Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 68

Devanagari script

नक्षत्रमाला कुसुमाभिमाला तस्मै नमो व्योमलिंगाय तुभ्यम्

Transliteration

nakṣatramālā kusumābhimālā tasmai namo vyomaliṃgāya tubhyam

Translation

ทรงประดับด้วยพวงมาลัยแห่งหมู่ดาว ดุจพวงดอกไม้ร้อยเรียง—ขอนอบน้อมแด่พระองค์ ผู้เป็นวยোমลิงคะ (ลิงคะแห่งนภา)

Word by Word

• नक्षत्रमाला: garland of stars
• नक्षत्रमाला: Visheshya (Apposition/सम्बोधनार्थ-स्तुति)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नक्षत्र (प्रातिपदिक) + माला (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (नक्षत्राणां माला)

• कुसुमाभिमाला: a garland (made) of flowers / flower-garland
• कुसुमाभिमाला: Visheshya (Apposition/सम्बोधनार्थ-स्तुति)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कुसुम (प्रातिपदिक) + अभि (उपसर्ग/अव्यय) + माला (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; उपपद-तत्पुरुषः/अव्ययीभाव-समाससदृश-पूर्वपद (अभि) सहितः—'कुसुमानाम् अभिमाला' इति स्तुत्यर्थः

• तस्मै: to him
• तस्मै: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी-विभक्ति (Dative), एकवचन

• नमः: salutation
• नमः: Prayojaka (Salutation/नमस्कार)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नमस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय; नमस्कारार्थक-निपातः (salutation particle)

• व्योमलिङ्गाय: to the sky-sign / to the liṅga of the sky
• व्योमलिङ्गाय: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: व्योम (प्रातिपदिक) + लिङ्ग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी-विभक्ति (Dative), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (व्योम्नः/व्योमस्य लिङ्गम्)

• तुभ्यम्: to you
• तुभ्यम्: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: चतुर्थी-विभक्ति (Dative), एकवचन

Speaker

Kamaṭha (in the stotra)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Vyoma-liṅga

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A dark indigo sky-līṅga rising like a pillar of space; constellations form garlands around it, with subtle floral analogies; devotees below in silhouette offering añjali.

Characters & Entities

• Vyoma-liṅga
• Nakṣatras (stars/constellations)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

The divine can be contemplated not only in temples but also in the cosmos itself—space and stars become symbols of worship.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No geographical tīrtha is specified; the ‘vyoma-liṅga’ points to a cosmic, all-pervading sacred form.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Namaḥ (salutation) through contemplative praise of the cosmic form.