
• ज्येष्ठस्य: Sambandha (Genitive relation/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ज्येष्ठ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Masculine, Genitive, Singular (month Jyeṣṭha)

• एकादशी-तिथौ: on the eleventh lunar day
• एकादशी-तिथौ: Adhikarana (Time locus/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: एकादशी + तिथि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Feminine, Locative, Singular

• ध्रुवम्: certainly
• ध्रुवम्: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ध्रुव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: क्रियाविशेषणरूपेण नपुंसक-प्रथमा/द्वितीया एकवचनप्रयोगः; adverbial accusative/nominative (certainly)

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikarana (Locus/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्यय; adverb

• वसेत्: should dwell/stay
• वसेत्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वस् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ्, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; Optative, 3rd person singular

• नरः: a man
• नरः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• आदिम्: Ādi (name/title)
• आदिम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आदि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• जयम्: Jaya (name/title)
• जयम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• तथा: and also; likewise
• तथा: Samuccaya (Connector/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय/प्रकारवाचक-अव्यय; adverb/conjunction

• श्वेतम्: white
• श्वेतम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: श्वेत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Neuter, Accusative, Singular; लिङ्गम् इति विशेषणम्

• लिङ्गम्: liṅga (emblem)
• लिङ्गम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लिङ्ग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• उदीर्णम्: raised, elevated
• उदीर्णम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: उद्-ईर् (धातु) + उदीर्ण (कृदन्त)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Past passive participle; लिङ्गम् इति विशेषणम्

• एव: indeed
• एव: Avadharana (Emphasis/अवधारण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारण-निपात; emphatic particle

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (Conjunction/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय; conjunction

Speaker

Śiva (deduced from adhyāya context)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Pañca-Varāha (with Ādi/Jaya/Śveta/Udīrṇa liṅgas)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: On Jyeṣṭha Ekādaśī, a pilgrim stays at the kṣetra and visits four distinct liṅga-shrines—Ādi, Jaya, Śveta, Udīrṇa—each with its own color/atmosphere, forming a ritual circuit.

Characters & Entities

• Jyeṣṭha Ekādaśī
• Ādi-liṅga
• Jaya-liṅga
• Śveta-liṅga
• Udīrṇa-liṅga

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Sacred time (Ekādaśī) and sacred place combine: staying at the tīrtha and honoring its liṅgas is presented as a powerful dharmic act.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The Revā Khaṇḍa location housing multiple named Śiva-liṅgas connected with the Pañca-Varāha/Loṭaṇeśvara circuit.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

To reside at the site on Jyeṣṭha Ekādaśī and to visit/worship the named liṅgas (Ādi, Jaya, Śveta, Udīrṇa).