Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 79

Devanagari script

त्वं पुनर्मामकं लिंगं समं कुर्वन्भविष्यसि । धर्मसेनेति विख्यातो विकृत्या परिवर्जितः

Transliteration

tvaṃ punarmāmakaṃ liṃgaṃ samaṃ kurvanbhaviṣyasi | dharmaseneti vikhyāto vikṛtyā parivarjitaḥ

Translation

Et toi, de nouveau, tu deviendras celui qui rend mon liṅga égal et bien formé ; tu seras connu sous le nom de « Dharmasena », exempt de difformité et de corruption.

Word by Word

• tvam: you
• tvam: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yusmad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: मध्यमपुरुष-सर्वनाम, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• punar: again/further
• punar: Sambandha (Discourse/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: punar (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; पुनरावृत्त्यर्थक (again/further)

• māmakam: my/pertaining to me
• māmakam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: māmaka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; विशेषणम् (liṅgam इति विशेष्यस्य)

• liṅgam: liṅga (emblem)
• liṅgam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: liṅga (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• samam: even/equal
• samam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sama (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; विशेषणम् (liṅgam इति विशेष्यस्य)

• kurvan: doing/making
• kurvan: Karta (Agent/कर्ता)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: kṛ (धातु)
• Form: शतृ-प्रत्ययान्त वर्तमानकृदन्त (present active participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; क्रियाविशेषणभावे (while doing)

• bhaviṣyasi: you will become
• bhaviṣyasi: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: bhū (धातु)
• Form: लृट् (Simple Future), मध्यमपुरुष (2nd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्

• dharma-sena: Dharmasena
• dharma-sena: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dharma (प्रातिपदिक) + senā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; नाम (proper name)

• iti: thus (called)
• iti: Sambandha (Quotation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: iti (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; इति-उक्त्यर्थक (quotative)

• vikhyātaḥ: renowned/known
• vikhyātaḥ: Karta (Subject complement/कर्ता-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: vi-√khyā (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त भूतकृदन्त (past passive participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; ‘प्रसिद्धः’

• vikṛtyā: by deformity/vice
• vikṛtyā: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vikṛti (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन

• parivarjitaḥ: devoid of/avoiding
• parivarjitaḥ: Karta (Subject complement/कर्ता-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: pari-√vṛj (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त भूतकृदन्त (past passive participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; ‘वर्जितः/रहितः’

Speaker

Śiva

Tirtha Mahatmya

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Śiva grants a boon: the devotee is promised a new name ‘Dharmasena’ and freedom from deformity, in the presence of a liṅga being smoothed and made symmetrical.

Characters & Entities

• Śiva
• Śiva-liṅga
• Dharmasena

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Service to Śiva’s emblem (liṅga-sevā) is portrayed as dharmic refinement: it grants inner and outer integrity, removing ‘vikṛti’ (defect).

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

This verse focuses on the devotee’s future identity and Śiva-liṅga service; the specific site is not named in this line.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Liṅga-sevā is implied: maintaining/setting Śiva’s liṅga properly (samaṃ kurvan), i.e., ensuring correct installation/condition as an act of devotion.