Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 147

Devanagari script

नारदस्त्वंतरिक्षे च जदद्बीजमिदं गृणन् । वज्रमिद्रो लिंगमेवं विश्वात्मानं च नाम च

Transliteration

nāradastvaṃtarikṣe ca jadadbījamidaṃ gṛṇan | vajramidro liṃgamevaṃ viśvātmānaṃ ca nāma ca

Translation

Si Nārada, sa gitna ng kalangitan, ay nagpuri sa (Śiva) na ito bilang “Binhi ng daigdig.” Si Indra naman ay sumamba sa isang Liṅga na yari sa vajra (diyamante/kulog), at binigkas din ang banal na Pangalan na “Viśvātman.”

Word by Word

• nāradaḥ: Nārada
• nāradaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nārada (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• tu: but/indeed
• tu: Sambandha (Discourse particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tu (अव्यय)
• Form: विरोध/विशेषार्थक-निपात (particle: but/indeed)

• antarikṣe: in the sky/atmosphere
• antarikṣe: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: antarikṣa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक-निपात (conjunction)

• jadad-bījam: (unclear) seed
• jadad-bījam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: jadad (प्रातिपदिक; पाठान्तर/अस्पष्ट) + bīja (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; समासार्थ अस्पष्ट; सम्भवतः ‘जगत्-बीजम्’ (seed of the world) इत्यस्य दूषितपाठ

• idam: this
• idam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: idam (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; निर्देश (this)

• gṛṇan: praising/reciting
• gṛṇan: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: gṛ (धातु)
• Form: शतृ-प्रत्ययान्त वर्तमान कृदन्त (present active participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; ‘स्तुवन्/गायन्’

• vajram: Vajra (thunderbolt)
• vajram: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vajra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• indraḥ: Indra
• indraḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: indra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• liṅgam: liṅga
• liṅgam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: liṅga (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• evam: thus
• evam: Kriya-viseshana (Adverb/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: evam (अव्यय)
• Form: प्रकारवाचक-अव्यय (adverb: thus/in this way)

• viśva-ātmānam: the universal Self
• viśva-ātmānam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: viśva (प्रातिपदिक) + ātman (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष—‘विश्वस्य आत्मा’ (soul of the universe)

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक-निपात (conjunction)

• nāma: name
• nāma: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nāman (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; ‘नाम’ (as a name)

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक-निपात (conjunction)

Speaker

Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta) (deduced from Māheśvara-khaṇḍa narration context)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Vajra-liṅga (Indra)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Two-part tableau: Nārada floating in the sky with vīṇā, singing Śiva as ‘Jagad-bīja’; Indra in regal armor worships a brilliant vajra/diamond-like liṅga, chanting ‘Viśvātman’. Lightning motifs and celestial clouds frame the scene.

Characters & Entities

• Nārada
• Indra
• Jagadbīja (Śiva epithet)
• Viśvātman (Śiva epithet)
• Vajra-liṅga

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Great sages and gods approach Śiva through praise and nāma-japa, recognizing him as the cosmic source and universal Self.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No earthly tīrtha is specified; the verse references celestial worship (antarikṣa) and divine exemplars.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Recitation of Śiva epithets (‘Jagadbīja’, ‘Viśvātman’) and liṅga-worship are implied.