Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 66

Devanagari script

संसारसागरे मग्नं मामुद्धर महेश्वर । इति स्तुत्वा महेशानं जैगीषव्यो महामुनिः

Transliteration

saṃsārasāgare magnaṃ māmuddhara maheśvara | iti stutvā maheśānaṃ jaigīṣavyo mahāmuniḥ

Translation

«Je suis englouti dans l’océan du saṃsāra—délivre-moi, ô Maheśvara !» Ayant ainsi loué Maheśāna, le grand sage Jaigīṣavya poursuivit.

Word by Word

• संसारसागरे: in the ocean of worldly existence
• संसारसागरे: Adhikaraṇa (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: संसार (प्रातिपदिक) + सागर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (संसारस्य सागरः)

• मग्नम्: sunk/immersed
• मग्नम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मग्न (प्रातिपदिक; कृदन्त-भूतकृदन्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन; भूतकृदन्त (past participle), विशेषण

• माम्: me
• माम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: उत्तमपुरुष-सर्वनाम; द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन

• उद्धर: lift up, rescue
• उद्धर: Kriyā (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: उद् + हृ (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकार (Imperative/आज्ञार्थ), मध्यमपुरुष (2nd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• महेश्वर: O Maheshvara
• महेश्वर: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महेश्वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8th/सम्बोधन), एकवचन

• इति: thus
• इति: Vākyasaṃbandha (Quotation marker/वाक्यसम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, वाक्य-समाप्त्यर्थक/उद्धरणसूचक (quotative)

• स्तुत्वा: having praised
• स्तुत्वा: Pūrvakāla-kriyā (Prior action/पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: स्तु (धातु) + त्वा (क्त्वा-प्रत्यय)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्यय (absolutive/gerund), पूर्वकालिक क्रिया (having praised)

• महेशानम्: Maheshana (Shiva)
• महेशानम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महेशान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन

• जैगीषव्यः: Jaigīṣavya
• जैगीषव्यः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जैगीषव्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; व्यक्तिनाम (proper noun)

• महामुनिः: the great sage
• महामुनिः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महा (प्रातिपदिक) + मुनि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; कर्मधारय (महान् मुनिः)

Speaker

Narrator (contextual; Kāśīkhaṇḍa narration) reporting Jaigīṣavya’s prayer to Śiva

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kāśī (Avimukta)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Jaigīṣavya, austere and radiant, stands near a liṅga or before Śiva, hands raised in supplication, with the metaphorical ocean of saṃsāra suggested as swirling waters behind him, contrasted by Śiva’s calm presence.

Characters & Entities

• Maheśvara (Śiva)
• Maheśāna (Śiva)
• Jaigīṣavya

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Liberation is sought through heartfelt surrender to Śiva, who ferries devotees across saṃsāra.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Kāśī is the scriptural setting; the Kāśīkhaṇḍa consistently presents Kāśī as a liberating sacred geography under Śiva’s lordship.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None directly; the act highlighted is stuti (hymnic praise) as a devotional practice.