Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 2

Devanagari script

लिंगमाराधयिष्येऽद्य सर्वसिद्धिप्रदं नृणाम् । त्वयैवानुगृहीतोऽद्य यांतु सर्वे यथागतम्

Transliteration

liṃgamārādhayiṣye'dya sarvasiddhipradaṃ nṛṇām | tvayaivānugṛhīto'dya yāṃtu sarve yathāgatam

Translation

'ഇന്ന് ഞാൻ സർവ്വസിദ്ധികളും നൽകുന്ന ശിവലിംഗത്തെ ആരാധിക്കും. അങ്ങയുടെ അനുഗ്രഹം എനിക്ക് ലഭിച്ചു, മറ്റുള്ളവർ വന്നതുപോലെ മടങ്ങിപ്പോകട്ടെ.'

Word by Word

• लिङ्गम्: liṅga (Śiva-emblem)
• लिङ्गम्: Karman (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लिङ्ग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन — object of worship

• आराधयिष्ये: I will worship
• आराधयिष्ये: Kriya (Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: राध् (धातु)
• Form: लृट् (Simple Future), आत्मनेपदी, उत्तमपुरुष, एकवचन — 'I shall worship' (उपसर्ग आ-)

• अद्य: today
• अद्य: Sambandha (Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अद्य (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक अव्यय (adverb of time)

• सर्वसिद्धिप्रदम्: giver of all accomplishments
• सर्वसिद्धिप्रदम्: Visheshana (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक) + सिद्धि (प्रातिपदिक) + प्रद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन — adjective qualifying लिङ्गम्; समासः: सर्व + सिद्धि (षष्ठी) + प्रद (कर्मधारय/उपपद-तत्पुरुष) — 'giver of all attainments'

• नृणाम्: of people
• नृणाम्: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नृ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, बहुवचन — 'for/of men'

• त्वया: by you
• त्वया: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्वद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: मध्यमपुरुष-सर्वनाम, तृतीया, एकवचन — 'by you'

• एव: indeed
• एव: Sambandha (Emphasis)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारणार्थक निपात (emphasis)

• अनुगृहीतः: favoured
• अनुगृहीतः: Kriya (Participial predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ग्रह् (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (past passive participle) with उपसर्ग अनु-; पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन — 'favoured/blessed' (speaker as subject implied)

• अद्य: today
• अद्य: Sambandha (Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अद्य (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक अव्यय (adverb of time)

• यान्तु: let (them) go
• यान्तु: Kriya (Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: या (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative), परस्मैपदी, प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन — 'let them go'

• सर्वे: all (of them)
• सर्वे: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन — subject of यान्तु

• यथा: as
• यथा: Sambandha (Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb) — 'as/according to'

• आगतम्: (they) came; arrived
• आगतम्: Sambandha (Adverbial complement)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ + गम् (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (past passive participle), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन — used adverbially with यथा: 'as (they) came'

Speaker

Bhūpati (the king)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Śiva-liṅga (unnamed)

Type: temple

Visual Art Cues

Scene: The king stands before a Śiva-liṅga on a pedestal, preparing offerings; the sage’s blessing is implied; attendants begin to withdraw as the king declares the start of worship.

Characters & Entities

• Śiva-liṅga
• Lomaśa (recipient of address, contextual)
• Attendants/companions (sarve)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Śiva’s Liṅga-worship is presented as a direct, grace-filled path to spiritual and worldly fulfillment when undertaken with humility and guidance.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No site is specified in this verse; the focus is on the Liṅga as a universal center of merit across sacred geographies.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Ārādhana (worship) of the Śiva-liṅga, framed as sarva-siddhi-prada (giver of all attainments).