Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 8

Devanagari script

संति लिंगान्यनेकानि ममानंदवने प्रिये । परं त्वया यथा पृष्टं यथावत्तद्ब्रवीमि ते

Transliteration

saṃti liṃgānyanekāni mamānaṃdavane priye | paraṃ tvayā yathā pṛṣṭaṃ yathāvattadbravīmi te

Translation

হে প্রিয়ে! আমার আনন্দবনে বহু লিঙ্গ আছে; কিন্তু তুমি যেমন জিজ্ঞাসা করেছ, তেমনই আমি তোমাকে সেই বিষয়টি যথাযথভাবে বলছি।

Word by Word

• सन्ति: are / exist
• सन्ति: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अस् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), बहुवचन

• लिङ्गानि: liṅgas
• लिङ्गानि: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लिङ्ग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन

• अनेकानि: many
• अनेकानि: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अनेक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; लिङ्गानि इति विशेषणम्

• मम: my
• मम: Sambandha (Possessor/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन

• आनन्दवने: in (my) Ānandavana
• आनन्दवने: Adhikarana (Locus/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आनन्द (प्रातिपदिक) + वन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः: आनन्दस्य वनम्

• प्रिये: O beloved
• प्रिये: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रिय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, संबोधन (Vocative), एकवचन

• परम्: however
• परम्: Sambandha (Discourse marker/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: परम् (अव्यय/विशेषण)
• Form: अव्यय; विशेषार्थे (adverbial ‘however/indeed’)

• त्वया: by you
• त्वया: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• यथा: as
• यथा: Sambandha (Manner/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; प्रकारवाचक (adverb ‘as/how’)

• पृष्टम्: asked
• पृष्टम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्रच्छ् (धातु) + त (कृत्)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त, नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन

• यथावत्: properly / in due manner
• यथावत्: Sambandha (Manner/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यथावत् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; यथार्थ/सम्यक् अर्थे (adverb ‘properly’)

• तत्: that
• तत्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• ब्रवीमि: I tell
• ब्रवीमि: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ब्रू (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), उत्तमपुरुष (1st person), एकवचन; परस्मैपदी

• ते: to you
• ते: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: चतुर्थी (4th/Dative), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

Speaker

Śiva (Devadeva)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Ānandavana (Kāśī)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Umā (Pārvatī)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A panoramic hint of numerous liṅga shrines scattered through the sacred grove, while Śiva turns to disclose one particular matter with exactness to Umā.

Characters & Entities

• Ānandavana/Ānandakānana
• Liṅga
• Umā (implied)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Among many sacred manifestations, a specific shrine’s greatness is clarified through precise scriptural narration.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Ānandavana/Ānandakānana within Kāśī, presented as a land filled with numerous Liṅgas.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No direct prescription; it introduces a forthcoming, authoritative description of a particular Liṅga.