Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 113

Devanagari script

उषस्युषसि चोत्थाय प्रत्यहं शिववल्लभः । नंदीलिंगार्च्चनरतो बभूवातिशयेन हि

Transliteration

uṣasyuṣasi cotthāya pratyahaṃ śivavallabhaḥ | naṃdīliṃgārccanarato babhūvātiśayena hi

Translation

ശിവനു പ്രിയനായ ആ ഭക്തൻ പ്രതിദിനം പുലർച്ചെ എഴുന്നേറ്റ് നന്ദീ-ലിംഗാർചനയിൽ അത്യന്തം ലീനനായി.

Word by Word

• उषसि: at dawn
• उषसि: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: उषस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative), एकवचन (Singular); कालवाचक

• उषसि: at dawn (again)
• उषसि: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: उषस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative), एकवचन (Singular); पुनरुक्ति-प्रयोग (repetition for emphasis)

• च: and
• च: Connector (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयार्थक (conjunction)

• उत्थाय: having risen
• उत्थाय: Purvakala-kriya (Prior action/पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्था (धातु) उपसर्गः उत्-
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund), अव्ययभाव

• प्रत्यहम्: every day
• प्रत्यहम्: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: प्रति-अहन् (प्रातिपदिक; प्रति + अहन्)
• Form: अव्ययीभाव-समास; क्रियाविशेषण (adverb)

• शिववल्लभः: beloved of Śiva / Śiva’s devotee
• शिववल्लभः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिव-वल्लभ (प्रातिपदिक; शिव + वल्लभ)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), एकवचन (Singular); उपाधिवाचक

• नन्दीलिङ्गार्च्चनरतः: engaged in worship of Nandī-liṅga
• नन्दीलिङ्गार्च्चनरतः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: नन्दी-लिङ्ग-अर्चन-रत (प्रातिपदिक; नन्दी + लिङ्ग + अर्चन + रत)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), एकवचन (Singular); विशेषण (qualifier)

• बभूव: became
• बभूव: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular), परस्मैपद

• अतिशयेन: exceedingly, with great intensity
• अतिशयेन: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अतिशय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental), एकवचन (Singular); क्रियाविशेषणार्थे (instrumental of manner)

• हि: indeed
• हि: Discourse particle (निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निपात (particle)

Speaker

Lomaśa (continuing narration)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Nandī-liṅga

Type: temple

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Pre-dawn blue light; Nandī rises, bathes, and approaches the liṅga with lamp and flowers; the liṅga shrine is simple, surrounded by forest and faint silhouettes of ascetics.

Characters & Entities

• Śiva
• Nandī
• Nandī-liṅga

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Consistent early-morning worship deepens devotion and makes the devotee dear to Śiva.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The focus is on the Nandī-liṅga worship context within Kedārakhaṇḍa; a specific named tirtha is not stated in this verse.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Rise at dawn daily and perform liṅga-arcana (ritual worship) with strong dedication.