Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 27

Devanagari script

पुनरोंकारमाहात्म्यं त्रिलोचनसमुद्भवः । त्रिलोचनप्रभावोथ केदाराख्यानमेव च

Transliteration

punaroṃkāramāhātmyaṃ trilocanasamudbhavaḥ | trilocanaprabhāvotha kedārākhyānameva ca

Translation

Again is declared the greatness of Oṃkāra, the arising of Trilocana, and the power of Trilocana; and also the narrative of Kedāra.

Word by Word

• पुनः: again; further
• पुनः: Sambandha (Discourse marker/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पुनः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; पुनरुक्ति/क्रमसूचक (again/further)

• ओंकार: the syllable Oṃ
• ओंकार: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ओंकार (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), एकवचन; (in compound with माहात्म्यम्)

• माहात्म्यम्: greatness; glory
• माहात्म्यम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: माहात्म्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः: ओंकारस्य माहात्म्यम् (the greatness of Oṃ)

• त्रिलोचन: Three-eyed (Śiva)
• त्रिलोचन: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्रि (प्रातिपदिक) + लोचन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष/द्विगु-समासाधार; (in compound with समुद्भवः/प्रभावः)

• समुद्भवः: origin; arising
• समुद्भवः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सम् + उद् + भू (धातु) → उद्भव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः: त्रिलोचनस्य समुद्भवः (origin arising from Trilocana)

• त्रिलोचन: of Trilocana (Śiva)
• त्रिलोचन: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्रि (प्रातिपदिक) + लोचन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष/द्विगु-समासाधार; (in compound with प्रभावः)

• प्रभावः: power; influence
• प्रभावः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्र + भू (धातु) → प्रभाव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः: त्रिलोचनस्य प्रभावः (the power/effect of Trilocana)

• उत: and; also; then
• उत: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: उत (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय/विकल्पार्थक (and/also/then)

• केदार: Kedāra (Kedarnath)
• केदार: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: केदार (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषार्थे (in compound with आख्यानम्)

• आख्यानम्: narrative; account
• आख्यानम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आ + ख्या (धातु) → आख्यान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः: केदारस्य आख्यानम् (narrative of Kedāra)

• एव: indeed; just
• एव: Sambandha (Emphasis/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अवधारण (emphasis/only/indeed)

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

Speaker

Skanda

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Oṃkāreśvara/Trilocaneśvara/Kedāreśvara (Kāśī context)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Ṛṣis/śrotṛ-gaṇa (contextual)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A narrator enumerates forthcoming māhātmyas: Oṃkāra’s greatness, the emergence of Trilocana, Trilocana’s power, and the Kedāra narrative—set against Kāśī’s ghāṭas and clustered liṅga-shrines.

Characters & Entities

• Oṃkāra
• Trilocana
• Kedāra

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Mantra (Oṃ) and deity-manifestation (Trilocana) are presented as mutually reinforcing sources of grace, anchoring liberation in both sound and sacred place.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Trilocana and Kedāra—understood as prominent Śaiva loci within the Kāśī landscape (and Kedāra as a wider sacred tradition).

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No explicit rite is stated; the emphasis points toward Oṃ-japa and darśana of Trilocana as implied devotional acts.