Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 37

Devanagari script

तत्रैव देवदेवस्य विलोचनपदं गतः । देवेन प्रीतमनसा त्रैलोक्याह्लादहेतवे

Transliteration

tatraiva devadevasya vilocanapadaṃ gataḥ | devena prītamanasā trailokyāhlādahetave

Translation

Là même, il atteignit la «demeure du regard» du Dieu des dieux ; et cette divinité, l’esprit comblé, l’éleva afin qu’il devînt la cause de joie pour les trois mondes.

Word by Word

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; देशवाचक

• एव: indeed
• एव: Sambandha (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अवधारणार्थक

• देवदेवस्य: of the God of gods
• देवदेवस्य: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव + देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समासः: कर्मधारय (‘देवः देवः’ = देवेषु देवः); पुल्लिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th), एकवचन

• विलोचन-पदम्: the place/seat of (His) eye
• विलोचन-पदम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विलोचन + पद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समासः: षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (‘विलोचनस्य पदम्’ = eye-place/seat of sight); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन

• गतः: went; having gone
• गतः: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: गम् (धातु)
• Form: कृदन्त (क्त); पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; कर्तरि प्रयोगः (having gone)

• देवेन: by the god
• देवेन: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), एकवचन

• प्रीत-मनसा: with a pleased mind
• प्रीत-मनसा: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्रीत (कृदन्त) + मनस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समासः: बहुव्रीहि (‘प्रीतं मनः यस्य सः’); नपुंसकलिङ्ग ‘मनस्’ आधारः; तृतीया (3rd), एकवचन (instrumental: ‘with a pleased mind’), विशेषणम् ‘देवेन’

• त्रैलोक्य-आह्लाद-हेतवे: for the cause of delight of the three worlds
• त्रैलोक्य-आह्लाद-हेतवे: Sampradana (Recipient/Purpose/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्रैलोक्य + आह्लाद + हेतु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समासः: षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (‘त्रैलोक्यस्य आह्लादस्य हेतुः’); पुल्लिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th), एकवचन (dative: ‘for the cause of…’)

Speaker

Skanda

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Candreśvara in Kāśī

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Śiva’s presence is suggested as an immense, tranquil force; Soma stands or kneels, receiving the ‘station of the gaze’—a beam-like blessing from the deity—while the cosmos (three worlds) is symbolically shown rejoicing.

Characters & Entities

• Devadeva (Śiva)
• Soma
• three worlds

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Śiva’s grace elevates a devotee’s role from personal attainment to universal welfare—becoming a source of joy for all realms.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Within Kāśīkhaṇḍa, Kāśī is the implied locus of Devadeva’s special favour and bestowal of cosmic function.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No explicit rite here; it emphasizes divine anugraha (favour) granted upon prior worship and austerity.