Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 12

Devanagari script

श्रीमहादेव उवाच । मम यः स्थापयेल्लिंगं शुभं सद्म च कारयेत् । मल्लोके वसतेऽसौ च वावच्चंद्रदिवाकरौ

Transliteration

śrīmahādeva uvāca | mama yaḥ sthāpayelliṃgaṃ śubhaṃ sadma ca kārayet | malloke vasate'sau ca vāvaccaṃdradivākarau

Translation

Śrī Mahādeva phán: “Ai thiết lập liṅga của Ta và khiến xây dựng một ngôi đền cát tường, người ấy sẽ an trú trong cõi của Ta chừng nào trăng và mặt trời còn tồn tại.”

Word by Word

• śrī-mahādevaḥ: Śrī Mahādeva
• śrī-mahādevaḥ: Karta (Speaker)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śrī (प्रातिपदिक) + mahādeva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; कर्मधारयः (श्रीमान् महादेवः)

• uvāca: said
• uvāca: Kriya (Action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √vac (वच् धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्

• mama: my
• mama: Sambandha (Possessor)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन; उत्तमपुरुष-सर्वनाम

• yaḥ: whoever
• yaḥ: Karta (Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; सम्बन्धवाचक सर्वनाम (relative)

• sthāpayet: should स्थापित/establish
• sthāpayet: Kriya (Action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √sthā (स्था धातु) [णिच् causative: sthāpaya-]
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्; णिच् (causative)

• liṅgam: a liṅga
• liṅgam: Karma (Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: liṅga (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• śubham: auspicious
• śubham: Visheshana (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: śubha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषणम् (liṅgam)

• sadmā: a dwelling/temple
• sadmā: Karma (Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sadman (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; रूपम् ‘सद्म’ (house/abode)

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयार्थक (conjunction)

• kārayet: should cause to be made/build
• kārayet: Kriya (Action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √kṛ (कृ धातु) [णिच् causative: kāraya-]
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्; णिच् (causative)

• mat-loke: in my world
• mat-loke: Adhikarana (Location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) + loka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (मम लोकः)

• vasate: dwells
• vasate: Kriya (Action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √vas (वस् धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; आत्मनेपदम्

• asau: that person
• asau: Karta (Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: adas (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; निर्देशवाचक सर्वनाम

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयार्थक

• yāvat: as long as
• yāvat: Adhikarana (Time extent)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: yāvat (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; परिमाण/कालवाचक (as long as)

• caṃdra-divākarau: the moon and the sun
• caṃdra-divākarau: Karta (Subject of subordinate time clause)
• Type: Noun
• Root: caṃdra (प्रातिपदिक) + divākara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, द्विवचन; इतरेतर-द्वन्द्वः

Speaker

Śiva (Mahādeva)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Skanda

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Mahādeva speaks as a divine teacher, blessing a patron installing a liṅga and commissioning a bright, auspicious shrine; celestial bodies (sun and moon) appear as witnesses to the vow’s duration.

Characters & Entities

• Mahādeva (Śiva)
• Śiva-liṅga
• Moon
• Sun

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Supporting enduring public worship—by installing the liṅga and building a shrine—creates lasting merit and a lofty posthumous destiny.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The statement functions as a general phalaśruti attached to the liṅga of this adhyāya; it is applicable to Śiva-liṅga sites broadly.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Liṅga-sthāpana (installation) and sadma/mandira-karaṇa (constructing a shrine/temple) dedicated to Śiva.