Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 140

Devanagari script

अभिलाषाष्टकं पुण्यं स्तोत्रमेतत्त्वयेरितम् । अब्दं त्रिकालपठनात्कामदं शिवसंनिधौ

Transliteration

abhilāṣāṣṭakaṃ puṇyaṃ stotrametattvayeritam | abdaṃ trikālapaṭhanātkāmadaṃ śivasaṃnidhau

Translation

তোমার দ্বারা উচ্চারিত এই পবিত্র স্তোত্র ‘অভিলাষাষ্টক’ নামে প্রসিদ্ধ। শিবের সান্নিধ্যে এক বছর ধরে ত্রিকাল পাঠ করলে এটি কামনা-সিদ্ধিদায়ক হয়।

Word by Word

• अभिलाषाष्टकम्: the octad (set of eight) of desires (hymn)
• अभिलाषाष्टकम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अभिलाष + अष्टक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (अभिलाषस्य अष्टकम्)

• पुण्यम्: meritorious, holy
• पुण्यम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पुण्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन; विशेषणम्

• स्तोत्रम्: hymn
• स्तोत्रम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्तोत्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन

• एतत्: this
• एतत्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: एतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन; सर्वनाम; विशेषणम् (स्तोत्रम्)

• त्वया: by you
• त्वया: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्वद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: उत्तमपुरुष-सर्वनाम, तृतीया (3), एकवचन

• ईरितम्: uttered, proclaimed
• ईरितम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ईर् (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (क्त-प्रत्यय), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन; कर्मणि प्रयोगे ‘उक्तम्/प्रोक्तम्’ अर्थे

• अब्दम्: for a year
• अब्दम्: Kāla-adhikaraṇa (Time/कालाधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अब्द (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2), एकवचन; कालपरिमाणम्

• त्रिकालपठनात्: from recitation at the three times (daily)
• त्रिकालपठनात्: Hetu (Cause/हेतु)
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्रि + काल + पठन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (त्रिषु कालेषु पठनम्)

• कामदम्: wish-granting
• कामदम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कामद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन; विशेषणम् (स्तोत्रम्)

• शिवसंनिधौ: in the presence of Śiva
• शिवसंनिधौ: Adhikarana (Locus/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिव + संनिधि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (शिवस्य संनिधिः)

Speaker

Skanda (deduced: Kāśīkhaṇḍa narrative framing around stotra-phalaśruti)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kāśī (Viśveśvara-sannidhi implied)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A devotee stands before a Śiva-liṅga in Kāśī, reciting a hymn at dawn, noon, and dusk; lamps, bilva leaves, and Gaṅgā’s presence suggest the sanctity of place and time.

Characters & Entities

• Abhilāṣāṣṭaka
• Śiva

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Regular, disciplined recitation in the Lord’s presence transforms devotion into tangible spiritual and worldly fruits.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Śiva-sannidhi in Kāśī—worship and recitation performed before Śiva in the sacred city-context.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Trikāla pāṭha (three-times-daily recitation) of the Abhilāṣāṣṭaka for one full year.