Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 103

Devanagari script

ब्रह्मादायः सुरा सर्वे राजानश्च महर्द्धिकाः । मानवा मुनयश्चैव सर्वे लिंगं यजंति च

Transliteration

brahmādāyaḥ surā sarve rājānaśca maharddhikāḥ | mānavā munayaścaiva sarve liṃgaṃ yajaṃti ca

Translation

ബ്രഹ്മാദി സർവ്വദേവന്മാരും, മഹാസമൃദ്ധ രാജാക്കളും, മനുഷ്യരും മുനികളും—എല്ലാവരും നിശ്ചയമായി ശിവലിംഗത്തെ ആരാധിക്കുന്നു।

Word by Word

• ब्रह्म: Brahmā / Brahman (as first member)
• ब्रह्म: Karta (Subject/कर्ता) (समासाङ्ग)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्रह्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• आदयः: and others (beginning with)
• आदयः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आदि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; ‘आदि’ = ‘and others’ (समूहवाचक)

• सुराः: gods
• सुराः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन

• सर्वे: all
• सर्वे: Karta (Subject/कर्ता) (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; विशेषण (qualifier)

• राजानः: kings
• राजानः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राजन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन

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

• महर्द्धिकाः: very prosperous / mighty
• महर्द्धिकाः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता) (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महर्द्धिक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; विशेषण

• मानवाः: humans
• मानवाः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मानव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन

• मुनयः: sages
• मुनयः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुनि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन

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

• एव: indeed
• एव: Sambandha (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: निश्चय/अवधारण-अव्यय (emphatic particle)

• सर्वे: all
• सर्वे: Karta (Subject/कर्ता) (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; विशेषण

• लिङ्गम्: liṅga (Śiva-emblem)
• लिङ्गम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लिङ्ग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• यजन्ति: worship
• यजन्ति: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: यज् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), बहुवचन

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

Speaker

Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta) to the sages (deduced)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A cosmic assembly: Brahmā, devas, royal figures, sages, and common devotees circumambulate and offer abhiṣeka to a radiant Śiva-liṅga, with layered heavens and earth realms shown together.

Characters & Entities

• Brahmā
• Devas
• Kings
• Munis
• Liṅga

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Liṅga worship is portrayed as universal and authoritative—embraced by gods, kings, sages, and humans.

Which specific holy site (Tīrtha) is glorified here?

None explicitly; the verse establishes pan-Puranic legitimacy for liṅga worship.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Yajanti—worship of the liṅga—is affirmed generally, without specifying a particular procedure.