Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 48

Devanagari script

दिव्यदुन्दुभिनिर्घोषैरप्सरोगीतनर्त्तनैः । पूज्यते तैजसं लिंगं पुष्पवृष्टिशतैः सदा

Transliteration

divyadundubhinirghoṣairapsarogītanarttanaiḥ | pūjyate taijasaṃ liṃgaṃ puṣpavṛṣṭiśataiḥ sadā

Translation

Au fracas des tambours divins, parmi les chants et les danses des apsaras, ce Liṅga resplendissant est sans cesse vénéré, au milieu de centaines d’averses de fleurs.

Word by Word

• दिव्यदुन्दुभिनिर्घोषैः: with divine drum-resonances
• दिव्यदुन्दुभिनिर्घोषैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दिव्य (प्रातिपदिक) + दुन्दुभि (प्रातिपदिक) + निर्घोष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, तृतीया-विभक्तिः (Instrumental), बहुवचनम् (Plural)

• अप्सरोगीतनर्त्तनैः: with the songs and dances of apsarases
• अप्सरोगीतनर्त्तनैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अप्सरस् (प्रातिपदिक) + गीत (प्रातिपदिक) + नर्तन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे, तृतीया-विभक्तिः (Instrumental), बहुवचनम् (Plural); (गीतं च नर्तनं च)

• पूज्यते: is worshipped
• पूज्यते: Kriya (Main verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: पूज् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकारः (Present), प्रथम-पुरुषः (3rd person), एकवचनम् (Singular), कर्मणि-प्रयोगः (Passive), आत्मनेपदम्

• तैजसम्: radiant, luminous
• तैजसम्: Visheshana (Adjectival modifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तेजस् (प्रातिपदिक) → तैजस (तद्धित-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे, द्वितीया-विभक्तिः (Accusative), एकवचनम् (Singular); ‘लिङ्गम्’ इति विशेषणम्

• लिङ्गम्: the liṅga
• लिङ्गम्: Karma/Pradhana (Grammatical subject of passive/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लिङ्ग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः (Nominative), एकवचनम् (Singular)

• पुष्पवृष्टिशतैः: with hundreds of flower-showers
• पुष्पवृष्टिशतैः: Karana (Instrument/means/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुष्प (प्रातिपदिक) + वृष्टि (प्रातिपदिक) + शत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे, तृतीया-विभक्तिः (Instrumental), बहुवचनम् (Plural)

• सदा: always
• सदा: Kriya-viseshana (Adverb/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सदा (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्ययम् (adverb of time)

Speaker

Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta) to the sages

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Aruṇācala Liṅga (Aruṇācaleśvara)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Ṛṣis (frame implied)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A radiant liṅga at Aruṇācala is worshipped amid thunderous divine kettledrums; apsarases sing and dance in the sky; torrents of flowers rain down continuously.

Characters & Entities

• Taijasa Liṅga (Tejoliṅga)
• Apsarases

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Aruṇācala’s Liṅga is not merely earthly; it is honored in the celestial realm, affirming the site’s supreme sanctity.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Aruṇācala, where the Taijasa (radiant) Liṅga is praised as eternally worshipped.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Pūjā with flowers and auspicious sound (vādyas) is implied through the imagery of flower-showers and divine drums.