Skanda Purana [sanskrit]

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The Skanda-purana verse 7.1.4.6 (Sanskrit text), including grammatical analysis, glossary and relevant print editions. The Skandapurana is one of the largest of the eighteen Mahapuranas, covering over 80,000 shlokas (verses). It is divided into seven large section each covering holy regions detailing their background and legends.

Verse 7.1.4.6

एको ह्यर्चयते लिंगं तपस्यति तथापरः ।
तयोर्मध्ये तु श्रेष्ठो यः सोमेशं च प्रपूजयेत् ॥ ६ ॥

eko hyarcayate liṃgaṃ tapasyati tathāparaḥ |
tayormadhye tu śreṣṭho yaḥ someśaṃ ca prapūjayet || 6 ||

The English translation of Skandapurana Verse 7.1.4.6 is contained in the book The Skanda-Purana by G. V. Tagare. This book is available online or you could buy the latest edition:

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Glossary of Sanskrit terms

Note: This extracts Sanskrit terms and links to English definitions from the glossary, based on an experimental segmentation of verse (7.1.4.6). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Eka, Arcayat, Linga, Tapa, Tapasya, Tapas, Ati, Tatha, Apara, Tad, Madhye, Madhya, Shreshtha, Yah, Soma, Soman, Isha, Ish, Pra,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Skandapurana Verse 7.1.4.6). If the system was successful in segmenting the sentence, you will see of which words it is made up of, generally consisting of Nouns, Pronouns, Verbs, Participles and Indeclinables. Click on the link to show all possible derivations of the word.

  • Line 1: “eko hyarcayate liṃgaṃ tapasyati tathāparaḥ
  • eko* -
  • eka (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • hya -
  • hi (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • arcayate -
  • ṛc -> arcayat (participle, masculine)
    [dative single from √ṛc]
    ṛc -> arcayat (participle, neuter)
    [dative single from √ṛc]
    ṛc -> arcayat (participle, masculine)
    [dative single from √ṛc]
    ṛc -> arcayat (participle, neuter)
    [dative single from √ṛc]
    arcayat (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
    arcayat (noun, feminine)
    [dative single]
    arcayat (noun, neuter)
    [dative single]
    ṛc (verb class 0)
    [present middle third single]
    ṛc (verb class 0)
    [present middle third single]
  • liṅgam -
  • liṅga (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    liṅgā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • tapasya -
  • tapasya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    tapasya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    tapa (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    tapa (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
    tapas (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    tap (verb class 1)
    [present active second single]
  • ati -
  • ati (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    ati (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • tathā -
  • tathā (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tathā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tatha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    tatha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    tathā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • aparaḥ -
  • apara (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “tayormadhye tu śreṣṭho yaḥ someśaṃ ca prapūjayet
  • tayor -
  • ta (noun, masculine)
    [genitive dual], [locative dual]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [genitive dual], [locative dual]
    (noun, feminine)
    [genitive dual], [locative dual]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [genitive dual], [locative dual]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [genitive dual], [locative dual]
    (noun, feminine)
    [genitive dual], [locative dual]
  • madhye -
  • madhye (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    madhya (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    madhya (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    madhyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • tu -
  • tu (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • śreṣṭho* -
  • śreṣṭha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • yaḥ -
  • yaḥ (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    ya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • some -
  • soma (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single], [locative single]
    soma (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    soman (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    somā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • īśam -
  • īśa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    īśa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    īśā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    īś (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • pra -
  • pra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pra (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • pūjayet -
  • pūj (verb class 10)
    [optative active third single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Skandapurana Verse 7.1.4.6

Cover of edition (2016)

Skanda Purana (Hindi Translation)
by S. N. Khandelwal (2016)

(Set of 10 Books) - Chowkhamba Sanskrit Series Office

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Cover of Bengali edition

Skanda Purana in Bengali
by Navabharat Publishers, Kolkata (0)

স্কন্ধ পুরাণম: - (Set of 7 Volumes)

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Preview of verse 7.1.4.6 in Bengali sript:
একো হ্যর্চযতে লিংগং তপস্যতি তথাপরঃ ।
তযোর্মধ্যে তু শ্রেষ্ঠো যঃ সোমেশং চ প্রপূজযেত্ ॥ ৬ ॥

Cover of edition (0)

Skanda Purana in Kannada
by Vandana Book House, Bangalore (0)

ಶ್ರೀ ಸ್ಕಾಂದ ಮಹಾಪುರಣಂ: (Set of 25 Volumes)

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Preview of verse 7.1.4.6 in Kannada sript:
ಏಕೋ ಹ್ಯರ್ಚಯತೇ ಲಿಂಗಂ ತಪಸ್ಯತಿ ತಥಾಪರಃ ।
ತಯೋರ್ಮಧ್ಯೇ ತು ಶ್ರೇಷ್ಠೋ ಯಃ ಸೋಮೇಶಂ ಚ ಪ್ರಪೂಜಯೇತ್ ॥ ೬ ॥

Cover of Gujarati edition

Skanda Mahapurana (Gujarati)
by Sahitya Sangam, Ahemdabad (2017)

સ્કંદ મહાપુરાણ: (Condensed/Summary)

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Preview of verse 7.1.4.6 in Gujarati sript:
એકો હ્યર્ચયતે લિંગં તપસ્યતિ તથાપરઃ ।
તયોર્મધ્યે તુ શ્રેષ્ઠો યઃ સોમેશં ચ પ્રપૂજયેત્ ॥ ૬ ॥

Cover of edition (2015)

Shri Skanda purana (Malayalam)
by M.P. Pillai kaniyanthara (2015)

(Condensed/Summary) - Devi Book Stall, Kodungallur

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Preview of verse 7.1.4.6 in Malayalam sript:
ഏകോ ഹ്യര്ചയതേ ലിംഗം തപസ്യതി തഥാപരഃ ।
തയോര്മധ്യേ തു ശ്രേഷ്ഠോ യഃ സോമേശം ച പ്രപൂജയേത് ॥ ൬ ॥

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