Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 26

Devanagari script

तेजस्विषु यथा भानुर्दृश्येषु च यथा शशी । तथा लिंगेषु सर्वेषु परं लिंगं त्रिलोचनम्

Transliteration

tejasviṣu yathā bhānurdṛśyeṣu ca yathā śaśī | tathā liṃgeṣu sarveṣu paraṃ liṃgaṃ trilocanam

Translation

Comme le soleil parmi les êtres lumineux, et comme la lune parmi les choses visibles—ainsi, parmi tous les liṅga, le Liṅga suprême est Trilocana, le Trois-Yeux.

Word by Word

• तेजस्विषु: among the luminous ones
• तेजस्विषु: Adhikarana (Domain/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tejasvin (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• यथा: just as
• यथा: Sambandha (Comparison marker/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: yathā (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; उपमानवाचक (comparative particle)

• भानुः: the sun
• भानुः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhānu (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• दृश्येषु: among visible things
• दृश्येषु: Adhikarana (Domain/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dṛśya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय (conjunction)

• यथा: just as
• यथा: Sambandha (Comparison marker/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: yathā (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; उपमानवाचक

• शशी: the moon
• शशी: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śaśin (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• तथा: so/likewise
• तथा: Sambandha (Correlation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tathā (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; तदनुरूप (so/likewise)

• लिंगेषु: among liṅgas
• लिंगेषु: Adhikarana (Domain/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: liṅga (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• सर्वेषु: among all
• सर्वेषु: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; 'लिंगेषु' इत्यस्य विशेषणम्

• परम्: supreme
• परम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: para (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; 'लिंगम्' इत्यस्य विशेषणम्

• लिंगम्: liṅga
• लिंगम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: liṅga (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन

• त्रिलोचनम्: Trilocana (Śiva)
• त्रिलोचनम्: Samanaadhikarana (Apposition/समानााधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tri (संख्या-प्रातिपदिक) + locana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (शिवनाम), प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; बहुव्रीहिः

Speaker

Skanda (deduced; Kāśīkhaṇḍa commonly Skanda to Agastya)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Trilocana-liṅga

Type: temple

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Trilocana-liṅga radiates like the sun; a cool moonlike sheen surrounds the sanctum, merging solar and lunar symbolism to show it as the supreme object of sight and source of spiritual light.

Characters & Entities

• Trilocana-liṅga
• bhānu (sun)
• śaśī (moon)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

The text establishes a devotional hierarchy: Trilocana is singled out as the foremost focus for Śaiva reverence in Kāśī.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Trilocana-liṅga in Kāśī, praised as supreme among liṅgas.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No explicit rite; the verse recommends prioritizing Trilocana-liṅga for darśana and worship through its superlative praise.