Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 36

Devanagari script

लिंगेशैश्च तथा सर्वैः पूर्णमासीज्जगत्त्रयम् । तथा च वीरभद्रांशाः पूजार्थममरैः कृताः

Transliteration

liṃgeśaiśca tathā sarvaiḥ pūrṇamāsījjagattrayam | tathā ca vīrabhadrāṃśāḥ pūjārthamamaraiḥ kṛtāḥ

Translation

लिङ्गेशैश्च तथा सर्वैः पवित्रतया जगत्त्रयं पूर्णमासीत्तदा। तथा च पूजार्थं देवैर्वीरभद्रांशाः समुत्पादिताः॥

Word by Word

• लिङ्गेशैः: by the linga-lords
• लिङ्गेशैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लिङ्ग-ईश (प्रातिपदिक; समास)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/करण), बहुवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (लिङ्गस्य ईशाः)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक-निपात (conjunction/particle)

• तथा: likewise
• तथा: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, प्रकारवाचक क्रियाविशेषण (adverb: thus/likewise)

• सर्वैः: by all
• सर्वैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/करण), बहुवचन; विशेषण

• पूर्णम्: filled, full
• पूर्णम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पूर्ण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन; विधेय-विशेषण (predicative adjective)

• आसीत्: was
• आसीत्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अस् (धातु)
• Form: लङ् (Imperfect/past), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• जगत्-त्रयम्: the three worlds
• जगत्-त्रयम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जगत् + त्रय (प्रातिपदिक; समास)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन; द्विगु-समासः (त्रयाणि जगन्ति)

• तथा: thus
• तथा: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, प्रकारवाचक क्रियाविशेषण

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक-निपात

• वीरभद्र-अंशाः: portions/emanations of Vīrabhadra
• वीरभद्र-अंशाः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वीरभद्र + अंश (प्रातिपदिक; समास)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/कर्ता), बहुवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (वीरभद्रस्य अंशाः)

• पूजा-अर्थम्: for worship
• पूजा-अर्थम्: Prayojana (Purpose/प्रयोजन)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पूजा + अर्थ (प्रातिपदिक; समास)
• Form: अव्ययीभाव-समासः; द्वितीया-एकवचनरूपेण अव्ययवत् (for the purpose of worship)

• अमरैः: by the gods
• अमरैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अमर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/करण), बहुवचन

• कृताः: were made/created
• कृताः: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (past passive participle); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन; विधेय (predicate)

Speaker

Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta), addressing the sages (deduced)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kedāra (Kedāranātha)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A cosmic panorama where innumerable liṅga-lords appear across realms; devas fashion radiant Vīrabhadra-aṃśas as worship-attendants, forming a protective and devotional ring around the liṅgas.

Characters & Entities

• Liṅgeśa (lords of liṅgas)
• Jagat-traya
• Vīrabhadra
• Amaras (Devas)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Worship is presented as a cosmic principle: divine forms and attendants arise to sustain and complete the devotional order across the worlds.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No single tirtha is singled out; the verse universalizes the sacred field to the entire threefold cosmos.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Pūjā (worship) is explicitly referenced, with Vīrabhadra’s portions described as created to facilitate worship.