Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 27

Devanagari script

आषाढिनार्चितं लिंगमाषाढीश्वरसंज्ञकम् । दृष्ट्वाषाढयां नरो भक्त्या सर्वैः पापैः प्रमुच्यते

Transliteration

āṣāḍhinārcitaṃ liṃgamāṣāḍhīśvarasaṃjñakam | dṛṣṭvāṣāḍhayāṃ naro bhaktyā sarvaiḥ pāpaiḥ pramucyate

Translation

Im Monat Āṣāḍha wird der Mensch, der in Hingabe den Liṅga schaut, der Āṣāḍhīśvara heißt und von Āṣāḍhin verehrt wurde, von allen Sünden befreit.

Word by Word

• आषाढिना: by Āṣāḍhin (a devotee/name)
• आषाढिना: Karana (Agent-instrument in passive/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आषाढिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), एकवचन

• अर्चितम्: worshipped
• अर्चितम्: Visheshana (Adjective/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अर्च् (धातु)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (PPP) विशेषणम् (qualifying लिङ्गम्)

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

• आषाढीश्वरसंज्ञकम्: named ‘Āṣāḍhīśvara’
• आषाढीश्वरसंज्ञकम्: Visheshana (Adjective/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: आषाढी-ईश्वर-संज्ञक (प्रातिपदिक; आषाढी + ईश्वर + संज्ञक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन; विशेषणम् (qualifying लिङ्गम्)

• दृष्ट्वा: having seen
• दृष्ट्वा: Purvakala-kriya (Prior action/पूर्वक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दृश् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund), पूर्वकाल (having seen)

• आषाढ्याम्: in (the month of) Āṣāḍhā
• आषाढ्याम्: Adhikarana (Time-locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आषाढी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन; कालवाचक (in the month Āṣāḍhā)

• नरः: a man
• नरः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन

• भक्त्या: with devotion
• भक्त्या: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भक्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), एकवचन

• सर्वैः: all
• सर्वैः: Visheshana (Adjective/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), बहुवचन; विशेषणम् (qualifying पापैः)

• पापैः: from sins
• पापैः: Apadana (Separation sense/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पाप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), बहुवचन; वियोगार्थे (instrumental of separation: from sins)

• प्रमुच्यते: is completely freed
• प्रमुच्यते: Kriya (Verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र + मुच् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; आत्मनेपद; कर्मणि प्रयोग (passive)

Speaker

Skanda (deduced: Kāśīkhaṇḍa context, typically Skanda instructing Agastya)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Āṣāḍhīśvara

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Monsoon-season Kāśī: clouds and fresh greenery; pilgrims with umbrellas and wet garments approach the Āṣāḍhīśvara shrine, offering bilva and water, emphasizing the sanctity of Āṣāḍha.

Characters & Entities

• Āṣāḍhīśvara
• Āṣāḍhin
• Āṣāḍha (month)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Time (the sacred month) and place (Kāśī) together intensify merit; devotion during auspicious periods yields deep purification.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The Āṣāḍhīśvara Liṅga in Kāśī, associated with the devotee Āṣāḍhin.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Darśana of Āṣāḍhīśvara specifically in the month of Āṣāḍha, performed with bhakti.