Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 92

Devanagari script

लिंगरूपो हि भगवान्भविष्यति न चान्यथा । श्रीशैलो हि महेंद्रश्च तथा सह्याचलोगिरिः

Transliteration

liṃgarūpo hi bhagavānbhaviṣyati na cānyathā | śrīśailo hi maheṃdraśca tathā sahyācalogiriḥ

Translation

Sang Bhagavān sungguh akan menampakkan diri dalam rupa Liṅga, dan tidak dengan cara lain—di Śrīśaila, di Mahendra, dan demikian pula di jajaran gunung Sahya.

Word by Word

• लिङ्गरूपः: having the form of a liṅga
• लिङ्गरूपः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: लिङ्ग-रूप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (लिङ्गस्य रूपः)

• हि: indeed
• हि: Sambandha (Discourse particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle), अव्यय; हेत्वर्थ/निश्चयार्थ

• भगवान्: the Lord
• भगवान्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भगवत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• भविष्यति: will become
• भविष्यति: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: लृट्-लकार (Simple Future), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्

• न: not
• न: Sambandha (Negation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेध (negation particle)

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

• अन्यथा: otherwise
• अन्यथा: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अन्यथा (अव्यय)
• Form: क्रियाविशेषण (adverb)

• श्रीशैलः: Śrīśaila (mountain)
• श्रीशैलः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्रीशैल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; पर्वतनाम

• हि: indeed
• हि: Sambandha (Discourse particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle)

• महेंद्रः: Mahendra (mountain)
• महेंद्रः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महेंद्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; पर्वतनाम

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

• तथा: likewise
• तथा: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: क्रियाविशेषण/समुच्चयार्थ (adverb/conjunctive)

• सह्याचलगिरिः: Sahyācala mountain
• सह्याचलगिरिः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सह्य-अचल-गिरि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष-समासः (सह्यः अचलः गिरिः/सह्याचलः गिरिः)

Speaker

Kārttikeya

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Śrīśaila; Mahendra; Sahyācala

Type: peak

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Pilgrimage-inquirer audience (rṣi/śaunaka-type frame implied by Purāṇic style)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Śiva’s vow-like proclamation that He will manifest as liṅga at famed mountains; the peaks subtly take liṅga-silhouette while devas witness.

Characters & Entities

• Kārttikeya
• Śiva
• Liṅga
• Śrīśaila
• Mahendra
• Sahya

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Śiva’s presence becomes accessible through Liṅga-form in specific sacred landscapes, making pilgrimage a direct encounter with divinity.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Śrīśaila, Mahendra mountain, and the Sahya range are explicitly named as Liṅga-associated sacred sites.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No explicit ritual is stated; the implication is Liṅga-darśana and worship at these sites.