Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 115

Devanagari script

यदि तुष्टोऽसि सांनिद्यं लिंगेऽत्र क्रियतां सदा । अक्षयं तत्कृतं चास्तु यल्लिंगे क्रियतेऽत्र च

Transliteration

yadi tuṣṭo'si sāṃnidyaṃ liṃge'tra kriyatāṃ sadā | akṣayaṃ tatkṛtaṃ cāstu yalliṃge kriyate'tra ca

Translation

ನೀನು ಪ್ರಸನ್ನನಾಗಿದ್ದರೆ, ಈ ಲಿಂಗದಲ್ಲಿ ನಿನ್ನ ಸಾನ್ನಿಧ್ಯವು ಸದಾ ಸ್ಥಾಪಿತವಾಗಲಿ. ಈ ಲಿಂಗಾರ್ಥವಾಗಿ ಇಲ್ಲಿ ಮಾಡುವ ಯಾವ ಕಾರ್ಯವೂ ಅಕ್ಷಯ ಫಲದಾಯಕವಾಗಲಿ.

Word by Word

• यदि: if
• यदि: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यदि (अव्यय)
• Form: शर्तबोधक-अव्यय (conditional particle)

• तुष्टः: pleased
• तुष्टः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तुष् (धातु) → तुष्ट (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन; ‘त्वम्’ (अध्याहृत) विशेषणम्

• असि: you are
• असि: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अस् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (present), मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• सांनिध्यम्: presence
• सांनिध्यम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सांनिध्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन

• लिङ्गे: in the liṅga
• लिङ्गे: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लिङ्ग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7), एकवचन; अधिकरणे (locative)

• अत्र: here
• अत्र: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्यय (adverb of place)

• क्रियताम्: let it be done
• क्रियताम्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (imperative), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; कर्मणि प्रयोग (passive), आत्मनेपद

• सदा: always
• सदा: Kriya-Visheshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सदा (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (adverb of time)

• अक्षयम्: imperishable
• अक्षयम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अ + क्षय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन; ‘तत्कृतम्’ विशेषणम्

• तत्कृतम्: that act (done)
• तत्कृतम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तत् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) + कृत (कृदन्त)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (तस्य कृतम् = that which is done by/for that)

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

• अस्तु: let it be
• अस्तु: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अस् (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (imperative), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• यत्: which
• यत्: Sambandha (Relative/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन; सम्बन्धसूचक-सर्वनाम

• लिङ्गे: in the liṅga
• लिङ्गे: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लिङ्ग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7), एकवचन

• क्रियते: is done
• क्रियते: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: लट् (present), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; कर्मणि प्रयोग (passive), आत्मनेपद

• अत्र: here
• अत्र: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्यय (adverb of place)

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

Speaker

Kālabhīti

Tirtha Mahatmya

Type: temple

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Audience; immediate speaker is Kālabhīti to Śiva

Visual Art Cues

Scene: The devotee petitions Śiva to abide forever in the liṅga; the liṅga shines with a steady, anchored radiance, suggesting permanent consecration and akṣaya merit.

Characters & Entities

• Kālabhīti
• Śiva
• Liṅga

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

A consecrated liṅga becomes a lasting locus of divine presence, making worship there yield inexhaustible merit.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

A particular liṅga-site is being established and praised in-context; the verse emphasizes the sanctity of “this liṅga here” as a powerful sthala.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Establishing Śiva’s perpetual presence in the liṅga and performing liṅga-worship there for akṣaya (imperishable) merit.