Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 68

Devanagari script

त्रिलोचनं पूजयित्वा प्रातः स्नात्वापि तत्र वै । पुनर्लिंगं समभ्यर्च्य दत्त्वा धर्मघटानपि

Transliteration

trilocanaṃ pūjayitvā prātaḥ snātvāpi tatra vai | punarliṃgaṃ samabhyarcya dattvā dharmaghaṭānapi

Translation

Having worshipped Trilocana and bathed there again at dawn, one should once more duly adore the Liṅga and also bestow dharma-ghaṭas—pots given in charity.

Word by Word

• त्रिलोचनम्: Trilocana (Śiva)
• त्रिलोचनम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tri + locana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), एकवचन

• पूजयित्वा: having worshipped
• पूजयित्वा: Purvakala (Absolutive/पूर्वक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pūj (धातु) → pūjayitvā (कृदन्त, त्वा)
• Form: क्त्वा/त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्ययभाव-कृदन्त (gerund), पूर्वकाल (having worshipped)

• प्रातः: in the morning
• प्रातः: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: prātaḥ (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (temporal adverb: in the morning)

• स्नात्वा: having bathed
• स्नात्वा: Purvakala (Absolutive/पूर्वक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: snā (धातु) → snātvā (कृदन्त, त्वा)
• Form: क्त्वा/त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्ययभाव-कृदन्त (gerund), पूर्वकाल (having bathed)

• अपि: also
• अपि: Emphasis (Particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: api (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle: also/even)

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatra (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्यय (locative adverb: there)

• वै: indeed
• वै: Discourse particle
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: vai (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle: indeed)

• पुनः: again
• पुनः: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: punaḥ (अव्यय)
• Form: पुनरावृत्ति-वाचक-अव्यय (adverb: again)

• लिङ्गम्: the liṅga
• लिङ्गम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: liṅga (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• समभ्यर्च्य: having worshipped (again)
• समभ्यर्च्य: Purvakala (Absolutive/पूर्वक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: sam-abhi-arc (धातु) → samabhyarcya (कृदन्त, ल्यप्)
• Form: ल्यप्-प्रत्ययान्त अव्ययभाव-कृदन्त (gerund), पूर्वकाल (having duly worshipped)

• दत्त्वा: having given
• दत्त्वा: Purvakala (Absolutive/पूर्वक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: dā (धातु) → dattvā (कृदन्त, त्वा)
• Form: क्त्वा/त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्ययभाव-कृदन्त (gerund), पूर्वकाल (having given)

• धर्मघटान्: pots of dharma (ritual pots/charity pots)
• धर्मघटान्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dharma + ghaṭa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, द्वितीया, बहुवचन

• अपि: also
• अपि: Emphasis (Particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: api (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle: also)

Speaker

Śiva

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Trilocana-liṅga (with Pailipila-hrada)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Pārvatī

Visual Art Cues

Scene: At sunrise, devotees bathe again, then offer flowers and bilva to the Trilocana-liṅga; afterward they present decorated water pots (dharma-ghaṭas) in charity near the temple steps.

Characters & Entities

• Trilocana
• Liṅga
• Snāna
• Dharma-ghaṭa (dāna)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Pilgrimage-dharma is completed by worship plus charity: repeated pūjā and dāna seal the merit of tīrtha-observance.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The worship setting is the Trilocana Liṅga area in Kāśī, with bathing at the associated tīrtha mentioned just prior.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Worship Trilocana, bathe again in the morning, worship the Liṅga again, and perform dharma-ghaṭa dāna (charitable pot-offering).