Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 100

Devanagari script

त्यक्त्वा वैश्वेश्वरीं भक्तिं येऽन्यदेवपरायणाः । सर्वथा तैर्न वस्तव्या राजधानी पिनाकिनः

Transliteration

tyaktvā vaiśveśvarīṃ bhaktiṃ ye'nyadevaparāyaṇāḥ | sarvathā tairna vastavyā rājadhānī pinākinaḥ

Translation

Ceux qui délaissent la dévotion à Vaiśveśvara et se vouent à d’autres divinités ne doivent, en aucune manière, demeurer dans la cité royale de Pinākin (Śiva).

Word by Word

• tyaktvā: having abandoned
• tyaktvā: Purvakala-kriya (Prior action/पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tyaktvā (कृदन्त; √tyaj धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त अव्यय (absolutive/gerund)

• vaiśveśvarīm: of Viśveśvara (Śiva)
• vaiśveśvarīm: Karma-visheshana (Object-qualifier/कर्मविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: vaiśveśvarī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd case), एकवचन; विशेषण

• bhaktim: devotion
• bhaktim: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhakti (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd case), एकवचन

• ye: who (those who)
• ye: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st case), बहुवचन; सम्बन्धसूचक सर्वनाम

• anyadeva-parāyaṇāḥ: devoted to other gods
• anyadeva-parāyaṇāḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: anya + deva + parāyaṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st case), बहुवचन; तत्पुरुषः (अन्यदेवे परायणः)

• sarvathā: in every way/at all
• sarvathā: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: sarvathā (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; प्रकारवाचक क्रियाविशेषण (manner adverb)

• taiḥ: by them
• taiḥ: Karta (Agent/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd case), बहुवचन; सर्वनाम

• na: not
• na: Pratishedha (Negation/निषेध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निषेध (negation)

• vastavyā: to be dwelt in
• vastavyā: Vidheyavisheshana (Predicate/विधेयविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: vastavya (कृदन्त; √vas धातु)
• Form: भाव्य (gerundive/तव्यत्-अर्थ), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st case), एकवचन; विधेयविशेषण

• rājadhānī: the capital city
• rājadhānī: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rājan + dhānī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st case), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (राज्ञः धानी/धानी)

• pinākinaḥ: of Pinākin (Śiva)
• pinākinaḥ: Shashthi-sambandha (Genitive relation/षष्ठीसम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pinākin (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th case), एकवचन

Speaker

Skanda (deduced: Kāśīkhaṇḍa commonly Skanda → Agastya)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kāśī (Vaiśveśvara-kṣetra)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A panoramic Kāśī with the Viśvanātha temple at center; a resident turns away from scattered competing banners and walks toward the Vaiśveśvara shrine, holding bilva leaves; above, Śiva as Pinākin with bow/trident signifies kingship over the city.

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśveśvara (Viśveśvara)
• Pinākin (Śiva)
• Kāśī (Vārāṇasī)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Kāśī is Śiva’s royal domain; its spiritual life is centered on devotion to Viśveśvara.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Kāśī (Vārāṇasī), described as the rājadhānī (capital) of Śiva (Pinākin).

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

A devotional prescription is implied: maintain Vaiśveśvara-bhakti as the defining practice for Kāśī-residence.