Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 8

Devanagari script

तस्मिंस्तीर्थे तु राजेन्द्र लिङ्गपूरणकं विधिम् । तथैव पद्मकैश्चैव दधिभक्तैस्तथैव च

Transliteration

tasmiṃstīrthe tu rājendra liṅgapūraṇakaṃ vidhim | tathaiva padmakaiścaiva dadhibhaktaistathaiva ca

Translation

ఓ రాజేంద్రా, ఆ తీర్థంలో ‘లింగపూరణ’ విధిని ఆచరించాలి; అలాగే పద్మములను అర్పించి, దధిభక్తము (పెరుగు-అన్నం) నైవేద్యంగా సమర్పించాలి।

Word by Word

• तस्मिन्: in that
• तस्मिन्: अधिकरण (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम-विशेषण; नपुंसकलिङ्ग/पुंलिङ्ग; सप्तमी-एकवचन (Locative singular) — 'in that'

• तीर्थे: at the sacred ford/place
• तीर्थे: अधिकरण (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तीर्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; सप्तमी-एकवचन (Locative singular)

• तु: indeed/but
• तु: निपात (Particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; विरोध/अन्वयार्थक निपात (particle: 'but/indeed')

• राजेन्द्र: O king of kings
• राजेन्द्र: सम्बोधन (Address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राजन्-इन्द्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (राज्ञाम् इन्द्रः); पुंलिङ्ग; सम्बोधन-एकवचन (Vocative singular)

• लिङ्गपूरणकम्: the rite of filling/adorning the liṅga
• लिङ्गपूरणकम्: कर्म (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लिङ्ग-पूरणक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (लिङ्गस्य पूरणकम्); नपुंसकलिङ्ग; द्वितीया-एकवचन (Accusative singular)

• विधिम्: the procedure/rite
• विधिम्: कर्म (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विधि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; द्वितीया-एकवचन (Accusative singular) — in apposition to previous object

• तथा: thus/so
• तथा: क्रियाविशेषण
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; प्रकारवाचक क्रियाविशेषण

• एव: indeed
• एव: निपात (Particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अवधारणार्थक निपात

• पद्मकैः: with lotuses
• पद्मकैः: करण (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पद्मक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग; तृतीया-बहुवचन (Instrumental plural) — 'with lotus(-flowers)'

• च: and
• च: समुच्चय (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयार्थक (conjunction)

• एव: also/indeed
• एव: निपात (Particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अवधारणार्थक निपात

• दधिभक्तैः: with rice mixed with curd
• दधिभक्तैः: करण (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दधि-भक्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (दध्ना सह भक्तम्/दधियुक्तं भक्तम्); नपुंसकलिङ्ग; तृतीया-बहुवचन (Instrumental plural)

• तथा: likewise
• तथा: क्रियाविशेषण
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; प्रकारवाचक क्रियाविशेषण

• एव: indeed
• एव: निपात (Particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अवधारणार्थक निपात

• च: and
• च: समुच्चय (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयार्थक (conjunction)

Speaker

Mārkaṇḍeya (contextual, addressing a king: rājendra)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Revā-tīrtha (contextual)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: King (rājendra)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A priest and pilgrim at a riverside Śiva shrine perform liṅga-pūraṇaka: the liṅga is richly anointed/decorated; lotuses are piled; a bowl of dadhibhakta is offered; the king is addressed as rājendra.

Characters & Entities

• Śiva
• Liṅga
• Revā (Narmadā)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Sacred places amplify devotion: proper Śiva-worship with flowers and food offerings becomes especially meritorious at a tīrtha.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

A particular tīrtha on the Revā/Narmadā described in Revā Khaṇḍa, Āvantya Khaṇḍa.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Liṅga-pūraṇaka-vidhi (a prescribed liṅga-adorning rite), offering lotuses, and offering dadhi-bhakta as naivedya.