Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 27

Devanagari script

कुम्भेश्वर इति ख्यातस्तदा देवगणार्चितः । रामोऽपि पूजयामास तल्लिङ्गं देवसेविवतम्

Transliteration

kumbheśvara iti khyātastadā devagaṇārcitaḥ | rāmo'pi pūjayāmāsa talliṅgaṃ devasevivatam

Translation

അപ്പോൾ ആ ലിംഗം ‘കുംഭേശ്വരൻ’ എന്ന പേരിൽ പ്രസിദ്ധമായി; ദേവഗണങ്ങൾ അതിനെ ആരാധിച്ചു. ദേവന്മാർ നിത്യസേവിക്കുന്ന ആ ലിംഗത്തെ രാമനും ഭക്തിയോടെ പൂജിച്ചു।

Word by Word

• kumbha-īśvaraḥ: Kumbheśvara
• kumbha-īśvaraḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kumbha (प्रातिपदिक) + īśvara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः = 'कुम्भस्य ईश्वरः' (Lord of the pot)

• iti: thus
• iti: Sambandha (Quotation marker/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: iti (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (उद्धरण/quotative particle)

• khyātaḥ: was known
• khyātaḥ: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: khyā (धातु) + ta (क्त)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त, पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; 'renowned/called'

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

• deva-gaṇa-arcitaḥ: worshipped by the hosts of gods
• deva-gaṇa-arcitaḥ: Karta (Subject qualifier/कर्ता-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: deva (प्रातिपदिक) + gaṇa (प्रातिपदिक) + arcita (प्रातिपदिक/कृदन्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः = 'देवगणैः अर्चितः' (worshipped by hosts of gods); विशेषणम् (कुम्भेश्वरस्य)

• rāmaḥ: Rāma
• rāmaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rāma (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• api: also
• api: Sambandha (Addition/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: api (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (समुच्चय/also) = particle

• pūjayāmāsa: worshipped
• pūjayāmāsa: Kriya (Main verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pūj (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (परस्मैपद), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परिप्रयोगः 'आमास' सह (periphrastic perfect) = 'worshipped'

• tat-liṅgam: that liṅga
• tat-liṅgam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) + liṅga (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः = 'तत् लिङ्गम्' (that liṅga)

• deva-sevitam: served by the gods
• deva-sevitam: Karma (Object qualifier/कर्म-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: deva (प्रातिपदिक) + sevita (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः = 'देवैः सेवितम्' (served/attended by gods); विशेषणम् (लिङ्गस्य)

Speaker

Skanda (deduced: Revā Khaṇḍa narration, typically Skanda instructing a listener such as Agastya/Ṣaṇmukha contextually addressed later)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kumbheśvara (liṅga) / Kumbheśvara-tīrtha

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: The newly renowned Kumbheśvara-liṅga stands adorned; devas offer flowers and lamps while Rāma, bow in hand, performs pūjā with folded palms, surrounded by divine attendants.

Characters & Entities

• Kumbheśvara
• Devas
• Rāma
• Liṅga

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Devotion to Śiva at a sanctified Liṅga-site is affirmed as supremely meritorious, honored even by gods and exemplary kings like Rāma.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The Kumbheśvara Liṅga-tīrtha associated with the Revā (Narmadā) region in the Revā Khaṇḍa.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Pūjā (worship) of the Kumbheśvara Liṅga is highlighted.