Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 112

Devanagari script

शिवध्यानपरो भूत्वा शिवपूजां चकार सः । नित्यं तपोवनस्थं हि लिंगमेकं समर्चयत्

Transliteration

śivadhyānaparo bhūtvā śivapūjāṃ cakāra saḥ | nityaṃ tapovanasthaṃ hi liṃgamekaṃ samarcayat

Translation

शिवध्यानपरो भूत्वा स शिवपूजां चकार। नित्यं तपोवनस्थं लिङ्गमेकं समर्चयत्॥

Word by Word

• शिवध्यानपरः: intent on meditation on Śiva
• शिवध्यानपरः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शिव-ध्यान-पर (प्रातिपदिक; शिव + ध्यान + पर)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), एकवचन (Singular); विशेषण (qualifier)

• भूत्वा: having become
• भूत्वा: Purvakala-kriya (Prior action/पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund), अव्ययभाव (indeclinable verbal)

• शिवपूजाम्: worship of Śiva
• शिवपूजाम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिव-पूजा (प्रातिपदिक; शिव + पूजा)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative), एकवचन (Singular)

• चकार: did, performed
• चकार: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular), परस्मैपद

• सः: he
• सः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), एकवचन (Singular); सर्वनाम (pronoun)

• नित्यम्: daily, always
• नित्यम्: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नित्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययीभावेन क्रियाविशेषण-प्रयोग (adverbial accusative)

• तपोवनस्थम्: situated in the forest of austerities (hermitage)
• तपोवनस्थम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तपस्-वन-स्थ (प्रातिपदिक; तपस् + वन + स्थ)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative), एकवचन (Singular); विशेषण (qualifier)

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

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

• एकम्: one
• एकम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: एक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative), एकवचन (Singular); संख्याविशेषण

• समर्चयत्: worshipped, honored
• समर्चयत्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अर्च् (धातु) उपसर्गः सम्-
• Form: लङ्-लकार (Imperfect/Past), प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular), परस्मैपद

Speaker

Lomaśa (continuing narration)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Tapovana-liṅga (unnamed)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Nandī the vaiśya in a quiet ascetic forest, seated in meditation before a simple stone liṅga; nearby hermits’ huts, sacred trees, and a small water source for worship.

Characters & Entities

• Śiva
• Liṅga
• Tapovana
• Nandī

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Steady meditation and daily liṅga worship form a powerful, dharmic path of Śiva devotion.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

A tapovana (ascetic forest) with a worshipped liṅga is described; the narrative remains within Kedārakhaṇḍa’s sacred frame.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Perform daily Śiva-pūjā and worship the liṅga regularly, supported by Śiva-dhyāna (meditation).