Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 114

Devanagari script

य एवं यजते रुद्रमस्मिंल्लिंगे विशेषतः । पितरं पितामहं चैव तथैव प्रपितामहम्

Transliteration

ya evaṃ yajate rudramasmiṃlliṃge viśeṣataḥ | pitaraṃ pitāmahaṃ caiva tathaiva prapitāmaham

Translation

Quiconque adore Rudra en ce liṅga avec une dévotion particulière apporte contentement et élévation à son père, à son grand-père et de même à son arrière-grand-père.

Word by Word

• yaḥ: who
• yaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन (Masculine, Nominative, Singular)

• evam: thus
• evam: Sambandha (Manner/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: evam (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; प्रकारवाचक (adverb: thus/in this manner)

• yajate: worships
• yajate: Kriyā (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: yaj (धातु)
• Form: लट् (present), आत्मनेपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन (Present, Atmanepada, 3rd person, Singular)

• rudram: Rudra (Śiva)
• rudram: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rudra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन (Masculine, Accusative, Singular)

• asmin: in this
• asmin: Adhikaraṇa (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: idam (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन (Neuter, Locative, Singular)

• liṅge: liṅga (emblem)
• liṅge: Adhikaraṇa (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: liṅga (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन (Neuter, Locative, Singular)

• viśeṣataḥ: especially
• viśeṣataḥ: Sambandha (Adverbial/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: viśeṣatas (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; विशेषार्थक (adverb: especially/particularly)

• pitaram: father
• pitaram: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pitṛ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन (Masculine, Accusative, Singular)

• pitāmaham: grandfather
• pitāmaham: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pitāmaha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन (Masculine, Accusative, Singular)

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

• eva: indeed
• eva: Sambandha (Emphasis/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अवधारणार्थक (particle: indeed/just)

• tathā: likewise
• tathā: Sambandha (Adverbial/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tathā (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; प्रकारवाचक (adverb: likewise/so)

• eva: also/indeed
• eva: Sambandha (Emphasis/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अवधारणार्थक (particle)

• prapitāmaham: great-grandfather
• prapitāmaham: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: prapitāmaha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन (Masculine, Accusative, Singular)

Speaker

Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta) (deduced: Māheśvarakhaṇḍa narration style)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Type: temple

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A devotee offers bilva leaves, water, and flowers to a liṅga; behind him, faint ancestral figures (pitṛs) appear receiving satisfaction, seated in subtle light, indicating three generations being uplifted.

Characters & Entities

• Rudra
• Liṅga
• Pitṛs (ancestors)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Śiva (Rudra) worship, especially at a sanctified liṅga, is portrayed as benefitting not only the devotee but also their ancestral line.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

This verse emphasizes the sanctity of “this liṅga” within the Kaumārikākhaṇḍa context; the snippet does not name a distinct tīrtha.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Worship (yajana/pūjā) of Rudra specifically in a particular liṅga, with focused devotion.