Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 14

Devanagari script

देवा ऊचुः । भगवन्सर्वदेवेश स्थातव्यं भवता विभो । शुक्लेन लिंगरूपेण सर्वलोकहितैषिणा

Transliteration

devā ūcuḥ | bhagavansarvadeveśa sthātavyaṃ bhavatā vibho | śuklena liṃgarūpeṇa sarvalokahitaiṣiṇā

Translation

Les dieux dirent : « Ô Bienheureux, Seigneur de tous les dieux, ô Tout-Puissant, demeure ici, sous la forme d’un liṅga lumineux et pur, pour le bien de tous les mondes. »

Word by Word

• devāḥ: the gods
• devāḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: deva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन

• ūcuḥ: said
• ūcuḥ: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vac (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), बहुवचन

• bhagavan: O Lord
• bhagavan: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhagavat (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8th/Vocative), एकवचन

• sarvadeveśa: O Lord of all gods
• sarvadeveśa: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sarva + deveśa (प्रातिपदिक; देव-ईश)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8th/Vocative), एकवचन

• sthātavyam: should remain
• sthātavyam: Kriya (Obligation/विधेय)
• Type: Verb
• Root: sthā (धातु) + tavya (कृत् प्रत्यय)
• Form: तव्यत्-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (gerundive/obligative), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (Nominative/Accusative), एकवचन; कर्तरि/कर्मणि भावः—‘स्थातव्यम्’ = ‘to be stayed/should stay’

• bhavatā: by you
• bhavatā: Kartr̥ (Agent/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhavat (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन

• vibho: O mighty one
• vibho: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vibhu (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8th/Vocative), एकवचन

• śuklena: with/through the white (form)
• śuklena: Karaṇa (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: śukla (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन; विशेषण

• liṅgarūpeṇa: in the form of a liṅga
• liṅgarūpeṇa: Karaṇa (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: liṅga + rūpa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन

• sarvalokahitaiṣiṇā: by (you) who seek the welfare of all worlds
• sarvalokahitaiṣiṇā: Kartr̥ (Agent/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sarvaloka + hitaiṣin (प्रातिपदिक; हित-एषिन्)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन; विशेषण (भवता इति)

Speaker

Devas (gods)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Dharmāraṇya-kṣetra (implied)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Bhagavān (Śiva)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A celestial assembly of devas with folded hands beseeching Śiva to remain in a radiant white liṅga-form within a sacred forest clearing; aura of purity and protection spreading to the worlds.

Characters & Entities

• devas
• Bhagavān
• Sarvadeveśa
• Śiva-liṅga

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

A tīrtha becomes a refuge for all beings when the Lord is invoked to remain there for universal welfare.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Dharmāraṇya is praised as a chosen seat where Śiva is requested to abide as a liṅga.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Supplication to Śiva to remain (sthāna-prārthanā) is emphasized, forming the basis for ongoing liṅga-pūjā at the site.