Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 83

Devanagari script

उद्दालकेश्वरं लिंगमुदीच्यां कपिलेश्वरात् । तद्दर्शनेन संसिद्धिः परा सर्वैरवाप्यते

Transliteration

uddālakeśvaraṃ liṃgamudīcyāṃ kapileśvarāt | taddarśanena saṃsiddhiḥ parā sarvairavāpyate

Translation

Au nord de Kapileśvara se trouve le liṅga nommé Uddālakeśvara. Par son darśana, tous obtiennent l’accomplissement suprême.

Word by Word

• उद्दालकेश्वरम्: Uddālakeśvara (name of Śiva/linga)
• उद्दालकेश्वरम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: उद्दालक-ईश्वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; समासः—षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (उद्दालकस्य ईश्वरः)

• लिङ्गम्: liṅga (Śiva emblem)
• लिङ्गम्: Apposition/Viśeṣya (Core noun/विशेष्य)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लिङ्ग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• उदीच्याम्: in the north
• उदीच्याम्: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: उदीची (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन; दिशावाचक (in the northern direction)

• कपिलेश्वरात्: from Kapileśvara
• कपिलेश्वरात्: Apadana (Source/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कपिल-ईश्वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5th/Ablative), एकवचन; समासः—षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (कपिलस्य ईश्वरः)

• तत्: of that
• तत्: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन; सर्वनाम (of that)

• दर्शनेन: by seeing / through the दर्शन
• दर्शनेन: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दर्शन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन

• संसिद्धिः: complete attainment/perfection
• संसिद्धिः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: संसिद्धि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• परा: supreme
• परा: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: परा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; विशेषण (qualifying संसिद्धिः)

• सर्वैः: by all (people)
• सर्वैः: Karta (Agent in passive/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचन; (agent in passive)

• अवाप्यते: is obtained
• अवाप्यते: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अव-आप् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; आत्मनेपद; कर्मणि-प्रयोग (passive sense: 'is obtained')

Speaker

Skanda (deduced, Kāśīkhaṇḍa context)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Uddālakeśvara (Kāśī)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Mahādevī (contextual)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A pilgrim procession moves north along narrow Kāśī lanes from Kapileśvara toward a modest shrine where the Uddālakeśvara liṅga stands; the moment of darśana is depicted as a quiet inner ‘click’ of realization.

Characters & Entities

• Uddālakeśvara
• Kapileśvara
• Śiva-liṅga
• darśana
• saṃsiddhi

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Darśana of Kāśī’s liṅgas is presented as a direct means to spiritual perfection, accessible to all devotees.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Uddālakeśvara liṅga, located north of Kapileśvara in Kāśī.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Darśana (devotional visitation/seeing) of the Uddālakeśvara liṅga is the stated practice and benefit.