Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 71

Devanagari script

यच्चर्चितेषु लिंगेषु सर्वेषु स्यात्फलं च तत् । आरोग्यं पुत्रलाभं च धनलाभं सुखंसुतम्

Transliteration

yaccarciteṣu liṃgeṣu sarveṣu syātphalaṃ ca tat | ārogyaṃ putralābhaṃ ca dhanalābhaṃ sukhaṃsutam

Translation

تمام معزز لِنگوں کی پوجا سے جو پھل ملتا ہے، وہی یہاں حاصل ہوتا ہے—صحت، اولادِ نر کا حصول، دولت کا حصول اور خوشی، اے بیٹے۔

Word by Word

• यत्: that which
• यत्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Relative pronoun

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

• अर्चितेषु: in (those) worshipped
• अर्चितेषु: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अर्चित (कृदन्त; √अर्च्)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; Past passive participle used adjectivally, locative plural

• लिङ्गेषु: in the liṅgas
• लिङ्गेषु: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लिङ्ग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; Locative plural

• सर्वेषु: in all
• सर्वेषु: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; Locative plural

• स्यात्: would be
• स्यात्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √अस् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; would be

• फलम्: fruit/result
• फलम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: फल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Nominative/accusative singular

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

• तत्: that
• तत्: Anuyogi (Correlative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Demonstrative pronoun

• आरोग्यम्: health
• आरोग्यम्: Karta (Predicate nominal)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आरोग्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Nominative/accusative singular

• पुत्रलाभम्: gain of a son
• पुत्रलाभम्: Karta (Predicate nominal)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुत्र + लाभ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; (पुत्रस्य लाभः) nominative/accusative singular

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

• धनलाभम्: gain of wealth
• धनलाभम्: Karta (Predicate nominal)
• Type: Noun
• Root: धन + लाभ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; (धनस्य लाभः) nominative/accusative singular

• सुखम्: happiness
• सुखम्: Karta (Predicate nominal)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुख (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Nominative/accusative singular

• सुतम्: a son
• सुतम्: Karta (Predicate nominal)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Nominative/accusative singular

Speaker

Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta) to the sages

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kumāreśvara

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: ‘Suta’ (son)—the addressed interlocutor

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A radiant liṅga adorned with bilva leaves and garlands; four symbolic offerings appear as icons—medicine pot (health), cradle (son), treasure pot (wealth), and a harmonious household scene (happiness).

Characters & Entities

• liṅga
• ārogya
• putralābha
• dhanalābha

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

The tīrtha-liṅga is presented as a spiritually complete focus of worship, granting both worldly welfare and dharmic merit.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Kumāreśvara and its liṅga-worship, within the chapter’s tīrtha-māhātmya frame.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Arcana (worship) of the liṅga, with stated fruits such as health, offspring, wealth, and happiness.