Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 15

Devanagari script

आनंदकानने लिंगं प्रणतं यैस्त्रिविष्टपम् । त्रिलोचनस्य नामापि यैः श्रुतं शुद्धबुद्धिभिः

Transliteration

ānaṃdakānane liṃgaṃ praṇataṃ yaistriviṣṭapam | trilocanasya nāmāpi yaiḥ śrutaṃ śuddhabuddhibhiḥ

Translation

Jene mit reinem Geist, die sich im Ānandakānana vor dem Liṅga von Triviṣṭapa verneigt haben, und jene, die auch nur den Namen Trilocanas vernommen haben—(sie sind in besonderer Weise gesegnet).

Word by Word

• आनंदकानने: in the grove called Ānandakānana
• आनंदकानने: Adhikaraṇa (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आनन्द (प्रातिपदिक) + कानन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष समास (आनन्दस्य काननम्), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन

• लिंगम्: the liṅga
• लिंगम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लिङ्ग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• प्रणतम्: bowed to; saluted
• प्रणतम्: Karma (Object qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्र-नम् (धातु) → प्रणत (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त भूतकर्मणि/भूतकृत (past passive participle), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; विशेषणम् (लिङ्गम्)

• यैः: by whom; by those who
• यैः: Karta (Agent—by whom)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचन; सम्बन्धे/कर्तरि प्रयोगः

• त्रिविष्टपम्: Triviṣṭapa (heaven)
• त्रिविष्टपम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्रिविष्टप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• त्रिलोचनस्य: of Trilocana (the three-eyed one, Śiva)
• त्रिलोचनस्य: Sambandha (Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्रि (प्रातिपदिक) + लोचन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: द्विगु-समास (त्रि+लोचन), पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन

• नाम: name
• नाम: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नामन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• अपि: even
• अपि: Sambandha (Emphasis particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (particle), अपि = even/also

• यैः: by whom; by those who
• यैः: Karta (Agent—by whom)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचन

• श्रुतम्: heard
• श्रुतम्: Karma (Object—heard)
• Type: Verb
• Root: श्रु (धातु) → श्रुत (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त भूतकर्मणि (past passive participle) नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; कर्मणि प्रयोगः (नाम श्रुतम्)

• शुद्धबुद्धिभिः: by pure-minded people
• शुद्धबुद्धिभिः: Karta (Agent—by pure-minded ones)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शुद्ध (प्रातिपदिक) + बुद्धि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कर्मधारय-समास (शुद्धा बुद्धिः येषाम्), पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचन

Speaker

Skanda (deduced: Kāśī Khaṇḍa context, Skanda to Agastya)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Ānandakānana; Triviṣṭapa Liṅga

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: null

Visual Art Cues

Scene: In a lush sacred grove, devotees bow before the Triviṣṭapa liṅga; a teacher recites ‘Trilocana’ to attentive listeners, suggesting that even hearing the name sanctifies.

Characters & Entities

• Ānandakānana
• Triviṣṭapa Liṅga
• Trilocana (name)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

In Kāśī, even small acts—bowing and name-hearing—are exalted as powerful forms of devotion when done with purified intent.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Ānandakānana (the blissful sacred grove/forest of Kāśī) featuring the Triviṣṭapa Liṅga and the fame of Trilocana.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Praṇāma (bowing) to the Liṅga and nāma-śravaṇa (hearing the sacred name) are highlighted.