Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 197

Devanagari script

लिंगं सिकतामयं ये पूजयंति विपश्चितः । ते रुद्रलोकं गच्छंति नात्र कार्या विचारणा

Transliteration

liṃgaṃ sikatāmayaṃ ye pūjayaṃti vipaścitaḥ | te rudralokaṃ gacchaṃti nātra kāryā vicāraṇā

Translation

വിവേകമുള്ള ഭക്തർ മണലാൽ നിർമ്മിച്ച ലിംഗത്തെയും പൂജിച്ചാൽ, അവർ രുദ്രലോകം പ്രാപിക്കും; ഇതിൽ സംശയമോ വിചാരണമോ വേണ്ട.

Word by Word

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

• सिकतामयम्: made of sand
• सिकतामयम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सिकता-मय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण; समासः—सिकताभिः मयम् (तृतीया-तत्पुरुष)

• ये: who
• ये: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; सम्बन्धक-सर्वनाम (relative pronoun)

• पूजयन्ति: worship
• पूजयन्ति: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √पूज् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार, परस्मैपद, प्रथम-पुरुष, बहुवचन

• विपश्चितः: the wise
• विपश्चितः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विपश्चित् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• ते: they
• ते: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; सर्वनाम

• रुद्रलोकम्: Rudra's world
• रुद्रलोकम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रुद्र-लोक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; समासः—रुद्रस्य लोकः (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष)

• गच्छन्ति: go / attain
• गच्छन्ति: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √गम् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार, परस्मैपद, प्रथम-पुरुष, बहुवचन

• न: not
• न: Sambandha (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेध-अव्यय (negation particle)

• अत्र: here / in this matter
• अत्र: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्यय (adverb of place)

• कार्या: to be done / necessary
• कार्या: Karta (Predicate complement/विधेय)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कार्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विधेय-विशेषण (predicative adjective)

• विचारणा: deliberation
• विचारणा: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विचारणा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

Speaker

Lomaśa (deduced: Māheśvarakhaṇḍa narration to sages)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kedāra / Kedārakṣetra

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A pilgrim kneels by a riverbank or sandy ground, shaping a small sand-liṅga, pouring water and offering bilva; a subtle vision of Rudra-loka or Śiva’s approving presence appears above, underscoring certainty of fruit.

Characters & Entities

• Śiva (Rudra)
• Liṅga

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Sincere liṅga-worship, even with the simplest materials, yields the highest Śaiva fruit—attainment of Rudra’s realm.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The instruction sits within Kedārakhaṇḍa’s Kedāra sacred landscape, emphasizing portable devotion (sand liṅga) suited to pilgrimage settings.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Worship of a sand-made Śiva-liṅga (liṅga-pūjā) is explicitly praised as efficacious.