Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 4

Devanagari script

लिंगं च शंकरेशाख्यं तत्रैव शुभदं सदा । भृगुनारायणस्तत्र भक्तानां सर्वसिद्धिदः

Transliteration

liṃgaṃ ca śaṃkareśākhyaṃ tatraiva śubhadaṃ sadā | bhṛgunārāyaṇastatra bhaktānāṃ sarvasiddhidaḥ

Translation

Là aussi se trouve le liṅga nommé Śaṅkareśa, dispensant sans cesse l’auspice. Là encore, Bhṛgunārāyaṇa accorde aux dévots toutes les siddhis.

Word by Word

• लिङ्गम्: liṅga
• लिङ्गम्: Karta/Karma (Contextual/कर्ता/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लिङ्ग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Nom./Acc.), एकवचन (Singular)

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

• शङ्करेशाख्यम्: called Śaṅkareśa
• शङ्करेशाख्यम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शङ्कर-ईश-आख्य (प्रातिपदिक; समास)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Nom./Acc.), एकवचन (Singular); ‘शङ्करेश’ इति आख्या यस्य

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

• एव: indeed
• एव: Prayojaka/Emphasis (Nipāta function/निपातार्थ)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निपात (emphasis)

• शुभदम्: bestowing auspiciousness
• शुभदम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शुभ-द (प्रातिपदिक; समास)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Nom./Acc.), एकवचन (Singular)

• सदा: always
• सदा: Kala (Time/काल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सदा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; कालवाचक-अव्यय (always)

• भृगुनारायणः: Bhṛgunārāyaṇa
• भृगुनारायणः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भृगु-नारायण (प्रातिपदिक; समास)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

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

• भक्तानाम्: of devotees
• भक्तानाम्: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भक्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/6th), बहुवचन (Plural)

• सर्वसिद्धिदः: giver of all accomplishments
• सर्वसिद्धिदः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व-सिद्धि-द (प्रातिपदिक; समास)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular); ‘सर्वां सिद्धिं ददाति’

Speaker

Skanda (contextual continuation in Adhyāya 15)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Śaṅkareśa and Bhṛgunārāyaṇa (paired vicinity)

Type: temple

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Agastya (Kumbhaja)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Two adjacent sanctums: Śaṅkareśa liṅga radiating auspicious light, and Bhṛgunārāyaṇa as a standing Viṣṇu image granting boons; devotees move between them with offerings, symbolizing harmony of paths.

Characters & Entities

• Śaṅkareśa
• Bhṛgunārāyaṇa
• Śiva-liṅga
• Kāśī (implied)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Kāśī harmonizes Śaiva and devotional grace: auspiciousness and siddhi arise through sacred presence and devotion.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Śaṅkareśa liṅga and the presence of Bhṛgunārāyaṇa in the same Kāśī sacred precinct.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Devotional approach (bhakti) and darśana/worship of Śaṅkareśa and Bhṛgunārāyaṇa are implied.