Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 28

Devanagari script

यानि ब्रह्मांडमध्येत्र संति लिंगानि पार्वति । तैरर्चितानि सर्वाणि रत्नेशो यैः समर्चितः

Transliteration

yāni brahmāṃḍamadhyetra saṃti liṃgāni pārvati | tairarcitāni sarvāṇi ratneśo yaiḥ samarcitaḥ

Translation

Ô Pārvatī, quiconque vénère ici Ratneśa vénère par là même tous les Liṅgas qui existent dans l’immense étendue de l’univers.

Word by Word

• यानि: which (things)
• यानि: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), बहुवचन (Plural), नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter)

• ब्रह्माण्डमध्येत्र: in the midst of the cosmos
• ब्रह्माण्डमध्येत्र: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ब्रह्माण्ड (प्रातिपदिक) + मध्य (प्रातिपदिक) + इत्र/अत्र (अव्ययार्थ-प्रत्यय/अव्यय)
• Form: अव्ययीभाव-समास; स्थानवाचक-अव्यय (locative adverbial: 'in the middle of the universe')

• सन्ति: are
• सन्ति: Kriya (Verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √अस् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), बहुवचन (Plural), परस्मैपद

• लिङ्गानि: liṅgas
• लिङ्गानि: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लिङ्ग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन (Plural), नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter)

• पार्वति: O Pārvatī
• पार्वति: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पार्वती (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सम्बोधन (Vocative), एकवचन (Singular), स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine)

• तैः: by those
• तैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचन (Plural), नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter)

• अर्चितानि: worshipped
• अर्चितानि: Vidheyavisheshana (Predicate adjective/विधेय-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अर्चित (कृदन्त; √अर्च् धातु, क्त)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त; प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन (Plural), नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter)

• सर्वाणि: all
• सर्वाणि: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन (Plural), नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter)

• रत्नेशः: Ratneśa (Lord of jewels; name)
• रत्नेशः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रत्न (प्रातिपदिक) + ईश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास; प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन (Singular), पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine)

• यैः: by which
• यैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचन (Plural), नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter)

• समर्चितः: fully worshipped
• समर्चितः: Vidheyavisheshana (Predicate adjective/विधेय-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: समर्चित (कृदन्त; सम् + √अर्च् धातु, क्त)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त; प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन (Singular), पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine)

Speaker

Skanda

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Ratneśa/Ratneśvara (Avimukta, Kāśī)

Type: temple

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Pārvatī

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Śiva tells Pārvatī that worship of Ratneśa equals worship of all cosmic liṅgas; visualize a central liṅga radiating threads of light to countless liṅgas across the universe.

Characters & Entities

• Pārvatī
• Ratneśvara (Ratneśa)
• Liṅgas (universal)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

A single-pointed worship at a supremely sanctified site can represent and include a vast, universal devotion.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Ratneśvara/Ratneśa Liṅga in Kāśī (Avimukta), praised as universally representative.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Arcana (worship) of Ratneśvara is highlighted as a comprehensive act encompassing worship of all liṅgas.