Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 25

Devanagari script

एवं ते लिंगिताः सर्वे लोकपालाः सवासवाः । तथा सर्वेऽपि पाताले गंधर्वाः किंनरैः सह

Transliteration

evaṃ te liṃgitāḥ sarve lokapālāḥ savāsavāḥ | tathā sarve'pi pātāle gaṃdharvāḥ kiṃnaraiḥ saha

Translation

एवं सर्वे लोकपालाः सवासवाः वसुभिः सह लिङ्गभक्त्या लिङ्गिताः। तथा पातालेऽपि गन्धर्वाः किंनरैः सह सर्वेऽपि तद्वत् समन्विताः॥

Word by Word

• evam: thus
• evam: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: evam (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; प्रकारवाचक (thus/in this manner)

• te: they
• te: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), बहुवचन; सर्वनाम (pronoun)

• liṅgitāḥ: marked/characterized (as liṅga-worshippers)
• liṅgitāḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: liṅgita (कृदन्त; √liṅg/√lakṣ?—‘to mark’), क्त-प्रत्ययान्त
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; भूतकर्मणि/भूतकृत (past passive participle)

• sarve: all
• sarve: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; विशेषण

• lokapālāḥ: world-guardians (Lokapālas)
• lokapālāḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: loka + pāla (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• sa-vāsavāḥ: together with Indra(s) / with Vāsava
• sa-vāsavāḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sa (उपसर्ग/अव्यय) + vāsava (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; विशेषण; ‘सह’ अर्थे (with)

• tathā: likewise
• tathā: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tathā (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयार्थ (also/likewise)

• sarve: all
• sarve: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; विशेषण

• api: also
• api: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: api (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अवधान/समुच्चय (also/even)

• pātāle: in Pātāla (netherworld)
• pātāle: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pātāla (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative), एकवचन

• gandharvāḥ: Gandharvas
• gandharvāḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: gandharva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• kiṃnaraiḥ: with Kinnaras
• kiṃnaraiḥ: Sahakari (सहकारी/सह)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kiṃnara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental), बहुवचन

• saha: together with
• saha: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/with)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: saha (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; सहार्थक (with)

Speaker

Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta) to the sages (deduced)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kedāra-kṣetra (as the implied focal tīrtha)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Dvija audience/interlocutor

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A panoramic cosmic tableau: Lokapālas with Vasus above, and in the lower register Pātāla with Gandharvas and Kinnaras, all oriented toward a radiant liṅga, suggesting devotion as a shared emblem across realms.

Characters & Entities

• Lokapālas
• Vasus
• Gandharvas
• Kinnaras
• Pātāla

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Liṅga devotion is portrayed as universal—spanning heavens, directions, and nether realms—affirming its supreme merit.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Kedāra is the textual setting; the verse broadens Kedāra’s message by showing liṅga worship honored everywhere.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No specific rite; it generalizes the practice of liṅga devotion across beings and realms.