Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 82

Devanagari script

अपरं चापि नियमं स शुचिष्मान्समाददे । गतजन्मांतराभ्यासात्त्रिलोचनसमाश्रयात्

Transliteration

aparaṃ cāpi niyamaṃ sa śuciṣmānsamādade | gatajanmāṃtarābhyāsāttrilocanasamāśrayāt

Translation

That pure-minded one adopted yet another discipline, owing to practices cultivated in former births and because he had taken refuge in Trilocana (Śiva).

Word by Word

• aparam: another, further
• aparam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: apara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (कर्म), एकवचन; विशेषणम् (Neuter, Accusative, Singular; adjective)

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

• api: also
• api: Sambandha (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: api (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle; 'also/even')

• niyamam: rule, observance
• niyamam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: niyama (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन (Masculine, Accusative, Singular)

• saḥ: he
• saḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन (Masculine, Nominative, Singular; pronoun)

• śuciṣmān: pure, radiant
• śuciṣmān: Karta (Subject-Qualifier/कर्ता-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: śuciṣmat (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषणम् (Masculine, Nominative, Singular; adjective)

• samādade: he adopted/took up
• samādade: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √dā (धा॒तु) उपसर्गः सम्+आ
• Form: लिट् (परस्मैपद), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन (Perfect, Parasmaipada, 3rd person, Singular)

• gatajanmāntarābhyāsāt: from practice in previous births
• gatajanmāntarābhyāsāt: Hetu/Apādāna (Cause/Source/हेतु/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: gata (√gam, कृदन्त) + janma (प्रातिपदिक) + antara (प्रातिपदिक) + abhyāsa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; समासः (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः: जन्मान्तरस्य अभ्यासः) (Masculine, Ablative, Singular; compound)

• trilocanasamāśrayāt: from taking refuge in Trilocana (Śiva)
• trilocanasamāśrayāt: Hetu/Apādāna (Cause/Source/हेतु/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: trilocana (प्रातिपदिक) + samāśraya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; समासः (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः: त्रिलोचनस्य समाश्रयः) (Masculine, Ablative, Singular; compound)

Speaker

Skanda (deduced; Kāśīkhaṇḍa context, typically Skanda speaking to Agastya)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Trilocana in Kāśī

Type: temple

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A pure-minded devotee in Kāśī resolves to undertake an additional vow, hands folded, eyes fixed on a three-eyed Śiva emblem or shrine, suggesting past-life saṃskāras awakening into present discipline.

Characters & Entities

• Trilocana (Śiva)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Spiritual discipline is strengthened by prior cultivation and deepened by refuge in Śiva (Trilocana).

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Trilocana points toward Kāśī’s Śaiva sacred landscape, where Śiva is worshiped in specific forms.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Undertaking additional niyamas (disciplines) grounded in purity and Śiva-śaraṇāgati (taking refuge).