Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 17

Devanagari script

निवासेश्वरलिंगस्य सेवनात्सर्वसंपदः । निवसंति गृहे नित्यं नित्यं प्रतिपदं पुनः

Transliteration

nivāseśvaraliṃgasya sevanātsarvasaṃpadaḥ | nivasaṃti gṛhe nityaṃ nityaṃ pratipadaṃ punaḥ

Translation

En servant le liṅga de Nivāseśvara, toutes les prospérités viennent demeurer dans la maison sans cesse, encore et encore, jour après jour.

Word by Word

• निवासेश्वरलिङ्गस्य: of the Nivāseśvara-liṅga
• निवासेश्वरलिङ्गस्य: Sambandha (Genitive/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: निवास + ईश्वर + लिङ्ग (प्रातिपदिकानि)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुष (निवासेश्वरस्य लिङ्गम्)

• सेवनात्: from/by worship/service
• सेवनात्: Hetu/Apādāna (Cause/Source)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सेवन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; अपादान/हेतौ

• सर्वसंपदः: all prosperities
• सर्वसंपदः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व + संपद् (प्रातिपदिके)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; समासः—कर्मधारय (सर्वाः संपदः)

• निवसन्ति: dwell/abide
• निवसन्ति: Kriyā (Verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: नि + वस् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (present), प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन, परस्मैपदम्

• गृहे: in the house
• गृहे: Adhikaraṇa (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गृह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• नित्यम्: always
• नित्यम्: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नित्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययीभावे प्रयोगः/क्रियाविशेषणरूपेण (adverbial accusative)

• नित्यम्: ever (again)
• नित्यम्: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नित्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययीभावे प्रयोगः/क्रियाविशेषणरूपेण (repetition for emphasis)

• प्रतिपदम्: at every step/day by day
• प्रतिपदम्: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: प्रतिपद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययीभावे प्रयोगः/क्रियाविशेषण (accusative used adverbially: step by step/every day)

• पुनः: again
• पुनः: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पुनः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, पुनरुक्ति/पुनरावृत्ति (again)

Speaker

Skanda (deduced: Kāśī-khaṇḍa context, Skanda speaking to Agastya)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Nivāseśvara (Nivāseśa-liṅga)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A devotee family performs daily liṅga-sevā at Nivāseśvara: pouring water, offering bilva and lamp; in the background, their home is shown with overflowing grain jars and calm domestic harmony, symbolizing ‘sampad dwelling’ within.

Characters & Entities

• Nivāseśvara liṅga
• Kāśī (Vārāṇasī)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Regular devotion (sevā) stabilizes well-being; prosperity is portrayed as a byproduct of sustained worship.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Nivāseśvara (Nivāseśa) liṅga in Kāśī.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Perform sevā/worship of the Nivāseśvara liṅga as an ongoing daily practice.