Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 47

Devanagari script

सप्तविंशतिलिंगानि तथात्रैव स्थितानि च । सिद्धेश्वरप्रपूर्वाणि सर्वपापहराणि च

Transliteration

saptaviṃśatiliṃgāni tathātraiva sthitāni ca | siddheśvaraprapūrvāṇi sarvapāpaharāṇi ca

Translation

Et ici même sont établis vingt-sept liṅgas, à commencer par Siddheśvara ; tous sont des effaceurs de tous les péchés.

Word by Word

• सप्तविंशति: twenty-seven
• सप्तविंशति: Visheshana (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सप्तविंशति (संख्याप्रातिपदिक)
• Form: संख्या-विशेषण (numeral adjective), अव्ययवत् प्रयोग; समासः द्वन्द्व (सप्त + विंशति = 27)

• लिङ्गानि: liṅgas (Śiva-emblems)
• लिङ्गानि: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लिङ्ग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• तथा: also/likewise
• तथा: Nipata/Connector
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: प्रकार/समुच्चयार्थक-अव्यय (thus/also)

• अत्र: here
• अत्र: Adhikarana (Location)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्यय (adverb of place)

• एव: indeed
• एव: Nipata (Emphasis)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: निश्चयार्थक-अव्यय (emphasis)

• स्थितानि: situated/established
• स्थितानि: Kriya (Predicative state)
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्था (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्यय (Past Passive Participle), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; विधेय (predicate adjective)

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-अव्यय (conjunction)

• सिद्धेश्वरप्रपूर्वाणि: beginning with Siddheśvara
• सिद्धेश्वरप्रपूर्वाणि: Visheshana (Qualifier of लिङ्गानि)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सिद्धेश्वर + प्रपूर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; समासः तत्पुरुष (सिद्धेश्वरः प्रथमः येषां तानि)

• सर्वपापहराणि: removers of all sins
• सर्वपापहराणि: Visheshana (Qualifier of लिङ्गानि)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व + पाप + हर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; समासः तत्पुरुष (सर्वेषां पापानां हराणि)

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-अव्यय (conjunction)

Speaker

Viśvāmitra (deduced from surrounding dialogue)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Siddheśvara-pramukha Saptaviṃśati-liṅga-saṅgha (27-liṅga cluster)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: King (addressed as pārthiva)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A sacred precinct with many small shrines: twenty-seven liṅgas arranged as a garland/mandala, with Siddheśvara prominent; pilgrims move shrine to shrine offering water and bilva leaves.

Characters & Entities

• Siddheśvara
• Śiva-liṅga
• Tīrtha

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Śiva’s presence in multiple liṅgas sanctifies the region; devotionally approaching them is taught as a means of expiation.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

A cluster of twenty-seven liṅgas located at the tīrtha-region described in Nāgara Khaṇḍa, starting with Siddheśvara.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No explicit ritual is prescribed here; the verse highlights the purificatory power of these liṅgas (implying worship/darśana).