Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 102

Devanagari script

यच्च ब्रवीषि पाषाणं मिथ्या लिंगं समर्चसि । तद्भवांल्लिंगमाहात्म्यं वेत्ति नांधो यथा रविम्

Transliteration

yacca bravīṣi pāṣāṇaṃ mithyā liṃgaṃ samarcasi | tadbhavāṃlliṃgamāhātmyaṃ vetti nāṃdho yathā ravim

Translation

Apabila engkau berkata, “Engkau menyembah batu semata—liṅga yang palsu,” engkau menunjukkan bahawa engkau tidak mengetahui kemuliaan liṅga—seperti orang buta yang tidak dapat melihat matahari.

Word by Word

• यत्: that which
• यत्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; सम्बन्धार्थ (‘that which’)

• च: and
• च: Discourse particle (निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयार्थ (‘and’)

• ब्रवीषि: you say
• ब्रवीषि: Kriya (Verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ब्रू (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), मध्यमपुरुष (2nd), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• पाषाणम्: stone
• पाषाणम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पाषाण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• मिथ्या: falsely
• मिथ्या: Adverbial (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: मिथ्या (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रियाविशेषण (‘falsely’)

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

• समर्चसि: you worship, honor
• समर्चसि: Kriya (Verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम् + अर्च् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), मध्यमपुरुष (2nd), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• तत्: that
• तत्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; निर्देशार्थ (‘that’)

• भवान्: you (honorific)
• भवान्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भवत् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; आदरार्थ (‘you’)

• लिङ्ग: liṅga
• लिङ्ग: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लिङ्ग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; समासाङ्ग (पूर्वपद)

• माहात्म्यम्: greatness, glory
• माहात्म्यम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: माहात्म्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; समासः: लिङ्ग-माहात्म्यम् (‘the greatness of the liṅga’)

• वेत्ति: knows
• वेत्ति: Kriya (Verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: विद् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• न: not
• न: Discourse particle (निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निषेध

• अन्धः: a blind man
• अन्धः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अन्ध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• यथा: as
• यथा: Adverbial (उपमान)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; उपमानार्थ (‘as’)

• रविम्: the sun
• रविम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रवि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

Speaker

Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta) to the sages (deduced)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Śiva-liṅga (general/any established liṅga)

Type: temple

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A temple interior with a radiant Śiva-liṅga; a skeptic points dismissively, while the teacher indicates the liṅga’s divine radiance; above, the sun motif underscores the ‘blind to the sun’ analogy.

Characters & Entities

• Liṅga
• Ravi (Sun)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Sacred symbols are not reduced to their material; devotion recognizes the divine presence and the liṅga’s māhātmya.

Which specific holy site (Tīrtha) is glorified here?

No site is named; the verse defends liṅga worship in principle.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Implicitly, proper worship (arcana) of the liṅga is upheld, though no specific rite is detailed.