Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 9

Devanagari script

लिंगानि नार्मदेयानि पूजयिष्यंति ये नराः । तेषां रुद्रमयो देहो भविष्यति न संशयः । चातुर्मास्ये विशेषेण लिंगपूजा महाफला । चातुर्मास्ये रुद्रजपं हरपूजा शिवे रतिः

Transliteration

liṃgāni nārmadeyāni pūjayiṣyaṃti ye narāḥ | teṣāṃ rudramayo deho bhaviṣyati na saṃśayaḥ | cāturmāsye viśeṣeṇa liṃgapūjā mahāphalā | cāturmāsye rudrajapaṃ harapūjā śive ratiḥ

Translation

ชนใดบูชาลึงค์ทั้งหลายในแดนนรมทา กายของเขาย่อมอาบด้วยภาวะแห่งรุทระ—หาใช่ข้อสงสัยไม่ โดยเฉพาะในกาลจาตุรมาสยะ การบูชาลึงค์ให้ผลยิ่งใหญ่ ในจาตุรมาสยะ การสวดภาวนารุทระ (รุทระชปะ) การบูชาหระ และความภักดีต่อศิวะ ล้วนได้รับการสรรเสริญ

Word by Word

• लिङ्गानि: liṅgas (Śiva-emblems)
• लिङ्गानि: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लिङ्ग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन

• नार्मदेयानि: Narmadā-related
• नार्मदेयानि: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: नार्मदेय (प्रातिपदिक; नर्मदा-सम्बन्धिन्)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; विशेषणम् (qualifying लिङ्गानि)

• पूजयिष्यन्ति: will worship
• पूजयिष्यन्ति: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: पूज् (धातु)
• Form: लृट् (Simple Future), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन

• ये: who
• ये: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; सम्बन्धसूचक-यः (relative pronoun)

• नराः: men, people
• नराः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन

• तेषाम्: of them
• तेषाम्: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), बहुवचन

• रुद्रमयः: consisting of Rudra
• रुद्रमयः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: रुद्र + मय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (रुद्रस्य मयः = made of Rudra)

• देहः: body
• देहः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• भविष्यति: will become
• भविष्यति: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: लृट् (Simple Future), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

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

• संशयः: doubt
• संशयः: Visheshya (Predicate nominal/विधेय)
• Type: Noun
• Root: संशय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; वाक्ये 'न संशयः' इति नास्तित्वार्थे (no doubt)

• चातुर्मास्ये: in the Cāturmāsya period
• चातुर्मास्ये: Adhikarana (Location/Time/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चातुर्मास्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन

• विशेषेण: especially
• विशेषेण: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: विशेष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तृतीया-एकवचनरूपेण क्रियाविशेषणवत् (instrumental used adverbially: 'especially')

• लिङ्गपूजा: worship of the liṅga
• लिङ्गपूजा: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लिङ्ग + पूजा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (लिङ्गस्य पूजा)

• महाफला: greatly fruitful
• महाफला: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महा + फल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; कर्मधारयः (महच्च तत् फलम्)

• चातुर्मास्ये: in Cāturmāsya
• चातुर्मास्ये: Adhikarana (Location/Time/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चातुर्मास्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन

• रुद्रजपम्: recitation of Rudra (mantra)
• रुद्रजपम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रुद्र + जप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (रुद्रस्य जपः)

• हरपूजा: worship of Hara
• हरपूजा: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हर + पूजा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (हरस्य पूजा)

• शिवे: in/unto Śiva
• शिवे: Adhikarana (Object of devotion/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन

• रतिः: delight, devotion
• रतिः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

Speaker

Gālava

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Narmadeya-liṅga-kṣetra (Narmadā corridor)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A procession of Narmadā-side liṅga shrines; devotees perform abhiṣeka and offer bilva; a subtle Rudra-aura (fiery yet calm) envelops the worshippers, signifying ‘Rudra-maya’ embodiment; monsoon clouds indicate Cāturmāsya.

Characters & Entities

• Narmadā
• Liṅga
• Rudra
• Hara
• Śiva
• Cāturmāsya

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Worship shapes the worshipper: sustained devotion to Śiva makes one partake of Rudra’s nature (rudramayatā).

Which specific holy site (Tīrtha) is glorified here?

The Narmadā region (Nārmadeya) and its sacred liṅgas, within the Amarakantaka–Narmadā tīrtha setting.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Liṅga-pūjā, Rudra-japa, and Hara/Śiva worship—especially recommended during Cāturmāsya.