Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 52

Devanagari script

धूर्जटे खंडपरशो मृडानीश त्रिलोचन । भर्गशंभोपशुपते पिनाकिन्नुग्रशंकर

Transliteration

dhūrjaṭe khaṃḍaparaśo mṛḍānīśa trilocana | bhargaśaṃbhopaśupate pinākinnugraśaṃkara

Translation

Ô Dhūrjaṭa, ô brandisseur de la hache de guerre, ô Seigneur de Mṛḍānī, ô Toi aux Trois Yeux ; ô Bharga, ô Śambhu, ô Paśupati, ô porteur de l’arc Pināka — ô Śaṅkara, farouche et de bon augure !

Word by Word

• धूर्जटे: O Dhūrjaṭi (Śiva)
• धूर्जटे: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: धूर्जटि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8/सम्बोधन), एकवचन; शिवनाम

• खण्डपरशो: O one with the axe (that cuts)
• खण्डपरशो: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: खण्ड-परशु (प्रातिपदिक; खण्डः + परशुः)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (खण्डस्य परशुः)

• मृडानीश: O lord of Mṛḍānī (Pārvatī)
• मृडानीश: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मृडानी-ईश (प्रातिपदिक; मृडानी + ईश)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (मृडान्याः ईशः)

• त्रिलोचन: O three-eyed one
• त्रिलोचन: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्रि-लोचन (प्रातिपदिक; त्रि + लोचन)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8), एकवचन; द्विगु-समासः (त्रीणि लोचनानि यस्य)

• भर्ग: O Bharga
• भर्ग: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भर्ग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8), एकवचन; शिवनाम

• शंभो: O Śambhu
• शंभो: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शम्भु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8), एकवचन; शिवनाम

• पशुपते: O lord of creatures
• पशुपते: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पशु-पति (प्रातिपदिक; पशु + पति)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (पशूनां पतिः)

• पिनाकिन्: O bearer of the Pināka bow
• पिनाकिन्: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पिनाकिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8), एकवचन; ‘पिनाक’धारी (मतुप्/इन्-प्रत्ययान्त)

• उग्रशंकर: O fierce Śaṅkara
• उग्रशंकर: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: उग्र-शंकर (प्रातिपदिक; उग्र + शंकर)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8), एकवचन; कर्मधारयः (उग्रः शंकरः)

Speaker

Skanda (deduced: Kāśīkhaṇḍa commonly Skanda speaking to Agastya)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kāśī-kṣetra

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A devotee in Kāśī folds hands and recites a rapid garland of Śiva’s names; Śiva appears as fierce-auspicious (ugra-śaṅkara), with Pināka, third eye, and ascetic ornaments.

Characters & Entities

• Śiva
• Mṛḍānī (Pārvatī)
• Paśupati
• Pināka

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Remembering Śiva through many sacred names is itself a complete act of devotion that purifies the heart.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Kāśī (Vārāṇasī) is the implied sacred setting of the Kāśīkhaṇḍa, where Śiva is praised as the supreme refuge.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No external rite is stated here; the implied practice is nāma-smaraṇa/japa—repetition of Śiva’s names.