Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 40

Devanagari script

आकल्पांतं रुद्रलोके मोदते रुद्रवत्सुखी । एवंविधफलं लिंगमतो भूयोऽप्यधो न हि

Transliteration

ākalpāṃtaṃ rudraloke modate rudravatsukhī | evaṃvidhaphalaṃ liṃgamato bhūyo'pyadho na hi

Translation

Cho đến tận cuối kiếp, người ấy hoan hỷ trong cõi Rudra, an lạc như chính Rudra. Đó là quả báo của Liṅga như vậy; vì thế, người ấy không còn sa đọa xuống cảnh giới thấp nữa.

Word by Word

• आकल्पान्तम्: until the end of a kalpa
• आकल्पान्तम्: Kaaladhikarana (Temporal extent/काल-अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आ + कल्पान्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; अव्ययीभावार्थे ‘up to the end of a kalpa’ (duration)

• रुद्रलोके: in Rudra’s world
• रुद्रलोके: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रुद्र + लोक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन

• मोदते: rejoices
• मोदते: Kriya (Verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: मुद् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), आत्मनेपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन

• रुद्रवत्: like Rudra
• रुद्रवत्: Sambandha (Comparative/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: रुद्र + वत् (अव्यय/तद्धित)
• Form: अव्यय (उपमानवाचक; ‘like Rudra’)

• सुखी: happy
• सुखी: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सुखिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; कर्तृविशेषण

• एवंविधफलम्: having such a fruit/result
• एवंविधफलम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: एवंविध + फल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; ‘having such a result’ (qualifying ‘लिङ्गम्’)

• लिङ्गम्: liṅga
• लिङ्गम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लिङ्ग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• अतः: therefore
• अतः: Sambandha (Causal/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अतः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (हेतुवाचक/adverb; ‘therefore/from this’)

• भूयः: again/more
• भूयः: Sambandha (Adverbial/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: भूयस्/भूयः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (पुनरुक्ति/degree; ‘again/more’)

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

• अधः: downwards/below
• अधः: Sambandha (Adverbial/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अधः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (दिशावाचक/adverb; ‘down/below’)

• न: not
• न: Sambandha (Negation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (निषेध/negation particle)

• हि: indeed/for
• हि: Sambandha (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (निपात/particle; emphasis/assurance)

Speaker

Narrator (within Māheśvarakhaṇḍa context)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Rudraloka

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Mahāsena (Skanda)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: The devotee ascends to Rudraloka: a luminous realm with Rudra-like bliss; Śiva’s attendants welcome him; below, the cycle of lower births fades away, signifying ‘no falling again’.

Characters & Entities

• Rudra
• Śiva-liṅga

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Devotion expressed through Śiva-liṅga worship leads to enduring joy in Rudra’s realm and prevents spiritual downfall.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

This verse praises the greatness of the Śiva-liṅga itself; no specific tīrtha is explicitly named in the shloka.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

The implied practice is Śiva-liṅga worship/establishment, highlighted through its promised fruit (phala).