Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 76

Devanagari script

यथैव लिंगानि सुपूजितानि सप्तात्र मुख्यानि महाफलानि । भीमेश्वरं लिंगमिदं तथैव समस्तपापापहरं सुपूज्यम्

Transliteration

yathaiva liṃgāni supūjitāni saptātra mukhyāni mahāphalāni | bhīmeśvaraṃ liṃgamidaṃ tathaiva samastapāpāpaharaṃ supūjyam

Translation

ดุจดังลึงค์สำคัญทั้งเจ็ด ณ ที่นี้ เมื่อบูชาอย่างถูกต้องย่อมให้ผลยิ่งใหญ่ ฉันใด ลึงค์ภีเมศวรนี้ก็ฉันนั้น ควรบูชาด้วยความเคารพยิ่ง เพราะทรงขจัดบาปทั้งปวง

Word by Word

• yathā: just as
• yathā: Sambandha (Comparative particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: yathā (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; उपमान/प्रकारवाचक (as/just as)

• eva: indeed
• eva: Sambandha (Emphasis particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अवधारण (indeed/only)

• liṅgāni: liṅgas
• liṅgāni: Kartā (Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: liṅga (लिङ्ग प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; प्रथमा (1st) बहुवचन

• supūjitāni: well-worshipped
• supūjitāni: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier of liṅgāni)
• Type: Verb
• Root: su + pūj (सु + पूज् धातु)
• Form: क्त (past passive participle) with उपसर्ग/उपपद ‘सु’; नपुंसकलिङ्ग प्रथमा बहुवचन; विशेषणवत्

• sapta: seven
• sapta: Viśeṣaṇa (Numeral qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sapta (सप्त संख्या-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: संख्यावाचक; नपुंसकलिङ्ग प्रथमा बहुवचन (मुख्यानि इत्यस्य विशेषणम्)

• atra: here
• atra: Adhikaraṇa (Locative sense)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: atra (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; देशवाचक (here)

• mukhyāni: principal / chief
• mukhyāni: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: mukhya (मुख्य प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; प्रथमा (1st) बहुवचन; विशेषणम् (लिङ्गानि)

• mahā-phalāni: of great fruit / highly rewarding
• mahā-phalāni: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: mahā (महा) + phala (फल)
• Form: समासः (कर्मधारयः: महत् फलम्); नपुंसकलिङ्ग; प्रथमा (1st) बहुवचन; विशेषणम्

• bhīmeśvaram: Bhīmeśvara
• bhīmeśvaram: Karman (Object; apposition)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhīma (भीम) + īśvara (ईश्वर)
• Form: समासः (तत्पुरुषः); पुंलिङ्ग; द्वितीया (2nd) एकवचन

• liṅgam: the liṅga
• liṅgam: Kartā (Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: liṅga (लिङ्ग प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd) एकवचन; अत्र ‘इदं’ इत्यनेन सह प्रथमा (subject)

• idam: this
• idam: Viśeṣaṇa (Demonstrative qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: idam (इदम् सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; प्रथमा (1st) एकवचन; सर्वनाम; विशेषणम्

• tathā: so / likewise
• tathā: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Adverb)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tathā (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; प्रकारवाचक (so/in the same way)

• eva: indeed
• eva: Sambandha (Emphasis particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अवधारण (indeed)

• samasta-pāpa-apaharam: remover of all sins
• samasta-pāpa-apaharam: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: samasta (समस्त) + pāpa (पाप) + apahara (अपहर; √hṛ ‘to take away’)
• Form: समासः (तत्पुरुषः: समस्तानि पापानि अपहरति इति); नपुंसकलिङ्ग; प्रथमा (1st) एकवचन; विशेषणम् (लिङ्गम्)

• supūjyam: highly worthy of worship
• supūjyam: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/predicate adjective)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: su + pūj (सु + पूज् धातु)
• Form: तव्यत्/यत्-प्रत्ययान्त (gerundive: ‘to be worshipped’) with ‘सु’; नपुंसकलिङ्ग प्रथमा एकवचन; विशेषणम्

Speaker

Sūta (deduced from Māheśvarakhaṇḍa narration context)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Bhīmeśvara

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A sacred complex showing seven prominent liṅga shrines, with Bhīmeśvara highlighted as equally radiant; pilgrims move in a clockwise circuit offering bilva and lamps; the composition conveys ‘many shrines—one Śiva’ unity.

Characters & Entities

• Bhīmeśvara
• Śiva-liṅga
• Seven principal liṅgas

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Sacred places are mapped through specific liṅgas; devoted worship at such focal icons is praised as a powerful purifier.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The local kṣetra featuring Bhīmeśvara and a set of seven principal liṅgas (as described in this Kaumārikākhaṇḍa passage).

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Liṅga-pūjā performed properly (supūjita) with reverence, emphasizing Bhīmeśvara as especially efficacious.