Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 171

Devanagari script

तेजोमयं च ऋक्षाणि भगं नाम च भास्वरम् । किंनरा धातुलिंगं च सुदीप्तमिति नाम च

Transliteration

tejomayaṃ ca ṛkṣāṇi bhagaṃ nāma ca bhāsvaram | kiṃnarā dhātuliṃgaṃ ca sudīptamiti nāma ca

Translation

Ṛkṣas（天界众生）以纯净光辉造作林伽，号称“Bhaga”（光耀者）。Kiṃnaras（紧那罗）以矿石/金属造作林伽，名闻为“Sudīpta”（炽然辉煌者）。

Word by Word

• tejomayam: made of radiance
• tejomayam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: tejas (प्रातिपदिक) + maya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष (tejasā mayam = consisting of radiance)

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

• ṛkṣāṇi: bears/ṛkṣas (a class of beings)
• ṛkṣāṇi: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ṛkṣa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन

• bhagam: Bhaga (name)
• bhagam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhaga (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; संज्ञा (name)

• nāma: name
• nāma: Sambandha (Apposition/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nāman (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन; नामशब्दः

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

• bhāsvaram: shining
• bhāsvaram: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: bhāsvara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• kiṃnarāḥ: Kiṃnaras
• kiṃnarāḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kiṃnara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन

• dhātu-liṅgam: the dhātu-liṅga
• dhātu-liṅgam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dhātu (प्रातिपदिक) + liṅga (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (dhātoḥ liṅgam)

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

• sudīptam-iti: “Sudīpta” (thus)
• sudīptam-iti: Viśeṣaṇa (Name/संज्ञा-निर्देश)
• Type: Noun
• Root: su (उपसर्ग/अव्यय) + dīpta (कृदन्त; √dīp/दीप्, क्त) + iti (अव्यय)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (well-kindled/very bright) + इति नामनिर्देश

• nāma: name
• nāma: Sambandha (Apposition/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nāman (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन; नामशब्दः

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

Speaker

Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta) addressing the sages (deduced from Māheśvarakhaṇḍa context)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Ṛkṣas present a blazing, aura-filled liṅga named ‘Bhaga’ (luminous); Kiṃnaras, musical celestial beings, install a gleaming metallic/mineral liṅga named ‘Sudīpta,’ sparks and reflections dancing around it.

Characters & Entities

• Ṛkṣas
• Bhaga
• Kiṃnaras
• Sudīpta
• Śiva (implied by liṅga)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

All beings—celestial and earthly—can consecrate Śiva through diverse forms; devotion sanctifies every material into a Liṅga.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No single tirtha is named in this verse; it contributes to the wider Māhātmya of Śiva-liṅga manifestations in this chapter.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No explicit rite is stated; the emphasis is on recognized names/forms suitable for worship and remembrance.