Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 160

Devanagari script

सिद्धाश्च मानसं नाम काममृत्युजरातिगम् । उंछजं च बलिर्लिंगं ज्ञानात्मेत्यस्य नाम च

Transliteration

siddhāśca mānasaṃ nāma kāmamṛtyujarātigam | uṃchajaṃ ca balirliṃgaṃ jñānātmetyasya nāma ca

Translation

Les Siddha adorent le liṅga né de l’esprit (mānasa) et le nomment « Kāmamṛtyujarātiga », Celui qui transcende désir, mort et vieillesse. Et Bali adore un liṅga fait de grains glanés (uṃchaja), le nommant « Jñānātman », dont l’essence est la Connaissance.

Word by Word

• siddhāḥ: the Siddhas
• siddhāḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: siddha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), बहुवचन (Plural)

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

• mānasam: (the liṅga called) Mānasa
• mānasam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mānasa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular)

• nāma: named
• nāma: Viśeṣaṇa (Appositional/नामनिर्देश)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nāman (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Nom./Acc. 1st/2nd), एकवचन (Singular); नामनिर्देशार्थे

• kāmamṛtyujarātigam: transcending desire, death, and old age
• kāmamṛtyujarātigam: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: kāma + mṛtyu + jarā + atiga (प्रातिपदिक; समास)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular); ‘atiga’ = ‘going beyond’

• uṃchajam: produced from uṃcha (gleaning)
• uṃchajam: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: uṃcha + ja (प्रातिपदिक; समास)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular); ‘born of uṃcha’ (uṃcha = gleaning/collection)

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

• baliḥ: Bali
• baliḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bali (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

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

• jñānātmā: Jñānātmā
• jñānātmā: Viśeṣya (Name/नाम)
• Type: Noun
• Root: jñāna + ātmā (प्रातिपदिक; समास)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular); इति-पूर्वपदेन नामरूपेण निर्देशः

• iti: thus
• iti: Sambandha (Quotation marker/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: iti (अव्यय)
• Form: उद्धरण/इति-अव्यय (quotative particle)

• asya: of this; its
• asya: Sambandha (Possessor/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: idam (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/6th), एकवचन (Singular), पुं/नपुंसक-सम्भव; सर्वनाम

• nāma: (is) the name
• nāma: Pradhāna (Predicate nominal/विधेय)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nāman (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

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

Speaker

Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta), per Māheśvarakhaṇḍa default attribution

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kāmamṛtyujarātiga-liṅga (mānasa) and Jñānātman-liṅga (uṃchaja)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Siddhas in tranquil meditation offer a radiant mind-formed liṅga in a luminous inner space; Bali, humble yet regal, offers a liṅga shaped from gleaned grains, signifying dharmic simplicity and knowledge-centered devotion.

Characters & Entities

• Siddhas
• Bali
• Śiva
• Kāmamṛtyujarātiga
• Jñānātman

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Śiva is attainable through inner worship (mānasa) and through humble offerings; He is the knowledge-essence who grants transcendence over desire, death, and decay.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No external tīrtha is specified; the verse highlights inward sanctity and the dharmic power of simple, honest offerings.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Nāma-japa tied to two modes of worship: mental liṅga worship with ‘Kāmamṛtyujarātiga’, and uṃchaja-liṅga worship with ‘Jñānātman’.