Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 13

Devanagari script

आविरासीत्स्वयं तत्र ज्येष्ठेश्वर समीपतः । सर्वसिद्धिप्रदा गौरी ज्येष्ठाश्रेष्ठा समंततः

Transliteration

āvirāsītsvayaṃ tatra jyeṣṭheśvara samīpataḥ | sarvasiddhipradā gaurī jyeṣṭhāśreṣṭhā samaṃtataḥ

Translation

そこ、ジェーシュテーシュヴァラの近くに、すべてのシッディを授けるガウリーが自ら顕現した。すなわちジェーシュター・ガウリー、あらゆる面で最勝なる御方である。

Word by Word

• आविरासीत्: appeared; manifested
• आविरासीत्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आविर् + अस् (धातु)
• Form: लुङ् (Aorist), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; (आविर्-भावे)

• स्वयम्: herself
• स्वयम्: Sambandha (Emphasis/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: स्वयम् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निपात/क्रियाविशेषण (reflexive: 'herself')

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; देशवाचक क्रियाविशेषण

• ज्येष्ठेश्वर: of Jyeṣṭheśvara
• ज्येष्ठेश्वर: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ज्येष्ठ + ईश्वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/षष्ठी), एकवचन; (सम्बोधन/समास-पूर्वपदत्वेन रूपम्)

• समीपतः: near; in the vicinity
• समीपतः: Adhikarana (Proximity/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: समीप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय; तसिल्-प्रत्ययान्त (ablatival adverb): 'near/from vicinity'

• सर्वसिद्धिप्रदा: bestower of all attainments
• सर्वसिद्धिप्रदा: Karta (Predicate adjective/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व + सिद्धि + प्रदा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; समासः: षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (सर्वासां सिद्धीनां प्रदा)

• गौरी: Gaurī (Pārvatī)
• गौरी: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गौरी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन

• ज्येष्ठा: the eldest; foremost
• ज्येष्ठा: Karta (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ज्येष्ठा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन

• श्रेष्ठा: the best; excellent
• श्रेष्ठा: Karta (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: श्रेष्ठा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन

• समन्ततः: on all sides; everywhere
• समन्ततः: Adhikarana (Extent/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: समन्ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रियाविशेषण (adverb: 'on all sides/entirely')

Speaker

Skanda (deduced: Kāśī-khaṇḍa context, Skanda speaking to Agastya)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Jyeṣṭhā-Gaurī near Jyeṣṭheśvara

Type: temple

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Beside the Jyeṣṭheśvara shrine, Gaurī appears in a radiant form—Jyeṣṭhā-Gaurī—bestowing boons; devotees and priests witness the manifestation with lamps and flowers.

Characters & Entities

• Gaurī (Pārvatī)
• Jyeṣṭheśvara
• Kāśī (Vārāṇasī)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Kāśī’s sacred sites unite Śiva and Śakti; grace and spiritual attainments arise from their manifested presence.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The area near Jyeṣṭheśvara, where Jyeṣṭhā-Gaurī is said to have appeared.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No explicit rite is stated; the focus is on the epiphany of Gaurī and her siddhi-granting power.