Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 33

Devanagari script

भोजितं तेन विश्वं स्याल्लिंगस्यैवं फलं महत् । किमत्र बहुनोक्तेन स्वल्पं वा यदि व बहु

Transliteration

bhojitaṃ tena viśvaṃ syālliṃgasyaivaṃ phalaṃ mahat | kimatra bahunoktena svalpaṃ vā yadi va bahu

Translation

Par lui, l’univers est comme nourri : tel est le grand fruit du culte du liṅga. À quoi bon en dire davantage, qu’on offre peu ou qu’on offre beaucoup ?

Word by Word

• भोजितम्: fed, given food
• भोजितम्: Karma-samānādhikaraṇa (Object complement/कर्मसमनाधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: भुज् (धातु) → भोजित (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक, क्त-प्रत्यय)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (past passive participle), नपुंसकलिङ्गे, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; ‘fed/caused to eat’

• तेन: by him/thereby
• तेन: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसक, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; ‘by him/thereby’

• विश्वम्: the universe
• विश्वम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विश्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• स्यात्: would be
• स्यात्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अस् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative), परस्मैपदम्, प्रथमपुरुषः, एकवचन; ‘would be’

• लिङ्गस्य: of the liṅga
• लिङ्गस्य: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लिङ्ग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• एवम्: thus
• एवम्: Sambandha (Adverbial/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एवम् (अव्यय)
• Form: प्रकारवाचक-अव्यय (manner adverb: ‘thus/in this way’)

• फलम्: result, fruit
• फलम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: फल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• महत्: great
• महत्: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषणम् (agreeing with फलम्)

• किम्: what (use)
• किम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: किम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; प्रश्नवाचक (interrogative: ‘what?’)

• अत्र: here; in this matter
• अत्र: Adhikaraṇa (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: देश/विषयवाचक-अव्यय (here/in this matter)

• बहुना: with much (talk)
• बहुना: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: बहु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे (or पुं), तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; ‘with much’ (instrumental of measure)

• उक्तेन: by speaking; by words
• उक्तेन: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वच् (धातु) → उक्त (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक, क्त)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त, नपुंसकलिङ्गे, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; ‘by what is said/with statement’

• स्वल्पम्: a little
• स्वल्पम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्वल्प (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; ‘a little’

• वा: or
• वा: Sambandha (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वा (अव्यय)
• Form: विकल्पार्थक-अव्यय (disjunctive particle: ‘or’)

• यदि: if
• यदि: Sambandha (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यदि (अव्यय)
• Form: शर्तार्थक-अव्यय (conditional: ‘if’)

• वा: or
• वा: Sambandha (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वा (अव्यय)
• Form: विकल्पार्थक-अव्यय (or)

• बहु: much
• बहु: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: बहु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; ‘much’

Speaker

Lomaharṣaṇa Sūta (deduced: Māheśvarakhaṇḍa narrative frame)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A humble devotee offers a small bowl of cooked rice before the liṅga; the text’s idea is visualized as subtle rays spreading outward, symbolically feeding all beings.

Characters & Entities

• Śiva-liṅga

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Sincere devotion to Śiva is praised beyond the measure of the offering; even small acts carry vast spiritual impact.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No tīrtha is named; the emphasis is on the greatness of liṅga-bhakti itself.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

General principle: offerings to the liṅga, whether small or large, are spiritually efficacious.