Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 182

Devanagari script

दर्शनं स्तवनं पूजा प्रणामश्च ततो जपः । दानं चात्र कृतं लिंगे ममातितृप्तिकारणम्

Transliteration

darśanaṃ stavanaṃ pūjā praṇāmaśca tato japaḥ | dānaṃ cātra kṛtaṃ liṃge mamātitṛptikāraṇam

Translation

การได้เห็น การสรรเสริญ การบูชา การกราบนอบน้อม แล้วจึงสวดภาวนา (ชปะ); และทานที่กระทำ ณ ที่นี้เพื่อพระลึงค์—สิ่งเหล่านี้เป็นเหตุแห่งความพอพระทัยยิ่งของเรา

Word by Word

• दर्शनम्: seeing (darśana)
• दर्शनम्: Karma (Item/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दर्शन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन (सूची-प्रयोग)

• स्तवनम्: praise/hymn
• स्तवनम्: Karma (Item/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्तवन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन (सूची-प्रयोग)

• पूजा: worship
• पूजा: Karma (Item/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पूजा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• प्रणामः: salutation
• प्रणामः: Karma (Item/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रणाम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

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

• ततः: then/thereafter
• ततः: Sambandha (Sequence/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb: thereafter/then)

• जपः: recitation (japa)
• जपः: Karma (Item/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• दानम्: gift/charity
• दानम्: Karma (Item/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन

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

• अत्र: here
• अत्र: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्यय (locative adverb: here)

• कृतम्: done/performed
• कृतम्: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (past passive participle), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; ‘दानम्’ इत्यस्य विशेषणम्

• लिङ्गे: in/on the liṅga
• लिङ्गे: Adhikarana (Locus/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लिङ्ग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/सप्तमी), एकवचन

• मम: of me/my
• मम: Sambandha (Possessor/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/षष्ठी), एकवचन

• अति-तृप्ति-कारणम्: cause of great satisfaction
• अति-तृप्ति-कारणम्: Kriya (Predicate-nominal/विधेय)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अति (उपसर्ग/अव्यय) + तृप्ति (प्रातिपदिक) + कारण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; षष्ठी/तत्पुरुष-समास: अति-तृप्तेः कारणम्

Speaker

Śiva (implied by 'my satisfaction') as reported by Sūta (deduced)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Liṅga-sthāna ‘atra’ (here)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Devas (immediate) and sages (outer frame)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A sequential tableau around a liṅga: devotee first gazes, then sings hymns, offers flowers and bilva, prostrates, sits in japa, and finally gives alms—Śiva’s presence felt as a luminous satisfaction.

Characters & Entities

• Śiva
• Liṅga

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Śiva is pleased by integrated devotion—reverent encounter, praise, worship, humility, mantra, and generosity.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The liṅga-site (‘atra … liṅge’) is exalted as a potent locus where devotional acts yield heightened merit and divine pleasure.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Darśana, stavana, pūjā, praṇāma, japa, and dāna directed to/at the liṅga.