Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 146

Devanagari script

सनकाद्यैश्च तल्लिंगं पूज्याजयुर्जगद्गतिम् । दर्भांकुरमयं सप्त मुनयो विश्वयोनिकम्

Transliteration

sanakādyaiśca talliṃgaṃ pūjyājayurjagadgatim | darbhāṃkuramayaṃ sapta munayo viśvayonikam

Translation

சனக முதலியோர் அந்த லிங்கத்தைப் பூஜித்து உலகின் உத்தமக் கதியை அடைந்தனர். தர்பை முளைகளால் ஆன ‘விஷ்வயோனிக’ லிங்கத்தையும் ஏழு முனிவர்கள் ஆராதித்தனர்.

Word by Word

• sanaka-ādyaiḥ: by Sanaka and others
• sanaka-ādyaiḥ: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sanaka (प्रातिपदिक) + ādi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचन; ‘सनकादि’ (Sanaka and others)

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

• tat-liṅgam: that liṅga
• tat-liṅgam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) + liṅga (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष—‘तस्य लिङ्गम्’

• pūjya: having worshipped
• pūjya: Kriya-viseshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pūj (धातु)
• Form: ल्यप्/तुमुन्-सम्भाव्य; अत्र ‘पूज्य’ = क्तव्यत्/ल्यप्-प्रायः, क्रियाविशेषणार्थे ‘पूज्य’ (having worshipped / after worshipping)

• ājayuḥ: they attained/conquered
• ājayuḥ: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ji (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), बहुवचन; परस्मैपद; उपसर्ग ‘आ-’ (आजयुः = they conquered/attained)

• jagat-gatim: the world’s goal/path
• jagat-gatim: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: jagat (प्रातिपदिक) + gati (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष—‘जगतः गतिम्’ (the course/goal of the world)

• darbha-aṅkura-mayam: made of darbha sprouts
• darbha-aṅkura-mayam: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: darbha (प्रातिपदिक) + aṅkura (प्रातिपदिक) + maya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; तत्पुरुष—‘दर्भाङ्कुरैः मयम्’ (made of darbha sprouts)

• sapta: seven
• sapta: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sapta (संख्या-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययवत् संख्या; अत्र ‘मुनयः’ इत्यस्य विशेषण (seven)

• munayaḥ: sages
• munayaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: muni (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन

• viśva-yonikam: the source of the universe
• viśva-yonikam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: viśva (प्रातिपदिक) + yoni (प्रातिपदिक) + ka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष—‘विश्वस्य योनिः’ (having the universe as source/origin)

Speaker

Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta) (deduced from Māheśvara-khaṇḍa narration context)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Viśvayonika-liṅga

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Sanaka and other Kumāras worship a liṅga with serene detachment; nearby, the seven sages venerate a unique liṅga formed from fresh darbha sprouts, labeled ‘Viśvayonika’. The scene emphasizes austerity and sacred simplicity.

Characters & Entities

• Sanaka
• Saptaṛṣi (seven sages)
• Darbha
• Viśvayonika (Śiva epithet/liṅga-name)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Even simple, pure materials like darbha can support profound worship; sincere liṅga-pūjā leads to the highest destiny.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No definite tīrtha is named in this verse; it highlights exemplary worshippers and liṅga-names.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Liṅga-pūjā is praised, including symbolic/temporary liṅgas fashioned from darbha sprouts.