Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 101

Devanagari script

दृष्ट्वा च स्थापितं लिंगं शिवस्तुष्टो वरं ददौ । येषां मृतशरीराणामत्र दाहः प्रजायते

Transliteration

dṛṣṭvā ca sthāpitaṃ liṃgaṃ śivastuṣṭo varaṃ dadau | yeṣāṃ mṛtaśarīrāṇāmatra dāhaḥ prajāyate

Translation

நிறுவப்பட்ட லிங்கத்தைப் பார்த்து சிவன் மகிழ்ந்து ஒரு வரம் அளித்தான்—யாருடைய இறந்த உடல்கள் இங்கே தகனம் செய்யப்படுகின்றனவோ, அவர்களுக்கு விசேஷ புண்ணியப் பயன் உண்டாகும்.

Word by Word

• dṛṣṭvā: having seen
• dṛṣṭvā: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Adverbial to main action/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: dṛś (धातु) + ktvā (कृत्-प्रत्यय)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्ययीभाव-रूप (Gerund/Absolutive); क्रियाविशेषण

• ca: and
• ca: Samuccaya (Conjunction/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-बोधक अव्यय (conjunction)

• sthāpitaṃ: installed
• sthāpitaṃ: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sthā (धातु) + ṇic (causative) + kta (कृत्)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (PPP); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन; ‘स्थापित’ = स्थापितम्

• liṅgaṃ: the liṅga
• liṅgaṃ: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: liṅga (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• śivaḥ: Śiva
• śivaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śiva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• tuṣṭaḥ: pleased
• tuṣṭaḥ: Karta (Subject complement/कर्ता-सम्बन्धी)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: tuṣ (धातु) + kta (कृत्)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (PPP used adjectivally); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• varaṃ: a boon
• varaṃ: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• dadau: gave
• dadau: Kriyā (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: dā (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• yeṣāṃ: of whom / whose
• yeṣāṃ: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/6th), बहुवचन; सर्वनाम

• mṛtaśarīrāṇām: of dead bodies
• mṛtaśarīrāṇām: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mṛta + śarīra (प्रातिपदिक; समास)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; ‘मृतं शरīरं’ इति कर्मधारय

• atra: here
• atra: Adhikaraṇa (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: atra (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक अव्यय (adverb of place)

• dāhaḥ: cremation/burning
• dāhaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dāha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• prajāyate: arises / happens
• prajāyate: Kriyā (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: jan (धातु) + pra-
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन; आत्मनेपद

Speaker

Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) to the sages (deduced)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Barkareśa-kṣetra (liṅga-sthāna)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A newly established Śiva-liṅga at Barkareśa; Śiva appears pleased, granting a boon, while a cremation ground nearby is shown as sanctified—smoke rising gently, rites performed with solemn devotion.

Characters & Entities

• Śiva
• Liṅga (Barkareśa context)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

A Śiva-kṣetra sanctifies even the final rite; death rites performed in a holy place are said to elevate the departed.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The Barkareśa liṅga-site, where Śiva grants a boon connected to cremation performed ‘here’.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Antyeṣṭi/dāha (cremation) at this kṣetra is highlighted as spiritually efficacious.