Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 64

Devanagari script

त्वयेदं स्थापितं लिंगं सर्वेषां बुद्धिदायकम् । दुर्बुद्धिहरणं सौम्य त्वल्लोकवसतिप्रदम्

Transliteration

tvayedaṃ sthāpitaṃ liṃgaṃ sarveṣāṃ buddhidāyakam | durbuddhiharaṇaṃ saumya tvallokavasatipradam

Translation

Dieser Liṅga ist von dir errichtet; er schenkt allen Weisheit. O Sanftmütiger, er nimmt falsches Verstehen hinweg und gewährt Aufenthalt in deiner eigenen Welt.

Word by Word

• त्वया: by you
• त्वया: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम (pronoun), उत्तमपुरुषवाचक (2nd person), त्रिलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), एकवचन (Singular)

• इदम्: this
• इदम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इदम् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम (pronoun), नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Nom./Acc. 1st/2nd), एकवचन (Singular)

• स्थापितम्: placed/established
• स्थापितम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्था (धातु) + णिच् causative; क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: कृदन्त (past passive participle), क्त-प्रत्ययान्त; नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; कर्मणि-भाव (passive sense)

• लिङ्गम्: liṅga (Śiva-emblem)
• लिङ्गम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लिङ्ग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular)

• सर्वेषाम्: of all
• सर्वेषाम्: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Masculine/Neuter), षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/6th), बहुवचन (Plural)

• बुद्धिदायकम्: giver of intelligence
• बुद्धिदायकम्: Visheshana (Adjective/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: बुद्धि (प्रातिपदिक) + दायक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (genitive determinative): बुद्धेः दायकः; नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन (agreeing with लिङ्गम्)

• दुर्बुद्धिहरणम्: remover of bad intellect
• दुर्बुद्धिहरणम्: Visheshana (Adjective/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दुर् (अव्यय-उपसर्ग) + बुद्धि (प्रातिपदिक) + हरण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: उपपद-तत्पुरुष/षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: दुर्बुद्धेः हरणम्; नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन (agreeing with लिङ्गम्)

• सौम्य: O gentle one
• सौम्य: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सौम्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), सम्बोधन-विभक्ति (Vocative/8th), एकवचन (Singular)

• त्वत्-लोक-वसति-प्रदम्: granting residence in your world
• त्वत्-लोक-वसति-प्रदम्: Visheshana (Adjective/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: त्वत् (प्रातिपदिक) + लोक (प्रातिपदिक) + वसति (प्रातिपदिक) + प्रद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: त्वत्-लोके वसतिः यस्य/या दत्ते तत्; नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन (agreeing with लिङ्गम्)

Speaker

Śiva (Śaṃbhu)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Budheśvara (Kāśī)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Pilgrimage-inquirer within Kāśīkhaṇḍa frame (traditional: sages/devotees hearing Kāśī-māhātmya)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A serene Kāśī shrine where Budha establishes or venerates a liṅga; Śiva’s presence is felt as a luminous blessing that clears mental darkness, symbolized by a halo or lamp-flame over the devotee’s brow.

Characters & Entities

• Śiva
• Budha
• Budheśvara
• Kāśī (Vārāṇasī)
• Liṅga

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Devotion expressed through establishing a Śiva-liṅga purifies the intellect and leads the devotee toward higher divine realms.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Budheśvara-liṅga in Kāśī (Vārāṇasī), praised for granting wisdom and auspicious destiny.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

The act implied is pratiṣṭhā (establishing) of a liṅga; the fruit described is removal of durbuddhi and attainment of the devotee’s desired realm.