Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 146

Devanagari script

सनकाद्यैश्च तल्लिंगं पूज्याजयुर्जगद्गतिम् । दर्भांकुरमयं सप्त मुनयो विश्वयोनिकम्

Transliteration

sanakādyaiśca talliṃgaṃ pūjyājayurjagadgatim | darbhāṃkuramayaṃ sapta munayo viśvayonikam

Translation

سنک وغیرہ نے اس لِنگ کی پوجا کی اور جگت کی پرم گتی (اعلیٰ ترین منزل) کو پا لیا۔ سات رشیوں نے دربھہ گھاس کے انکروں سے بنے ‘وشویونک’ لِنگ کی بھی عبادت کی۔

Word by Word

• sanaka-ādyaiḥ: by Sanaka and others
• sanaka-ādyaiḥ: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sanaka (प्रातिपदिक) + ādi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचन; ‘सनकादि’ (Sanaka and others)

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

• tat-liṅgam: that liṅga
• tat-liṅgam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) + liṅga (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष—‘तस्य लिङ्गम्’

• pūjya: having worshipped
• pūjya: Kriya-viseshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pūj (धातु)
• Form: ल्यप्/तुमुन्-सम्भाव्य; अत्र ‘पूज्य’ = क्तव्यत्/ल्यप्-प्रायः, क्रियाविशेषणार्थे ‘पूज्य’ (having worshipped / after worshipping)

• ājayuḥ: they attained/conquered
• ājayuḥ: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ji (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), बहुवचन; परस्मैपद; उपसर्ग ‘आ-’ (आजयुः = they conquered/attained)

• jagat-gatim: the world’s goal/path
• jagat-gatim: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: jagat (प्रातिपदिक) + gati (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष—‘जगतः गतिम्’ (the course/goal of the world)

• darbha-aṅkura-mayam: made of darbha sprouts
• darbha-aṅkura-mayam: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: darbha (प्रातिपदिक) + aṅkura (प्रातिपदिक) + maya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; तत्पुरुष—‘दर्भाङ्कुरैः मयम्’ (made of darbha sprouts)

• sapta: seven
• sapta: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sapta (संख्या-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययवत् संख्या; अत्र ‘मुनयः’ इत्यस्य विशेषण (seven)

• munayaḥ: sages
• munayaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: muni (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन

• viśva-yonikam: the source of the universe
• viśva-yonikam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: viśva (प्रातिपदिक) + yoni (प्रातिपदिक) + ka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष—‘विश्वस्य योनिः’ (having the universe as source/origin)

Speaker

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

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Viśvayonika-liṅga

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Sanaka and other Kumāras worship a liṅga with serene detachment; nearby, the seven sages venerate a unique liṅga formed from fresh darbha sprouts, labeled ‘Viśvayonika’. The scene emphasizes austerity and sacred simplicity.

Characters & Entities

• Sanaka
• Saptaṛṣi (seven sages)
• Darbha
• Viśvayonika (Śiva epithet/liṅga-name)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Even simple, pure materials like darbha can support profound worship; sincere liṅga-pūjā leads to the highest destiny.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No definite tīrtha is named in this verse; it highlights exemplary worshippers and liṅga-names.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Liṅga-pūjā is praised, including symbolic/temporary liṅgas fashioned from darbha sprouts.