Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 60

Devanagari script

तस्यां प्रदोषसमये लिंगरूपी सदाशिवः । पूजनीयो हि देवेंद्र सर्वकामार्थसिद्धये

Transliteration

tasyāṃ pradoṣasamaye liṃgarūpī sadāśivaḥ | pūjanīyo hi deveṃdra sarvakāmārthasiddhaye

Translation

ആ പ്രദോഷസമയത്ത് ലിംഗരൂപിയായ സദാശിവനെ, ഹേ ദേവേന്ദ്രാ, സർവ്വകാമാർഥസിദ്ധിക്കായി തീർച്ചയായും പൂജിക്കണം।

Word by Word

• तस्याम्: on that (tithi/time)
• तस्याम्: Adhikarana (Locus/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/अधिकरण), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• प्रदोषसमये: at the time of pradoṣa (twilight)
• प्रदोषसमये: Adhikarana (Locus/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रदोष (प्रातिपदिक) + समय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (प्रदोषस्य समयः); पुल्लिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन

• लिङ्गरूपी: in the form of the liṅga
• लिङ्गरूपी: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: लिङ्ग (प्रातिपदिक) + रूपिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष (लिङ्गं रूपं यस्य/लिङ्गरूपः); पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; सदाशिवस्य विशेषणम्

• सदाशिवः: Sadāśiva
• सदाशिवः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सदा (अव्यय) + शिव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कर्मधारय (सदा शिवः); पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• पूजनीयः: to be worshipped
• पूजनीयः: Karya (Obligation/विधेय)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पूज् (धातु) + अनीयर् (कृदन्त)
• Form: अनीयर्-प्रत्ययान्त भाव्य/कर्तव्यतावाचक कृदन्त (gerundive); पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; विधेयविशेषणम्

• हि: indeed
• हि: Sambandha (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निपात (emphasis)

• देवेन्द्र: O Devendra (Indra)
• देवेन्द्र: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देवेन्द्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8th/Vocative), एकवचन

• सर्वकामार्थसिद्धये: for the fulfillment of all desires and aims
• सर्वकामार्थसिद्धये: Sampradana (Purpose/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक) + काम (प्रातिपदिक) + अर्थ (प्रातिपदिक) + सिद्धि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समाहार-तत्पुरुष/षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (सर्वेषां कामानाम् अर्थानां च सिद्धिः); स्त्रीलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th/सम्प्रदान), एकवचन; प्रयोजनवाचक

Speaker

Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) to the sages (deduced from Māheśvarakhaṇḍa context)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kedāra/Kedārakṣetra

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Devendra/Indra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Twilight descends; lamps are lit around the liṅga; Sadāśiva’s presence is suggested as a subtle cosmic form emerging from the liṅga’s aura while Indra performs worship.

Characters & Entities

• Sadāśiva
• Indra
• Liṅga
• Pradoṣa

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Pradoṣa-time worship of the Śiva-liṅga is presented as a direct means to attain siddhi—rightful fulfillment of aims under dharma.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Within the Kedārakhaṇḍa frame, the teaching supports Kedāra/Śaiva sacred geography broadly, emphasizing liṅga-worship connected to Kedāra traditions.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Perform liṅga-pūjā specifically at pradoṣa (twilight) for comprehensive spiritual and worldly attainments.