Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 27

Devanagari script

दिनैः कतिपयैरेव सर्वज्ञोपि समेष्यति । विना काशीं न रमते यतोऽन्यत्र त्रिलोचनः

Transliteration

dinaiḥ katipayaireva sarvajñopi sameṣyati | vinā kāśīṃ na ramate yato'nyatra trilocanaḥ

Translation

في بضعة أيام فقط، حتى العليم بكل شيء ينتهي إلى هذا الحكم: من دون كاشي لا يطيب له المقام، لأن ربَّ العيون الثلاث (شيفا) لا يجد فرحًا في غيرها.

Word by Word

• दिनैः: by days; in days
• दिनैः: Karaṇa (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दिन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचन

• कतिपयैः: by a few
• कतिपयैः: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कतिपय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचन; विशेषण (दिनैः)

• एव: indeed; just
• एव: Sambandha/Emphasis (निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle), अव्यय; अवधानार्थक (emphasis)

• सर्वज्ञः: the omniscient one
• सर्वज्ञः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्वज्ञ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• अपि: also; even
• अपि: Sambandha/Particle (निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle), अव्यय; समुच्चय/अपेक्षार्थक (also/even)

• समेष्यति: will come/arrive
• समेष्यति: Kriyā (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम्-इ (धातु)
• Form: लृट्-लकार (Simple Future), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन

• विना: without
• विना: Apādāna/Relation (वियोग)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: विना (अव्यय)
• Form: उपसर्गसदृश-अव्यय/पूर्वपद (preposition), वियोगार्थक (without); द्वितीयां अपेक्षते

• काशीम्: Kāśī
• काशीम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: काशी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• न: not
• न: Negation (निषेध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेध-निपात (negation particle)

• रमते: delights; takes pleasure
• रमते: Kriyā (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: रम् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), आत्मनेपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन

• यतः: because
• यतः: Hetu (Cause/हेतु)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यतः (अव्यय)
• Form: सम्बन्ध-अव्यय (conjunction/adverb), हेत्वर्थक (because/for)

• अन्यत्र: elsewhere
• अन्यत्र: Adhikaraṇa (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अन्यत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: देश/स्थानवाचक-अव्यय (locative adverb)

• त्रिलोचनः: Trilocana (the three-eyed one, Śiva)
• त्रिलोचनः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्रि + लोचन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (त्रयः लोचनानि यस्य/three-eyed)

Speaker

Narrative voice (context: Skanda-Purāṇa Kāśī-māhātmya)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kāśī (Avimukta-kṣetra)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Śiva (Trilocana) inwardly concluding that he finds no joy outside Kāśī; the city suggested as luminous, timeless, and intimate to the Lord.

Characters & Entities

• Kāśī
• Trilocana (Śiva)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Kāśī is portrayed as Śiva’s uniquely cherished abode, emphasizing the exceptional sanctity (māhātmya) of the place.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Kāśī (Vārāṇasī), the supreme Śaiva kṣetra in the Skanda Purāṇa’s sacred geography.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No explicit ritual is prescribed here; the verse primarily declares Kāśī’s unmatched spiritual status for Śiva.