Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 87

Devanagari script

सदा सौम्यायनं तत्र सदा तत्र महोदयः । सदैव मंगलं तत्र यत्र विश्वेश्वरस्थितिः

Transliteration

sadā saumyāyanaṃ tatra sadā tatra mahodayaḥ | sadaiva maṃgalaṃ tatra yatra viśveśvarasthitiḥ

Translation

Là se trouve toujours la voie propice (saumyāyana) ; là, sans cesse, s’élèvent grandeur et prospérité. Là demeure à jamais la bénédiction, là où réside Viśveśvara.

Word by Word

• sadā: always
• sadā: Kriya-visheshana (Temporal adverb)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: sadā (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय

• saumyāyanam: auspicious course/ayana (favorable passage)
• saumyāyanam: Pradhana (Predicative/Theme)
• Type: Noun
• Root: saumya (प्रातिपदिक) + ayana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष-समास (‘सौम्यस्य/सोमस्य अयनम्’), शुभ-गमन/उत्तरायणादि-भाव

• tatra: there
• tatra: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatra (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्यय (there)

• sadā: always
• sadā: Kriya-visheshana (Temporal adverb)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: sadā (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय

• tatra: there
• tatra: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatra (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्यय

• mahā-udayaḥ: great rise; great prosperity
• mahā-udayaḥ: Karta/Pradhana (Subject/Theme)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mahā (प्रातिपदिक) + udaya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; कर्मधारय-समास (‘महान् उदयः’)

• sadā-eva: always indeed
• sadā-eva: Particle/Adverb
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: sadā (अव्यय) + eva (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय-समुच्चय; एव-निपातेन निश्चय/अवधारण (always indeed)

• maṃgalam: auspiciousness; good fortune
• maṃgalam: Pradhana (Predicative/Theme)
• Type: Noun
• Root: maṃgala (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन

• tatra: there
• tatra: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatra (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्यय

• yatra: where
• yatra: Adhikarana (Relative location)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: yatra (अव्यय)
• Form: सम्बन्ध-प्रश्न/यत्-तत्-सम्बन्धे देशवाचक-अव्यय (where)

• viśveśvara-sthitiḥ: the presence/abiding of Viśveśvara
• viśveśvara-sthitiḥ: Karta/Pradhana (Subject/Theme)
• Type: Noun
• Root: viśveśvara (प्रातिपदिक) + sthiti (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष-समास (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: ‘विश्वेश्वरस्य स्थितिः’)

Speaker

Skanda (deduced: Kāśīkhaṇḍa commonly Skanda → Agastya)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Viśveśvara-sthāna (Kāśī as principal)

Type: temple

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Sages/brāhmaṇa audience

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A radiant Viśveśvara liṅga at the heart of Kāśī; from it flow three streams of light labeled saumyāyana, mahodaya, maṅgala, blessing devotees and the city’s ghats.

Characters & Entities

• Viśveśvara (Śiva)
• Maṅgala (auspiciousness)
• Kāśī (implied)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Auspiciousness is rooted in divine presence: Viśveśvara’s abiding makes the place perpetually благоприятный (maṅgala).

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Kāśī as the seat of Viśveśvara (Viśvanātha), the locus of ever-present auspiciousness.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No specific rite; the verse focuses on the constant auspicious quality of the kṣetra due to Viśveśvara’s presence.