Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 31

Devanagari script

लिंगेषु च समस्तेषु चलेषु स्थावरेषु च । संक्रमिष्याम्यसंदिग्धं वर्षपापविशुद्धये

Transliteration

liṃgeṣu ca samasteṣu caleṣu sthāvareṣu ca | saṃkramiṣyāmyasaṃdigdhaṃ varṣapāpaviśuddhaye

Translation

సంవత్సర పాపశుద్ధి కోసం నేను నిస్సందేహంగా సమస్త లింగాలలో—చలమైనవీ స్థావరమైనవీ అన్నిటిలో—ప్రవేశించెదను.

Word by Word

• लिङ्गेषु: in/among the liṅgas
• लिङ्गेषु: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लिङ्ग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), बहुवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

• समस्तेषु: in all
• समस्तेषु: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: समस्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), बहुवचन; विशेषणम्

• चलेषु: in movable (ones)
• चलेषु: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: चल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), बहुवचन; विशेषणम्

• स्थावरेषु: in immovable (ones)
• स्थावरेषु: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स्थावर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), बहुवचन; विशेषणम्

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

• संक्रमिष्यामि: I will enter/pass into
• संक्रमिष्यामि: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सं-क्रम् (धातु)
• Form: लृट् (Simple Future), उत्तमपुरुष (1st person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• असंदिग्धम्: undoubtedly
• असंदिग्धम्: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अ-संदिग्ध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: क्रियाविशेषणरूपेण नपुंसक-एकवचन-प्रथमा/द्वितीया (adverbial accusative); नञ्-समास (negated)

• वर्षपापविशुद्धये: for the purification from the sins of the year
• वर्षपापविशुद्धये: Sampradana (Purpose/Dative/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वर्ष-पाप-विशुद्धि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th/Dative), एकवचन; प्रयोजनार्थे (for the purpose)

Speaker

Śiva

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Sarva-liṅga-praveśa (Śiva’s entry into all liṅgas on the sacred night)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Sureśvara/devas (context)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A sweeping vision: countless liṅgas across villages, forests, mountains, and temples glow as Śiva’s presence enters them; devotees perform night worship everywhere, symbolizing a network of sanctified points across the land.

Characters & Entities

• Śiva
• liṅga
• varṣa-pāpa-viśuddhi

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Divine grace is made universally available through liṅga worship on Śivarātri, aimed at deep purification.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

All liṅgas are included; the teaching is universal rather than tied to one named shrine.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Worship at any liṅga on the appointed night, relying on Śiva’s promised presence for purification.