Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 71

Devanagari script

यच्चर्चितेषु लिंगेषु सर्वेषु स्यात्फलं च तत् । आरोग्यं पुत्रलाभं च धनलाभं सुखंसुतम्

Transliteration

yaccarciteṣu liṃgeṣu sarveṣu syātphalaṃ ca tat | ārogyaṃ putralābhaṃ ca dhanalābhaṃ sukhaṃsutam

Translation

Le fruit même qui naît du culte rendu à tous les liṅga vénérés s’obtient ici : santé, obtention de fils, obtention de richesses et bonheur, ô mon fils.

Word by Word

• यत्: that which
• यत्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Relative pronoun

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

• अर्चितेषु: in (those) worshipped
• अर्चितेषु: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अर्चित (कृदन्त; √अर्च्)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; Past passive participle used adjectivally, locative plural

• लिङ्गेषु: in the liṅgas
• लिङ्गेषु: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लिङ्ग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; Locative plural

• सर्वेषु: in all
• सर्वेषु: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; Locative plural

• स्यात्: would be
• स्यात्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √अस् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; would be

• फलम्: fruit/result
• फलम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: फल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Nominative/accusative singular

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

• तत्: that
• तत्: Anuyogi (Correlative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Demonstrative pronoun

• आरोग्यम्: health
• आरोग्यम्: Karta (Predicate nominal)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आरोग्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Nominative/accusative singular

• पुत्रलाभम्: gain of a son
• पुत्रलाभम्: Karta (Predicate nominal)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुत्र + लाभ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; (पुत्रस्य लाभः) nominative/accusative singular

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

• धनलाभम्: gain of wealth
• धनलाभम्: Karta (Predicate nominal)
• Type: Noun
• Root: धन + लाभ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; (धनस्य लाभः) nominative/accusative singular

• सुखम्: happiness
• सुखम्: Karta (Predicate nominal)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुख (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Nominative/accusative singular

• सुतम्: a son
• सुतम्: Karta (Predicate nominal)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Nominative/accusative singular

Speaker

Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta) to the sages

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kumāreśvara

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: ‘Suta’ (son)—the addressed interlocutor

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A radiant liṅga adorned with bilva leaves and garlands; four symbolic offerings appear as icons—medicine pot (health), cradle (son), treasure pot (wealth), and a harmonious household scene (happiness).

Characters & Entities

• liṅga
• ārogya
• putralābha
• dhanalābha

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

The tīrtha-liṅga is presented as a spiritually complete focus of worship, granting both worldly welfare and dharmic merit.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Kumāreśvara and its liṅga-worship, within the chapter’s tīrtha-māhātmya frame.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Arcana (worship) of the liṅga, with stated fruits such as health, offspring, wealth, and happiness.