Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 148

Devanagari script

सूर्यस्ताम्रं तथा लिंगं नाम विश्वसृजं जपन् । चंद्रश्च मौक्तिकं लिंगं जपन्नाम जगत्पतिम्

Transliteration

sūryastāmraṃ tathā liṃgaṃ nāma viśvasṛjaṃ japan | caṃdraśca mauktikaṃ liṃgaṃ japannāma jagatpatim

Translation

ಸೂರ್ಯನು ತಾಮ್ರಲಿಂಗವನ್ನು ಪೂಜಿಸಿ ‘ವಿಶ್ವಸೃಜ್’ ಎಂಬ ನಾಮವನ್ನು ಜಪಿಸಿದನು. ಚಂದ್ರನು ಮೌಕ್ತಿಕಲಿಂಗವನ್ನು ಪೂಜಿಸಿ ‘ಜಗತ್ಪತಿ’ ಎಂಬ ನಾಮವನ್ನು ಜಪಿಸಿದನು.

Word by Word

• सूर्यः: the Sun (deity)
• सूर्यः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सूर्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• ताम्रम्: copper (made of copper)
• ताम्रम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ताम्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन; विशेषणम् (qualifier)

• तथा: thus; also
• तथा: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रियाविशेषणम्/समुच्चयार्थक (adverbial: 'thus/also')

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

• नाम: named; by name
• नाम: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/labeling)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नाम (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; नामनिर्देशार्थक (quotative/‘named’)

• विश्वसृजम्: Viśvasṛj (creator of the world)
• विश्वसृजम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विश्व + सृज् (धातु) → विश्वसृज् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (विश्वस्य स्रष्टा = creator of the world)

• जपन्: chanting; reciting
• जपन्: Karta (कर्ता/agent, participial)
• Type: Verb
• Root: जप् (धातु)
• Form: वर्तमान-कृदन्त (शतृ/Present active participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; परस्मैपदी

• चन्द्रः: the Moon (deity)
• चन्द्रः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चन्द्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयबोधक (conjunction ‘and’)

• मौक्तिकम्: pearl (made of pearl)
• मौक्तिकम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मौक्तिक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषणम्

• लिङ्गम्: liṅga
• लिङ्गम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लिङ्ग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• जपन्: chanting
• जपन्: Karta (कर्ता/agent, participial)
• Type: Verb
• Root: जप् (धातु)
• Form: वर्तमान-कृदन्त (शतृ), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• नाम: named
• नाम: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/labeling)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नाम (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; नामनिर्देशार्थक (quotative/‘named’)

• जगत्पतिम्: Jagatpati (lord of the world)
• जगत्पतिम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जगत् + पति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (जगतः पतिः = lord of the world)

Speaker

Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta) (deduced from Māheśvara-khaṇḍa narration context)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Sūrya and Candra perform liṅga-arcana: Sūrya before a copper liṅga glowing like dawn; Candra before a pearl liṅga shimmering with cool lunar light; both seated in reverent japa with rosaries, surrounded by subtle cosmic halos.

Characters & Entities

• Sūrya
• Candra
• Viśvasṛj (Śiva epithet)
• Jagatpati (Śiva epithet)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Different devas honor Śiva through liṅga-worship and specific divine names, showing many forms of devotion united in one Supreme.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No geographical tīrtha is mentioned; the focus is on paradigmatic celestial worship.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Nāma-japa alongside liṅga-pūjā (with specific materials like copper and pearl) is indicated.