Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 13

Devanagari script

सिद्धानां योगिनां स्तोमैरर्च्यमानं निरंतरम् । गीयमानं च गंधर्वैः स्तूयमानं च चारणैः

Transliteration

siddhānāṃ yogināṃ stomairarcyamānaṃ niraṃtaram | gīyamānaṃ ca gaṃdharvaiḥ stūyamānaṃ ca cāraṇaiḥ

Translation

Il était sans cesse adoré par des multitudes de Siddhas et de Yogins, chanté par les Gandharvas et loué par les Cāraṇas.

Word by Word

• सिद्धानाम्: of the Siddhas
• सिद्धानाम्: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सिद्ध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• योगिनाम्: of the Yogins
• योगिनाम्: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: योगिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• स्तोमैः: by multitudes/hosts (of hymns/assemblies)
• स्तोमैः: Karaṇa (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्तोम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• अर्च्यमानम्: being worshipped
• अर्च्यमानम्: Kriyā (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अर्च् (धातु)
• Form: शानच्-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (कर्मणि वर्तमान), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन

• निरन्तरम्: continually
• निरन्तरम्: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: निरन्तर (प्रातिपदिक/अव्ययीभावप्रयोग)
• Form: क्रियाविशेषणरूपेण अव्यय (adverbial accusative)

• गीयमानम्: being sung
• गीयमानम्: Kriyā (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: गै (धातु)
• Form: शानच्-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (कर्मणि वर्तमान), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (Coordination/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक-अव्यय (conjunction)

• गन्धर्वैः: by the Gandharvas
• गन्धर्वैः: Karaṇa (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गन्धर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• स्तूयमानम्: being praised
• स्तूयमानम्: Kriyā (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्तु (धातु)
• Form: शानच्-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (कर्मणि वर्तमान), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (Coordination/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक-अव्यय (conjunction)

• चारणैः: by the Cāraṇas (bards)
• चारणैः: Karaṇa (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चारण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

Speaker

Skanda

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Viśveśvara/Mahāliṅga (Kāśī)

Type: temple

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A continuous worship scene: siddhas and yogins offering arghya and flowers in disciplined rows; gandharvas singing with vīṇā and flute; cāraṇas reciting praises—sound visualized as flowing ribbons of light toward the liṅga.

Characters & Entities

• Siddhas
• Yogins
• Gandharvas
• Cāraṇas
• Mahāliṅga (implied)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Perpetual praise and worship by exalted beings highlights the Liṅga’s supreme sanctity and the extraordinary merit of devotion in Kāśī.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Kāśī-kṣetra, through the continuous veneration of the Mahāliṅga by celestial and perfected communities.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Arcana (worship) and gāna/stuti (singing and praising) are implied as devotional acts, though no specific procedure is detailed.