Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 27

Devanagari script

नन्दीश्वरगणाध्यक्षैश्चेन्द्रादित्यैश्च तद्वृतम् । पश्यामि लिङ्गमीशानं महालिङ्गं तमेव च

Transliteration

nandīśvaragaṇādhyakṣaiścendrādityaiśca tadvṛtam | paśyāmi liṅgamīśānaṃ mahāliṅgaṃ tameva ca

Translation

มันถูกห้อมล้อมด้วยนันทีศวร เหล่าประมุขแห่งคณะคณาของพระศิวะ และด้วยพระอินทร์กับหมู่อาทิตยะ ข้าพเจ้าได้เห็นศิวลึงค์แห่งอีศานะนั้นเอง—มหาลึงค์อันยิ่งใหญ่

Word by Word

• नन्दीश्वरगणाध्यक्षैः: by the chiefs of Nandīśvara’s gaṇas
• नन्दीश्वरगणाध्यक्षैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नन्दीश्वर (प्रातिपदिक) + गणाध्यक्ष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), बहुवचन; तत्पुरुषः (नन्दीश्वरस्य गणानां अध्यक्षाः)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयबोधक

• इन्द्रादित्यैः: by Indra and the Ādityas
• इन्द्रादित्यैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इन्द्र (प्रातिपदिक) + आदित्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), बहुवचन; इतरेतर-द्वन्द्वः

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयबोधक

• तत्: that (liṅga)
• तत्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• वृतम्: enclosed; surrounded
• वृतम्: Visheshana (Adjectival/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वृ (धातु) → वृत (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (क्त/PPP); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन

• पश्यामि: I see
• पश्यामि: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दृश् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present/वर्तमान), उत्तमपुरुष (1st person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• लिङ्गम्: the liṅga
• लिङ्गम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लिङ्ग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन

• ईशानम्: Īśāna; the Lord
• ईशानम्: Visheshana (Adjectival/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ईशान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन; विशेषणरूपेण

• महालिङ्गम्: the great liṅga
• महालिङ्गम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महा (प्रातिपदिक) + लिङ्ग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन; कर्मधारयः (महद् लिङ्गम्)

• तम्: that (same one)
• तम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• एव: indeed; just
• एव: Sambandha (Emphasis/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अवधारण (emphasis/only)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयबोधक

Speaker

Narrator (first-person: paśyāmi; exact identity not explicit in snippet)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Mahāliṅga of Īśāna (Revā-tīra)

Type: temple

Visual Art Cues

Scene: The great Mahāliṅga of Īśāna at center; Nandīśvara prominent in front or to the side; gaṇa chiefs around; Indra and the Ādityas forming an outer ring; the seer/narrator gazing in awe.

Characters & Entities

• Nandīśvara
• Gaṇas
• Indra
• Ādityas
• Īśāna
• Mahāliṅga

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

True greatness of a tīrtha is shown by divine attendance: the Mahāliṅga is honored by Śiva’s gaṇas and the principal gods.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

A Mahāliṅga shrine-site within the Revā Khaṇḍa sacred region, revealed as a supreme object of darśana.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None directly; the verse centers on darśana of Īśāna’s Mahāliṅga, implying devotion and worship.