Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 23

Devanagari script

लिंगस्यार्चनयुक्तोऽसौ वीरभद्रोऽभवत्तदा । तद्रूपस्यैव लिंगस्य येन सर्वमिदं जगत्

Transliteration

liṃgasyārcanayukto'sau vīrabhadro'bhavattadā | tadrūpasyaiva liṃgasya yena sarvamidaṃ jagat

Translation

Pada waktu itu Vīrabhadra sepenuhnya tekun dalam arcana (pemujaan) kepada Liṅga—yakni Liṅga dalam wujud itulah yang olehnya seluruh jagat ini termanifestasi dan terpelihara.

Word by Word

• liṅgasya: of the liṅga
• liṅgasya: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: liṅga (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (सम्बन्ध), एकवचन

• arcana-yuktaḥ: engaged in worship
• arcana-yuktaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: arcana + yukta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; तत्पुरुष-समास (अर्चने युक्तः)

• asau: that one (he)
• asau: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asau (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• vīrabhadraḥ: Vīrabhadra
• vīrabhadraḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vīrabhadra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• abhavat: became, was
• abhavat: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: bhū (धातु)
• Form: लङ्-लकार (imperfect/past), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• tadā: then
• tadā: Adhikarana (Time/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tadā (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; कालवाचक क्रियाविशेषण

• tad-rūpasya: of that form
• tad-rūpasya: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: tad + rūpa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; तत्पुरुष-समास (तस्य रूपम्)

• eva: indeed, only
• eva: Sambandha (Emphasis/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निश्चय/अवधारणार्थक (emphatic particle)

• liṅgasya: of the liṅga
• liṅgasya: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: liṅga (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• yena: by which
• yena: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (करण), एकवचन; सम्बन्ध-प्रयोग (relative pronoun)

• sarvam: all
• sarvam: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण

• idam: this
• idam: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: idam (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; सर्वनाम-विशेषण

• jagat: world, universe
• jagat: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: jagat (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

Speaker

Lomaharṣaṇa/Sūta (narrator) (deduced)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kedāra

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Vīrabhadra absorbed in uninterrupted liṅga worship; the liṅga subtly visualized as the axis of the cosmos, with faint suggestion of worlds emanating/being held within its form.

Characters & Entities

• Vīrabhadra
• Liṅga
• Jagat (world)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Liṅga-worship is presented as worship of the very principle through which the universe is experienced and upheld.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Kedāra/Kedarnath, where the Mahāliṅga’s cosmic significance is highlighted.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Arcana (formal worship) of the Liṅga is the central practice indicated.