Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 193

Devanagari script

श्रृंगी विषमयं पद्मो नाम धूर्जटिरेव च । पुत्रः पितृमयं लिंगं विश्वरूपेति नाम च

Transliteration

śrṛṃgī viṣamayaṃ padmo nāma dhūrjaṭireva ca | putraḥ pitṛmayaṃ liṃgaṃ viśvarūpeti nāma ca

Translation

Śṛṅgī est « formé de poison ». Padma est nommé « Dhūrjaṭi ». Le « Fils » est le liṅga ayant la forme du Père, et il est aussi appelé « Viśvarūpa » (à la forme universelle).

Word by Word

• शृङ्गी: Śṛṅgī (name)
• शृङ्गी: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शृङ्गिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; नामधेय-रूपेण (proper name usage)

• विषमयम्: made of poison
• विषमयम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विषमय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; विशेषणम्

• पद्मः: Padma (name)
• पद्मः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पद्म (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; नामधेय-रूपेण

• नाम: named; namely
• नाम: Sambandha (Apposition/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नाम (अव्यय/निपात)
• Form: निपातः (particle) — ‘called/namely’ इत्यर्थे

• धूर्जटिः: Dhūrjaṭi (Śiva)
• धूर्जटिः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: धूर्जटि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; शिवस्य नाम

• एव: indeed; only
• एव: Sambandha (Emphasis/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्ययम् (emphatic particle)

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

• पुत्रः: son
• पुत्रः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुत्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• पितृमयम्: made of the father; consisting of the father
• पितृमयम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पितृमय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; विशेषणम्

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

• विश्वरूपेति: “Viśvarūpa” thus
• विश्वरूपेति: Sambandha (Quotation/Apposition/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: विश्वरूप (प्रातिपदिक) + इति (अव्यय)
• Form: ‘इति’ इत्यनेन नामनिर्देशः; विश्वरूप-शब्दस्य उद्धरणम्

• नाम: named
• नाम: Sambandha (Apposition/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नाम (अव्यय/निपात)
• Form: निपातः — ‘named’ इत्यर्थे

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

Speaker

Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta) to the sages (deduced from Māheśvarakhaṇḍa context)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A didactic tableau: a sage or narrator enumerates liṅga-nāmas; behind him multiple symbolic liṅgas appear—one marked with serpent/poison motif (viṣama), one lotus-associated (padma), and one cosmic ‘Viśvarūpa’ radiating the three worlds.

Characters & Entities

• Śṛṅgī
• Padma
• Dhūrjaṭi (Śiva)
• Liṅga
• Viśvarūpa

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Śiva is present as the liṅga in universal form (Viśvarūpa), and divine identity transcends ordinary distinctions like father and son.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No specific location is mentioned in this verse; it is primarily theological praise within the chapter.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No explicit prescription; the context supports devotion through naming and recitation.