Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 48

Devanagari script

सर्वे देवाः सिद्धिलिंगं यो नरः पूजयिष्यति । सर्वकामफलावाप्तिरित्येवं शंकरोऽब्रवीत्

Transliteration

sarve devāḥ siddhiliṃgaṃ yo naraḥ pūjayiṣyati | sarvakāmaphalāvāptirityevaṃ śaṃkaro'bravīt

Translation

சித்திலிங்கத்தை யார் வழிபடுகிறாரோ, அவருக்கு எல்லா விருப்பங்களின் பலனும் கிடைக்கும்—என்று சங்கரர் உரைத்தார்।

Word by Word

• सर्वे: all
• सर्वे: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन

• देवाः: gods
• देवाः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: deva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन

• सिद्धिलिङ्गम्: the liṅga of accomplishment (siddhi-liṅga)
• सिद्धिलिङ्गम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: siddhi (प्रातिपदिक) + liṅga (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (सिद्धेः लिङ्गम्)

• यः: who
• यः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; सम्बन्धक-सर्वनाम (relative pronoun)

• नरः: a man
• नरः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• पूजयिष्यति: will worship
• पूजयिष्यति: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √pūj (धातु)
• Form: लृट् (Simple Future), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• सर्वकामफलावाप्तिः: attainment of the fruits of all desires
• सर्वकामफलावाप्तिः: Karta (Predicate nominal/विधेय)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक) + kāma (प्रातिपदिक) + phala (प्रातिपदिक) + āvāpti (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; समासः (सर्वकामानां फलानाम् आवाप्तिः) बहुपद-तत्पुरुष

• इति: thus
• इति: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: iti (अव्यय)
• Form: उद्धरण/वाक्यसमाप्त्यर्थक-अव्यय (quotative particle)

• एवम्: in this way
• एवम्: Adhikarana (Manner/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: evam (अव्यय)
• Form: प्रकारवाचक-अव्यय (manner adverb)

• शंकरः: Śaṅkara (Śiva)
• शंकरः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śaṃkara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• अब्रवीत्: said
• अब्रवीत्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √brū (धातु)
• Form: लङ् (Imperfect/Past), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

Speaker

Śaṅkara (Śiva)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Siddhiliṅga

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Devas (implied audience)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Śaṅkara proclaiming the fruit of Siddhiliṅga worship; a radiant liṅga at center with devas in attendance, hands in añjali; the proclamation visually emphasized by a haloed Śiva gesture (abhaya/varada).

Characters & Entities

• Śaṅkara (Śiva)
• Devas
• Siddhiliṅga

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Śiva-centered worship at a sanctified liṅga is presented as a complete path yielding both worldly and spiritual fulfillments.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The Siddhiliṅga shrine/tīrtha (Siddhiliṅga-kṣetra) celebrated within Kaumārikākhaṇḍa, Adhyāya 36.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Pūjā (formal worship) of the Siddhiliṅga, implying offerings, reverence, and regular devotional attendance.