Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 82

Devanagari script

तपोधनोपि तं दृष्ट्वा महाश्चर्यं घटोद्भव । कपर्दीश्वरमाराध्य कालान्निर्वाणमाप्तवान्

Transliteration

tapodhanopi taṃ dṛṣṭvā mahāścaryaṃ ghaṭodbhava | kapardīśvaramārādhya kālānnirvāṇamāptavān

Translation

হে ঘটোদ্ভৱ অগস্ত্য! সেই তপোধনেও সেই মহা আশ্চৰ্য দেখি কপৰ্ডীশ্বৰক আৰাধনা কৰিলে; আৰু কালক্ৰমে তেওঁ নিৰ্বাণ, অৰ্থাৎ চূড়ান্ত মুক্তি, লাভ কৰিলে।

Word by Word

• तपोधनः: the ascetic
• तपोधनः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तपोधन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन

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

• तम्: him
• तम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन

• दृष्ट्वा: having seen
• दृष्ट्वा: Kriya (पूर्वक्रिया/Adverbial action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दृश् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्यय (gerund/absolutive); ‘having seen’

• महा-आश्चर्यम्: a great wonder
• महा-आश्चर्यम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महा (प्रातिपदिक) + आश्चर्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन

• घटोद्भव: O Ghaṭodbhava (Agastya)
• घटोद्भव: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: घटोद्भव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8th/सम्बोधन), एकवचन

• कपर्दीश्वरम्: Kapardīśvara (Śiva)
• कपर्दीश्वरम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कपर्दीश्वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन

• आराध्य: having worshipped
• आराध्य: Kriya (पूर्वक्रिया/Adverbial action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ + राध् (धातु)
• Form: ल्यप्/क्त्वान्त-समकक्ष अव्यय (gerund); ‘having worshipped/propitiated’

• कालात्: in due course / after some time
• कालात्: Apadana (Source/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: काल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5th/पञ्चमी), एकवचन; अपादान (from/after time)

• निर्वाणम्: liberation (nirvāṇa)
• निर्वाणम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: निर्वाण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन

• आप्तवान्: attained
• आप्तवान्: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आप् (धातु)
• Form: क्तवतु-प्रत्ययान्त (past active participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

Speaker

Skanda

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kapardīśvara

Type: temple

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Agastya (ghaṭodbhava)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: An austere sage, after witnessing a great marvel, stands before Kapardīśvara liṅga, offering worship; the scene subtly shifts to a serene, timeless aura indicating eventual nirvāṇa.

Characters & Entities

• Agastya (Ghaṭodbhava)
• Kapardīśvara (Śiva)
• Nirvāṇa
• Tapodhana

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Even the accomplished ascetic perfects his path through Śiva-bhakti, culminating in liberation.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Kapardīśvara connected with the Piśācamocana tīrtha setting in Kāśī.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Ārādhana (devotional worship/propitiation) of Kapardīśvara leading to ultimate release.