Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 65

Devanagari script

हंसतीर्थस्य परितो लिंगानामयुतं मुने । प्रतिष्ठितं मुनिवरैरत्रास्ति द्विशतोत्तरम्

Transliteration

haṃsatīrthasya parito liṃgānāmayutaṃ mune | pratiṣṭhitaṃ munivarairatrāsti dviśatottaram

Translation

Ô muni, tout autour de Haṃsatīrtha, dix mille liṅgas furent établis par les plus éminents ṛṣis ; et ici s’en trouvent, en outre, deux cents de plus.

Word by Word

• हंस-तीर्थस्य: of Haṃsa-tīrtha
• हंस-तीर्थस्य: Shashthi-sambandha (Genitive relation/षष्ठीसम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हंस (प्रातिपदिक) + तीर्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, एकवचन (Neuter, Genitive, Singular)

• परितः: around
• परितः: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: परितः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; देश-अव्यय (adverb; around)

• लिङ्गानाम्: of liṅgas
• लिङ्गानाम्: Shashthi-sambandha (Genitive relation/षष्ठीसम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लिङ्ग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, बहुवचन (Neuter, Genitive, Plural)

• अयुतम्: ten thousand
• अयुतम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अयुत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन (Neuter, Nom./Acc., Singular)

• मुने: O sage
• मुने: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुनि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति, एकवचन (Masculine, Vocative, Singular)

• प्रतिष्ठितम्: established
• प्रतिष्ठितम्: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्रति+स्था (धातु)
• Form: कृदन्त; क्त-प्रत्यय (past passive participle); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन (PPP; Neuter, Nom./Acc., Singular)

• मुनिवरैः: by the best sages
• मुनिवरैः: Karana (Instrument/Agentive means; करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुनि (प्रातिपदिक) + वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन (Masculine, Instrumental, Plural)

• अत्र: here
• अत्र: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; देश-अव्यय (indeclinable adverb; here)

• अस्ति: there is
• अस्ति: Kriya (Existence/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अस् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार, परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन (Present, Parasmaipada, 3rd person, Singular)

• द्वि-शत-उत्तरम्: two hundred more (i.e., 10,200)
• द्वि-शत-उत्तरम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: द्वि (संख्या) + शत (प्रातिपदिक) + उत्तर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; संख्याविशेषण (Neuter, Nom./Acc., Singular; numerical qualifier)

Speaker

Skanda

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Hamsatīrtha

Type: tirtha

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: A sage addressed as 'mune' (continuing addressee)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A bird’s-eye sacred map: Hamsatīrtha at center, concentric rings of countless liṅgas, rishis performing pratiṣṭhā with waterpots, mantras, and fire; the cityscape of Kāśī in the background.

Characters & Entities

• Skanda
• Agastya
• Hamsatīrtha
• Muni
• Liṅga
• Kāśī

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Kāśī’s holiness is not singular but abundant—sanctified by countless consecrations performed by great sages.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Hamsatīrtha in Kāśī, surrounded by vast numbers of consecrated Śiva-liṅgas.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Pratiṣṭhā (consecratory establishment) is referenced as performed by sages, though no step-by-step rite is detailed.