Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 40

Devanagari script

आकल्पांतं रुद्रलोके मोदते रुद्रवत्सुखी । एवंविधफलं लिंगमतो भूयोऽप्यधो न हि

Transliteration

ākalpāṃtaṃ rudraloke modate rudravatsukhī | evaṃvidhaphalaṃ liṃgamato bhūyo'pyadho na hi

Translation

ಕಲ್ಪಾಂತದವರೆಗೆ ಅವನು ರುದ್ರಲೋಕದಲ್ಲಿ ರುದ್ರನಂತೆ ಸುಖಿಯಾಗಿ ಮೋದಿಸುತ್ತಾನೆ. ಇಂತಹ ಫಲವನ್ನು ನೀಡುವುದು ಈ ಲಿಂಗ; ಆದ್ದರಿಂದ ಅವನು ಮತ್ತೆ ಅಧೋಗತಿಗೆ ಬೀಳುವುದಿಲ್ಲ.

Word by Word

• आकल्पान्तम्: until the end of a kalpa
• आकल्पान्तम्: Kaaladhikarana (Temporal extent/काल-अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आ + कल्पान्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; अव्ययीभावार्थे ‘up to the end of a kalpa’ (duration)

• रुद्रलोके: in Rudra’s world
• रुद्रलोके: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रुद्र + लोक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन

• मोदते: rejoices
• मोदते: Kriya (Verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: मुद् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), आत्मनेपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन

• रुद्रवत्: like Rudra
• रुद्रवत्: Sambandha (Comparative/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: रुद्र + वत् (अव्यय/तद्धित)
• Form: अव्यय (उपमानवाचक; ‘like Rudra’)

• सुखी: happy
• सुखी: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सुखिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; कर्तृविशेषण

• एवंविधफलम्: having such a fruit/result
• एवंविधफलम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: एवंविध + फल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; ‘having such a result’ (qualifying ‘लिङ्गम्’)

• लिङ्गम्: liṅga
• लिङ्गम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लिङ्ग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• अतः: therefore
• अतः: Sambandha (Causal/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अतः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (हेतुवाचक/adverb; ‘therefore/from this’)

• भूयः: again/more
• भूयः: Sambandha (Adverbial/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: भूयस्/भूयः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (पुनरुक्ति/degree; ‘again/more’)

• अपि: even/also
• अपि: Sambandha (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (समुच्चय/particle; ‘even/also’)

• अधः: downwards/below
• अधः: Sambandha (Adverbial/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अधः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (दिशावाचक/adverb; ‘down/below’)

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

• हि: indeed/for
• हि: Sambandha (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (निपात/particle; emphasis/assurance)

Speaker

Narrator (within Māheśvarakhaṇḍa context)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Rudraloka

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Mahāsena (Skanda)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: The devotee ascends to Rudraloka: a luminous realm with Rudra-like bliss; Śiva’s attendants welcome him; below, the cycle of lower births fades away, signifying ‘no falling again’.

Characters & Entities

• Rudra
• Śiva-liṅga

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Devotion expressed through Śiva-liṅga worship leads to enduring joy in Rudra’s realm and prevents spiritual downfall.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

This verse praises the greatness of the Śiva-liṅga itself; no specific tīrtha is explicitly named in the shloka.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

The implied practice is Śiva-liṅga worship/establishment, highlighted through its promised fruit (phala).