Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 33

Devanagari script

ततो मया महल्लिंगं जालिमध्यगतं तदा । मध्याह्नेऽस्य जलाधारो दृष्टश्चैवा विदूरतः

Transliteration

tato mayā mahalliṃgaṃ jālimadhyagataṃ tadā | madhyāhne'sya jalādhāro dṛṣṭaścaivā vidūrataḥ

Translation

അപ്പോൾ ഞാൻ ജാലിയുടെ നടുവിൽ സ്ഥിതിചെയ്യുന്ന മഹാലിംഗം കണ്ടു. മധ്യാഹ്നത്തിൽ ദൂരത്തുനിന്നുതന്നെ അതിന്റെ ജലാധാരവും (പൂജാജലസ്ഥലം) ദൃശ്യമായി.

Word by Word

• ततः: then, thereafter
• ततः: Adhikarana (Time/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb; sequence/thereafter)

• मया: by me
• मया: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/स्त्री-प्रयोग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental), एकवचन (Singular)

• महत्: great
• महत्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative), एकवचन (Singular); विशेषण

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

• जालिमध्यगतम्: situated in the middle of a net/mesh
• जालिमध्यगतम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: जालि-मध्य-गत (प्रातिपदिक; घटकाः: जालि + मध्य + गत)
• Form: कृदन्त (क्त-प्रत्यय) from गम्; नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative), एकवचन (Singular); विशेषण

• तदा: at that time
• तदा: Adhikarana (Time/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तदा (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (temporal adverb)

• मध्याह्ने: at midday
• मध्याह्ने: Adhikarana (Time/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मध्याह्न (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative), एकवचन (Singular)

• अस्य: of this/its
• अस्य: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसक, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive), एकवचन (Singular)

• जलाधारः: water-reservoir, water-holder
• जलाधारः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जल-आधार (प्रातिपदिक; घटकाः: जल + आधार)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), एकवचन (Singular)

• दृष्टः: was seen
• दृष्टः: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दृश् (धातु)
• Form: कृदन्त (क्त-प्रत्यय, past passive participle) from दृश्; पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), एकवचन (Singular); कर्मणि-प्रयोगार्थ (seen)

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

• एव: indeed
• एव: Emphasis (Nipata/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारणार्थक-अव्यय (particle; indeed/only)

• विदूरतः: from a distance
• विदूरतः: Adhikarana (Source/Descriptive)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: विदूरतः (अव्यय)
• Form: पञ्चमी-अर्थे अव्यय (ablatival adverb: 'from afar')

Speaker

Lomaśa

Tirtha Mahatmya

Type: temple

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Bhūpa (king)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: From a distance at noon, a weary traveler glimpses a large, radiant liṅga inside a lattice-like enclosure; nearby a stone or earthen water-reservoir glints in sunlight.

Characters & Entities

• Śiva-liṅga

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

The sighting of the Liṅga and its worship-setting signals the start of a transformative Śaiva encounter that will bear spiritual fruit.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The verse hints at a Śiva shrine (liṅga with a jalādhāra) but does not name the location in this snippet.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

A jalādhāra implies abhiṣeka-oriented worship (water-offering to the Liṅga), though the act is not yet described here.