Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 24

Devanagari script

अत्र सौवर्ण्यदोलायां लिंग आरोपिते जनैः । निशायामधिरूह्याऽहं दोलां तां च व्यचालयम्

Transliteration

atra sauvarṇyadolāyāṃ liṃga āropite janaiḥ | niśāyāmadhirūhyā'haṃ dolāṃ tāṃ ca vyacālayam

Translation

Ici, lorsque les gens eurent posé le Liṅga sur une balançoire d’or, je montai sur cette balançoire dans la nuit et la fis se balancer.

Word by Word

• atra: here
• atra: Deśādhikaraṇa (Locative adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: atra (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; देशवाचक (adverb of place)

• sauvarṇya-dolāyām: in the golden swing
• sauvarṇya-dolāyām: Adhikaraṇa (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sauvarṇya (प्रातिपदिक) + dolā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन; कर्मधारयः—सौवर्ण्या (स्वर्णमयी) दोला

• liṅgam: the liṅga (Śiva emblem)
• liṅgam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: liṅga (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; अत्र कर्मरूपे (object)

• āropite: having been placed
• āropite: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Locative absolute)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ā√ruh (धातु) / āropita (कृदन्त)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त; नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन; सति-सप्तमी (locative absolute) ‘when/after it was placed’

• janaiḥ: by people
• janaiḥ: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: jana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (करण), बहुवचन

• niśāyām: at night
• niśāyām: Adhikaraṇa (Time/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: niśā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन

• adhirūhya: having mounted
• adhirūhya: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Adverbial to main verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: adhi√ruh (धातु) + त्वा (क्त्वा-प्रत्यय)
• Form: क्त्वान्त अव्यय-क्रियाविशेषण (gerund); ‘having climbed/mounted’

• aham: I
• aham: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: उत्तमपुरुष-सर्वनाम; प्रथमा, एकवचन

• dolām: the swing
• dolām: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dolā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• tām: that
• tām: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• ca: and
• ca: Samuccaya (Conjunction)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय (conjunction)

• vyacālayam: I swung/moved
• vyacālayam: Kriyā (Main action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vi√cal (धातु)
• Form: लङ् (भूतकाल/Imperfect), उत्तमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद; causative sense in usage ‘I made (it) move’

Speaker

Gṛdhra (continuing narration)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Jagadyogeśvara

Type: temple

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Indradyumna

Visual Art Cues

Scene: At night in a Śiva temple festival, the liṅga rests on a golden swing; a monkey climbs onto the swing and sets it gently swaying, lamps flickering in the dark shrine.

Characters & Entities

• Śiva Liṅga
• Jagadyogeśvara (contextual)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Even unintended participation around Śiva’s worship can become a karmic cause for future uplift when connected to a sacred rite.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The Śiva shrine previously identified as Jagadyogeśvara, where the Liṅga is honored with a swing-rite.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

A festival practice of placing the Śiva-liṅga on a swing (dolā/āndolana) and ceremonially swaying it.