Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 100

Devanagari script

तत्र सिद्धीश्वरं लिंगं महासिद्धिसमर्पकम् । तत्रैव मंडलेशश्च मंडलेशपदप्रदः

Transliteration

tatra siddhīśvaraṃ liṃgaṃ mahāsiddhisamarpakam | tatraiva maṃḍaleśaśca maṃḍaleśapadapradaḥ

Translation

Dort ist der Liṅga namens Siddhīśvara, der große Siddhis, erhabene geistige Vollkommenheiten, verleiht. Dort ist auch Maṇḍaleśa, der Rang und Zustand eines „Maṇḍaleśa“ gewährt.

Word by Word

• tatra: there
• tatra: Adhikarana (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatra (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्ययम्; देशवाचक

• siddhīśvaram: Siddhīśvara
• siddhīśvaram: Sambandha (Qualifier/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: siddhi (प्रातिपदिक) + īśvara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समासः तत्पुरुषः; नपुंसकलिङ्गे, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचनम्; विशेषणवत् (liṅgam)

• liṅgam: liṅga
• liṅgam: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: liṅga (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचनम्

• mahā: great
• mahā: Sambandha (Qualifier/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: mahā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्गे; समासपूर्वपद (in compound)

• siddhi: success; siddhi
• siddhi: Sambandha (Qualifier/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: siddhi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्गे; समासपूर्वपद (in compound)

• samarpakam: bestowing/offering
• samarpakam: Karta (Subject-complement/कर्ता-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sam-arpaka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचनम्; विशेषणम् (liṅgam)

• tatra: there
• tatra: Adhikarana (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatra (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्ययम्; देशवाचक

• eva: indeed/just
• eva: Sambandha (Emphasis/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्ययम्; अवधारणार्थक-निपात (emphatic particle)

• maṃḍaleśaḥ: Maṇḍaleśa
• maṃḍaleśaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: maṃḍala (प्रातिपदिक) + īśa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समासः तत्पुरुषः; पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचनम्; नाम

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्ययम्; समुच्चयार्थक-निपात

• maṃḍaleśa: Maṇḍaleśa
• maṃḍaleśa: Sambandha (Qualifier/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: maṃḍaleśa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे; समासपूर्वपद (in compound)

• pada: status/position
• pada: Sambandha (Qualifier/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pada (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे; समासमध्यपद (in compound)

• pradaḥ: giver/bestower
• pradaḥ: Karta (Subject-complement/कर्ता-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: pra-da (धातु) + a (ण्वुल्/कर्तरि) → prada (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचनम्; विशेषणम् (maṃḍaleśaḥ)

Speaker

Skanda

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Siddhīśvara; Maṇḍaleśa

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A yogin-pilgrim performs abhiṣeka at Siddhīśvara as subtle siddhi symbols (aura, lotus, rising light) appear; nearby, Maṇḍaleśa shrine shows a ceremonial staff and a circle-maṇḍala motif, indicating bestowed rank.

Characters & Entities

• Siddhīśvara
• Maṇḍaleśa
• Kāśī (Vārāṇasī)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Kāśī’s Śiva-liṅgas are portrayed as direct sources of siddhi and spiritual authority when approached with devotion.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Siddhīśvara-liṅga and Maṇḍaleśa-liṅga in Kāśī.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No detailed rite is specified; the verse highlights the phala (fruit) of approaching and venerating these liṅgas.