Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 151

Devanagari script

रौप्यजं विश्वदेवाश्च नामापि जगतांपतिम् । वायवो रीतिजं लिंगं शंभुमित्येव नाम च

Transliteration

raupyajaṃ viśvadevāśca nāmāpi jagatāṃpatim | vāyavo rītijaṃ liṃgaṃ śaṃbhumityeva nāma ca

Translation

وِشوَدیوا نے چاندی کے لِنگ کی پوجا کی اور اُس کا نام ‘جگتَام پتی’—جہانوں کا مالک—رکھا۔ وायुؤں نے رِیتی دھات کے آمیزے سے بنے لِنگ کی پوجا کی اور اُسے ‘شمبھو’ کے نام سے پکارا۔

Word by Word

• रौप्यजम्: made of silver
• रौप्यजम्: Visheshana (विशेषण/qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: रौप्य + ज (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया/प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषणम्; पञ्चमी/तृतीया-तत्पुरुषार्थे (रौप्यात् जातम् = made of silver)

• विश्वदेवाः: the Viśvadevas (all-gods)
• विश्वदेवाः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विश्वदेव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (विश्वस्य देवाः = all-gods)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयबोधक

• नाम: named
• नाम: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/labeling)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नाम (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; नामनिर्देशार्थक

• अपि: also
• अपि: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अवधान/समुच्चयार्थक (particle ‘also/even’)

• जगताम्: of the worlds
• जगताम्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/possessor)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जगत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/6th), बहुवचन

• पतिम्: lord
• पतिम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• वायवः: the Vāyus (wind-gods)
• वायवः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वायु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• रीतिजम्: cast/formed (by a process)
• रीतिजम्: Visheshana (विशेषण/qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: रीति + ज (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषणम्; (रीत्या जातम् = produced by method/‘cast’)

• लिङ्गम्: liṅga
• लिङ्गम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लिङ्ग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• शम्भुम्: Śambhu (Śiva)
• शम्भुम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शम्भु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• इति: thus
• इति: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/quotative)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; उद्धरणसमाप्त्यर्थक

• एव: indeed
• एव: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/emphasis)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अवधारणार्थक (emphatic ‘indeed/just’)

• नाम: named
• नाम: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/labeling)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नाम (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; नामनिर्देशार्थक

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयबोधक

Speaker

Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta), per Māheśvarakhaṇḍa default attribution

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A chorus-like assembly: Viśvedevas in orderly rows worship a bright silver liṅga; Vāyu-deities, airy and translucent, circle an alloy liṅga as wind stirs garlands; the sanctum feels cool, resonant, and auspicious.

Characters & Entities

• Viśvedevas
• Vāyus
• Śiva
• Jagatāṃpati
• Śambhu

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Śiva is approached through many forms and names; sincere devotion (nāma) sanctifies the worship regardless of the material form of the liṅga.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No single tīrtha is named in this verse; it emphasizes the broader Purāṇic tradition of liṅga-worship by divine hosts.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Naming/chanting (nāma-japa) of Śiva—specifically as ‘Jagatāṃpati’ and ‘Śambhu’—in connection with worship of particular liṅga-forms.