Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 46

Devanagari script

तल्लिंगदर्शनात्स्पर्शात्स्तवनाच्च समर्चनात् । प्राप्यते तत्परं धाम यत्र गत्वा न शोचते

Transliteration

talliṃgadarśanātsparśātstavanācca samarcanāt | prāpyate tatparaṃ dhāma yatra gatvā na śocate

Translation

En voyant ce liṅga, en le touchant, en le louant et en l’adorant comme il se doit, on atteint la Demeure suprême; une fois parvenu là, on ne connaît plus le chagrin.

Word by Word

• tat-liṅga-darśanāt: from seeing that liṅga
• tat-liṅga-darśanāt: Apadana (Source/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) + liṅga (प्रातिपदिक) + darśana (प्रातिपदिक; √dṛś)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी-विभक्ति (5th/Ablative), एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुषः (तस्य लिङ्गस्य दर्शनं तस्मात्)

• sparśāt: from touching
• sparśāt: Apadana (Source/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sparśa (प्रातिपदिक; √spṛś)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी-विभक्ति (5th/Ablative), एकवचन

• stavanāt: from praising
• stavanāt: Apadana (Source/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: stavana (प्रातिपदिक; √stu)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी-विभक्ति (5th/Ablative), एकवचन

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-अव्यय (conjunction)

• samarcanāt: from worshiping properly
• samarcanāt: Apadana (Source/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sam-arcana (प्रातिपदिक; √arc with उपसर्ग sam-)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी-विभक्ति (5th/Ablative), एकवचन

• prāpyate: is attained
• prāpyate: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √āp (धातु) उपसर्गः प्र-
• Form: लट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; आत्मनेपदम्; कर्मणि/भावे प्रयोगः—‘प्राप्यते’ (is attained)

• tat-param: that supreme
• tat-param: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) + para (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; समासः—कर्मधारयः (तदेव परम्)

• dhāma: abode
• dhāma: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dhāman (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• yatra: where
• yatra: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: yatra (अव्यय)
• Form: सम्बन्ध/देशवाचक-अव्यय (relative locative adverb: where)

• gatvā: having gone
• gatvā: Purvakala (Prior action/पूर्वकाल)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √gam (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund/absolutive)

• na: not
• na: Sambandha (Modifier/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेधार्थक-अव्यय (negative particle)

• śocate: grieves
• śocate: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √śuc (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; आत्मनेपदम्

Speaker

Skanda (deduced: Kāśīkhaṇḍa typically Skanda → Agastya)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Mahāteja-liṅga

Type: temple

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: null

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Devotee sequence: first gazing at the liṅga, then reverently touching, then singing hymns with raised hands, then offering flowers and lamp; behind, a luminous path symbolizing the 'parama dhāma'.

Characters & Entities

• Liṅga
• Darśana
• Sparśa
• Stavana
• Arcana
• Paramadhāma

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Multiple modes of devotion—seeing, touching, praising, and worship—are all valid paths leading to freedom from sorrow and the supreme goal.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The specific liṅga praised in this adhyāya (Mahāteja/Śūlaṭaṅka context) within Kāśī.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Darśana (beholding), sparśa (touch), stavana (hymn), and samarcana (proper worship) of the liṅga.