Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 58

Devanagari script

येनाविमुक्तमासाद्य महालिंगानि पार्वति । सकृदभ्यर्चितानीह स मुक्तो नात्र संशयः

Transliteration

yenāvimuktamāsādya mahāliṃgāni pārvati | sakṛdabhyarcitānīha sa mukto nātra saṃśayaḥ

Translation

Ô Pārvatī, quiconque atteint Avimukta et y vénère ne fût-ce qu’une seule fois les grands liṅgas, est délivré ; là-dessus il n’y a aucun doute.

Word by Word

• yena: by whom/whereby
• yena: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसकलिङ्गे तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental) एकवचनम्; सम्बन्धक-सर्वनाम

• avimuktam: Avimukta (Kāśī)
• avimuktam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: avimukta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative) एकवचनम्; स्थाननाम

• āsādya: having reached
• āsādya: Kriya-visheshaṇa (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ā+sad (धातु) + ल्यप् (ल्यप्/क्त्वा-प्रत्यय)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्यय (gerund/absolutive)

• mahāliṃgāni: great liṅgas
• mahāliṃgāni: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mahā + liṅga (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे प्रथमा/द्वितीया बहुवचनम्; कर्मधारयः (mahāni liṅgāni)

• pārvati: O Pārvatī
• pārvati: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pārvatī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्गे सम्बोधन (8th/Vocative) एकवचनम्

• sakṛt: once
• sakṛt: Adhikarana (Frequency/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: sakṛt (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb: once)

• abhyarcitāni: worshipped
• abhyarcitāni: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: abhi+arc (धातु) + kta (क्त)
• Form: कर्मणि क्त-प्रत्ययान्त; नपुंसकलिङ्गे प्रथमा/द्वितीया बहुवचनम्

• iha: here
• iha: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: iha (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्यय (adverb: here)

• saḥ: he
• saḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे प्रथमा एकवचनम्; सर्वनाम

• muktaḥ: liberated
• muktaḥ: Karta (Predicate/कर्ता-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: mukta (प्रातिपदिक/कृदन्त-क्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे प्रथमा एकवचनम्; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (released/liberated)

• na: not
• na: Sambandha (Negation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेध-अव्यय (negation)

• atra: here/in this
• atra: Adhikarana (Scope/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: atra (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्यय (adverb: here/in this matter)

• saṃśayaḥ: doubt
• saṃśayaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: saṃśaya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे प्रथमा एकवचनम्

Speaker

Śiva (addressing Pārvatī; Kāśī liberation doctrine)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Avimukta (Kāśī)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Sage interlocutor (contextual)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Within Avimukta, a devotee offers water and bilva leaves to a towering mahāliṅga; a subtle vision of Śiva’s protective presence pervades; the atmosphere is solemn, liberative, and certain.

Characters & Entities

• Avimukta
• Pārvatī
• Mahāliṅga
• Mukti

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Kāśī’s grace is immediate: a single sincere act of worship at Avimukta is declared sufficient for liberation.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Avimukta (Kāśī/Vārāṇasī), highlighted as a direct mokṣa-giving sacred field.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Abhyarcana (formal worship) of the great liṅgas—explicitly stated as effective even if done once.