Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 103

Devanagari script

शतसंख्याबलं राज्यं रुद्रलोक च भेजिरे । जामदग्न्यस्त्विदं लिंगमाराध्य च समायुतम्

Transliteration

śatasaṃkhyābalaṃ rājyaṃ rudraloka ca bhejire | jāmadagnyastvidaṃ liṃgamārādhya ca samāyutam

Translation

അവർ നൂറിരട്ടി ബലത്തോടെ ശക്തമായ രാജ്യം നേടി, രുദ്രലോകവും പ്രാപിച്ചു. എന്നാൽ ജാമദഗ്ന്യൻ (പരശുരാമൻ) ഈ ലിംഗത്തെ ആരാധിച്ച് സമ്പൂർണ്ണ ശക്തിയും ഐശ്വര്യവും കൈവരിച്ചു.

Word by Word

• śata-saṃkhyā-balam: having strength numbered in hundreds
• śata-saṃkhyā-balam: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: śata (प्रातिपदिक) + saṃkhyā (प्रातिपदिक) + bala (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (शतसंख्या बलं यस्य)

• rājyam: kingdom
• rājyam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rājya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2), एकवचन

• rudra-lokam: Rudra’s world
• rudra-lokam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rudra (प्रातिपदिक) + loka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (रुद्रस्य लोकः)

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

• bhejire: attained/partook of
• bhejire: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √bhaj (भज्, सेवायाम्/प्राप्तौ)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन, आत्मनेपदम्

• jāmadagnyāḥ: the Jāmadagnyas (descendants of Jamadagni)
• jāmadagnyāḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: jāmadagnya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), बहुवचन

• tu: but/indeed
• tu: Sambandha (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tu (अव्यय)
• Form: विरोध/विशेषण-अव्यय (particle: but/indeed)

• idam: this
• idam: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: idam (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2), एकवचन

• liṅgam: (Śiva-)liṅga
• liṅgam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: liṅga (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2), एकवचन

• ārādhya: having worshipped
• ārādhya: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ā-√radh (राध्, आराधने/सिद्धौ)
• Form: ल्यप्/क्त्वान्त-समकक्ष (gerund), अव्यय

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

• samāyutam: endowed/associated (with it)
• samāyutam: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: samāyuta (सम्+आ+√yuj, युज्, योगे)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2), एकवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (joined/associated)

Speaker

Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta) to the sages (deduced from Māheśvarakhaṇḍa narration style)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Type: temple

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A triumphant king receives blessings before a liṅga; above, a vision of Rudraloka; Paraśurāma stands with axe, vibhūti and matted hair, receiving Śiva’s grace.

Characters & Entities

• Rudra (Śiva)
• Jāmadagnya (Paraśurāma)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Śiva-liṅga worship grants both worldly stability (rājya-bala) and the highest posthumous goal of reaching Rudra’s realm.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The passage continues the praise of the Kumāreśa/Rāmeśvara liṅga associated with the Kaumārikākhaṇḍa’s sacred locale.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Ārādhana/abhiyarcana of the liṅga—devotional worship of Śiva’s emblem.