Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 25

Devanagari script

एवं शप्तः स मुनिभिर्लिंगं तस्यापतद्भुवि । भूमिप्राप्तं च तल्लिंगं ववृधे तरसा महत्

Transliteration

evaṃ śaptaḥ sa munibhirliṃgaṃ tasyāpatadbhuvi | bhūmiprāptaṃ ca talliṃgaṃ vavṛdhe tarasā mahat

Translation

Demikian dikutuk para muni, liṅga baginda pun jatuh ke bumi. Dan sebaik menyentuh tanah, liṅga itu segera membesar dengan cepat, menjadi amat agung.

Word by Word

• एवम्: thus
• एवम्: Kriya-visheshaṇa (Adverbial modifier/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: evam (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; प्रकारवाचक क्रियाविशेषण

• शप्तः: cursed
• शप्तः: Karta (Subject qualifier/कर्तृविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: śap (धातु) → śapta (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त/PPP); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; विशेषण

• सः: he
• सः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• मुनिभिः: by sages
• मुनिभिः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: muni (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), बहुवचन

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

• तस्य: of him
• तस्य: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुं, षष्ठी (6th), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• अपतत्: fell down
• अपतत्: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pat (धातु) + ava-
• Form: लङ् (imperfect/past), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• भुवि: on the ground
• भुवि: Adhikaraṇa (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhūmi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन

• भूमिप्राप्तम्: having reached the earth
• भूमिप्राप्तम्: Karma (Object qualifier/कर्मविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: bhūmi + prāpta (कृदन्त; √āp)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त/PPP); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; विशेषण; समासः द्वितीया-तत्पुरुष (भूमिं प्राप्तम्)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Conjunction/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयार्थक निपात (conjunction)

• तत्: that
• तत्: Karma (Determiner of object/कर्मनिर्देशक)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; सर्वनाम; विशेषण (निर्देशक)

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

• ववृधे: grew
• ववृधे: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vṛdh (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; आत्मनेपद

• तरसा: with force, swiftly
• तरसा: Karana (Manner instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: taras (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), एकवचन; क्रियाविशेषणार्थे (instrumental of manner: 'with force')

• महत्: great, huge
• महत्: Karma (Object qualifier/कर्मविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: mahat (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; विशेषण (लिङ्गस्य)

Speaker

Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) to the sages (deduced)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kedāra

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: The liṅga drops to the earth; at the instant of touching ground it begins to swell and tower, startling sages and shaking the landscape.

Characters & Entities

• muni
• liṅga
• Śiva (implied)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

The liṅga symbolizes the boundless presence of Śiva, beyond human judgments and limitations.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Kedāra (Kedāranātha) context—liṅga manifestation is a key element in tīrtha-māhātmya.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None explicitly; the verse sets the theological ground for liṅga-pūjā associated with the site.