Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 108

Devanagari script

एवं नरो न कः सिद्धस्तस्य लिंगस्य पूजनात् । चिरायुश्च तथा जातो यथान्यो नात्र विद्यते

Transliteration

evaṃ naro na kaḥ siddhastasya liṃgasya pūjanāt | cirāyuśca tathā jāto yathānyo nātra vidyate

Translation

ดังนี้แล้ว มนุษย์ผู้ใดเล่าจะไม่บรรลุสิทธิจากการบูชาลึงค์นั้น? และเขาย่อมมีอายุยืนยาวอย่างยิ่ง จนไม่มีผู้ใดในที่นี้เสมอเหมือน

Word by Word

• एवम्: thus
• एवम्: Sambandha (Adverbial/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एवम् (अव्यय)
• Form: प्रकारवाचक अव्यय (adverb: thus)

• नरः: a man
• नरः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), एकवचन (Singular)

• न: not
• न: Sambandha (Negation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेधार्थक अव्यय (negation)

• कः: who/which (anyone)
• कः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: किम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), एकवचन (Singular); प्रश्नार्थक सर्वनाम

• सिद्धः: accomplished/successful
• सिद्धः: Visheshya (Predicate adjective/विशेष्य)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सिद्ध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), एकवचन (Singular); ‘नरः’ इत्यस्य विशेषणम्

• तस्य: of that (linga)
• तस्य: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive), एकवचन (Singular)

• लिङ्गस्य: of the liṅga
• लिङ्गस्य: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लिङ्ग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive), एकवचन (Singular)

• पूजनात्: from (the act of) worship
• पूजनात्: Hetu (Cause/हेतु)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पूजन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी-विभक्ति (Ablative), एकवचन (Singular)

• चिरायुः: long-lived
• चिरायुः: Visheshya (Predicate adjective/विशेष्य)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: चिर (प्रातिपदिक) + आयुस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), एकवचन (Singular); कर्मधारयः (चिरं आयुः यस्य)

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

• तथा: thus/likewise
• तथा: Sambandha (Adverbial/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: प्रकार/उपमानवाचक अव्यय (adverb: likewise/so)

• जातः: becomes/has become
• जातः: Kriya (Predicative/क्रिया-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: जात (कृदन्त; √जन्)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), एकवचन (Singular); भूतकृत् (past participle)

• यथा: as
• यथा: Sambandha (Comparator/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यथा (अव्यय)
• Form: उपमान/प्रकारवाचक अव्यय (as/like)

• अन्यः: another (person)
• अन्यः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अन्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), एकवचन (Singular)

• न: not
• न: Sambandha (Negation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेधार्थक अव्यय (negation)

• अत्र: here/in this matter
• अत्र: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक अव्यय (adverb of place)

• विद्यते: exists/is found
• विद्यते: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: विद् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular), आत्मनेपद; भावे/अस्त्यर्थे प्रयोगः

Speaker

Sūta

Tirtha Mahatmya

Type: temple

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A devotee performing liṅga-pūjā: abhiṣeka streams, bilva leaves, lamps; Śiva’s grace visualized as a protective aura conferring siddhi and long life.

Characters & Entities

• Liṅga
• Worship (pūjā)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Śiva-liṅga worship at a sanctified place is portrayed as a direct cause of siddhi (attainment) and extraordinary longevity.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The tīrtha where “that liṅga” is situated in Adhyāya 198; the verse highlights the liṅga’s exceptional potency.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Pūjā (worship) of the liṅga, presented as the means to siddhi and long life.