Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 112

Devanagari script

पृथिवीवासिनः सर्वे ये च स्वर्गनिवासिनः । पातालवासिनस्तृप्ता जायंते लिंगपूजया

Transliteration

pṛthivīvāsinaḥ sarve ye ca svarganivāsinaḥ | pātālavāsinastṛptā jāyaṃte liṃgapūjayā

Translation

ഭൂമിയിൽ വസിക്കുന്ന എല്ലാവരും, സ്വർഗ്ഗനിവാസികളും, പാതാളനിവാസികളും—ലിംഗപൂജയാൽ തൃപ്തിയും പരിതൃപ്തിയും പ്രാപിക്കുന്നു।

Word by Word

• पृथिवी-वासिनः: earth-dwellers
• पृथिवी-वासिनः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पृथिवी (प्रातिपदिक) + वासिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा विभक्ति, बहुवचन; उपपद-तत्पुरुषः (पृथिव्यां वसन्ति)

• सर्वे: all
• सर्वे: Karta-samānādhikaraṇa (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा विभक्ति, बहुवचन; विशेषण

• ये: who
• ये: Karta (Relative subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा विभक्ति, बहुवचन; सम्बन्धसूचक सर्वनाम

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय (conjunction)

• स्वर्ग-निवासिनः: heaven-dwellers
• स्वर्ग-निवासिनः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्वर्ग (प्रातिपदिक) + निवासिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा विभक्ति, बहुवचन; उपपद-तत्पुरुषः (स्वर्गे निवसन्ति)

• पाताल-वासिनः: netherworld-dwellers
• पाताल-वासिनः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पाताल (प्रातिपदिक) + वासिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा विभक्ति, बहुवचन; उपपद-तत्पुरुषः (पाताले वसन्ति)

• तृप्ताः: satisfied/content
• तृप्ताः: Karta-samānādhikaraṇa (Predicate adjective)
• Type: Verb
• Root: तृप् (धातु √तृप्)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त भूतकर्तरि कृदन्त (past participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा विभक्ति, बहुवचन; विशेषण

• जायन्ते: become/are born (as)
• जायन्ते: Kriya (Verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: जन् (धातु √जन्)
• Form: लट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन; आत्मनेपद

• लिङ्ग-पूजया: by worship of the liṅga
• लिङ्ग-पूजया: Karana (Means/Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लिङ्ग (प्रातिपदिक) + पूजा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया विभक्ति, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (लिङ्गस्य पूजा)

Speaker

Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) to the sages (deduced)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A cosmic composition: three tiers—earth with devotees at a shrine, heaven with devas offering garlands, and pātāla with nāgas/daityas offering lamps—all facing a central radiant Śiva-liṅga, conveying universal ‘tṛpti’.

Characters & Entities

• Pṛthivī (earth)
• Svarga (heaven)
• Pātāla (netherworld)
• Śiva-liṅga

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Liṅga-pūjā is presented as universally efficacious—bringing contentment and spiritual fulfillment across all three worlds.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No specific tirtha is named; the verse universalizes the fruit of worship rather than tying it to one geography.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Liṅga-pūjā (worship of the Śiva-liṅga) as a means to attain tṛpti—inner satisfaction and auspicious fruition.