Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 45

Devanagari script

लिंगार्च्चनं कृतं यच्च त्वया रात्रौ शिवस्य च । तेन कर्मविपाकेन प्राप्तोऽसि शिवसन्निधिम्

Transliteration

liṃgārccanaṃ kṛtaṃ yacca tvayā rātrau śivasya ca | tena karmavipākena prāpto'si śivasannidhim

Translation

เพราะท่านได้บูชาศิวลึงค์ของพระศิวะในยามราตรี ด้วยผลกรรมที่สุกงอมจากการกระทำนั้น บัดนี้ท่านจึงได้ถึงสำนักใกล้ชิดพระศิวะ

Word by Word

• लिङ्गार्चनम्: worship of the liṅga
• लिङ्गार्चनम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लिङ्ग + अर्चन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (लिङ्गस्य अर्चनम्)

• कृतम्: done
• कृतम्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (क्त-प्रत्ययान्त), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन; कर्मणि/भावे प्रयोगे ‘done’

• यत्: which
• यत्: Sambandha (Relational/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन; सम्बन्धसूचक (relative pronoun)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Relational/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय (conjunction)

• त्वया: by you
• त्वया: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्वद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: त्रिलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3), एकवचन; करण/कर्तृ-निर्देश (by you)

• रात्रौ: at night
• रात्रौ: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रात्रि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7), एकवचन; अधिकरण (locative)

• शिवस्य: of Śiva
• शिवस्य: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6), एकवचन; सम्बन्ध (genitive)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Relational/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय (conjunction)

• तेन: by that
• तेन: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3), एकवचन; हेतौ/करणे (by that/thereby)

• कर्मविपाकेन: by the fruition of (that) karma
• कर्मविपाकेन: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कर्म + विपाक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (कर्मणः विपाकः)

• प्राप्तः: (you) have attained
• प्राप्तः: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र + आप् (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (क्त-प्रत्ययान्त), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन; कर्तरि प्रयोगे ‘having attained’

• असि: you are
• असि: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अस् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (वर्तमान), मध्यमपुरुष (2nd), एकवचन

• शिवसन्निधिम्: the presence of Śiva
• शिवसन्निधिम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिव + सन्निधि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (शिवस्य सन्निधिः)

Speaker

Gaṇas (Śiva’s attendants)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kedāra / Kedāranātha-kṣetra

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Vīrabhadra indicates the causal link: a lone night-time liṅga worship—lamp flickering, bilva leaves and water offered—ripening into the devotee’s arrival at Śiva’s presence in a luminous, Himalayan sacred space.

Characters & Entities

• Śiva
• Liṅga
• Puṣkasa

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Even a single act of sincere liṅga-worship can mature into direct access to Śiva’s grace and presence.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The Kedāra region (Kedārakhaṇḍa) is implied as a space where liṅga-worship bears swift fruit.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Night-time worship (arcana) of Śiva’s liṅga is highlighted as a merit-producing act.