Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 147

Devanagari script

नारदस्त्वंतरिक्षे च जदद्बीजमिदं गृणन् । वज्रमिद्रो लिंगमेवं विश्वात्मानं च नाम च

Transliteration

nāradastvaṃtarikṣe ca jadadbījamidaṃ gṛṇan | vajramidro liṃgamevaṃ viśvātmānaṃ ca nāma ca

Translation

Nārada, dans l’espace du ciel, loua (Śiva) comme la «Semence du monde». Indra, quant à lui, vénéra un Liṅga de vajra (diamant/foudre), en psalmodiant aussi le Nom «Viśvātman».

Word by Word

• nāradaḥ: Nārada
• nāradaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nārada (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• tu: but/indeed
• tu: Sambandha (Discourse particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tu (अव्यय)
• Form: विरोध/विशेषार्थक-निपात (particle: but/indeed)

• antarikṣe: in the sky/atmosphere
• antarikṣe: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: antarikṣa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक-निपात (conjunction)

• jadad-bījam: (unclear) seed
• jadad-bījam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: jadad (प्रातिपदिक; पाठान्तर/अस्पष्ट) + bīja (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; समासार्थ अस्पष्ट; सम्भवतः ‘जगत्-बीजम्’ (seed of the world) इत्यस्य दूषितपाठ

• idam: this
• idam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: idam (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; निर्देश (this)

• gṛṇan: praising/reciting
• gṛṇan: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: gṛ (धातु)
• Form: शतृ-प्रत्ययान्त वर्तमान कृदन्त (present active participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; ‘स्तुवन्/गायन्’

• vajram: Vajra (thunderbolt)
• vajram: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vajra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• indraḥ: Indra
• indraḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: indra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• liṅgam: liṅga
• liṅgam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: liṅga (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• evam: thus
• evam: Kriya-viseshana (Adverb/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: evam (अव्यय)
• Form: प्रकारवाचक-अव्यय (adverb: thus/in this way)

• viśva-ātmānam: the universal Self
• viśva-ātmānam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: viśva (प्रातिपदिक) + ātman (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष—‘विश्वस्य आत्मा’ (soul of the universe)

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक-निपात (conjunction)

• nāma: name
• nāma: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nāman (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; ‘नाम’ (as a name)

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक-निपात (conjunction)

Speaker

Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta) (deduced from Māheśvara-khaṇḍa narration context)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Vajra-liṅga (Indra)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Two-part tableau: Nārada floating in the sky with vīṇā, singing Śiva as ‘Jagad-bīja’; Indra in regal armor worships a brilliant vajra/diamond-like liṅga, chanting ‘Viśvātman’. Lightning motifs and celestial clouds frame the scene.

Characters & Entities

• Nārada
• Indra
• Jagadbīja (Śiva epithet)
• Viśvātman (Śiva epithet)
• Vajra-liṅga

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Great sages and gods approach Śiva through praise and nāma-japa, recognizing him as the cosmic source and universal Self.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No earthly tīrtha is specified; the verse references celestial worship (antarikṣa) and divine exemplars.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Recitation of Śiva epithets (‘Jagadbīja’, ‘Viśvātman’) and liṅga-worship are implied.