Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 52

Devanagari script

सदैवानुग्रहस्तेषु कर्तव्यो वर एष मे । इति तद्व्रतमाकर्ण्य लिंगरूपोवदत्प्रभुः

Transliteration

sadaivānugrahasteṣu kartavyo vara eṣa me | iti tadvratamākarṇya liṃgarūpovadatprabhuḥ

Translation

「これがわが授ける恩寵である。彼らには常に慈悲を垂れよう。」その誓願を聞いて、リンガの姿に在す主は、かく語った。

Word by Word

• सदा: always
• सदा: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सदा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; कालवाचक क्रियाविशेषण (indeclinable adverb of time)

• एव: indeed/only
• एव: Sambandha/Emphasis (Nipāta)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अवधारणार्थक निपात (emphatic particle)

• अनुग्रहः: favor, grace
• अनुग्रहः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अनुग्रह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा (1st/Nominative); एकवचन (Singular)

• तेषु: among/for them
• तेषु: Adhikaraṇa (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग; सप्तमी (7th/Locative); बहुवचन (Plural)

• कर्तव्यः: to be done/should be shown
• कर्तव्यः: Vidheyaviśeṣaṇa (Predicate qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कृ (धातु) + तव्यत् (कृत् प्रत्यय)
• Form: तव्यत्-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त; पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा (1st); एकवचन; विधेयविशेषण (predicative adjective)

• वरः: boon
• वरः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा (1st); एकवचन

• एषः: this
• एषः: Viśeṣaṇa (Demonstrative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: एतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा (1st); एकवचन

• मे: my/of me
• मे: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (6th/Genitive) एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• इति: thus
• इति: Quotation marker (Nipāta)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; वाक्यसमाप्तिसूचक/उद्धरणसूचक (quotative particle)

• तत्: that
• तत्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative); एकवचन; विशेषण

• व्रतम्: vow, observance
• व्रतम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: व्रत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; द्वितीया (2nd); एकवचन

• आकर्ण्य: having heard
• आकर्ण्य: Kriyā (Pūrvakāla)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: आ + कर्ण् (धातु) + ल्यप् (क्त्वा-प्रत्यय)
• Form: क्त्वान्त/ल्यपन्त अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund); पूर्वकालिक क्रिया (having heard)

• लिङ्गरूपः: one in the form of the liṅga
• लिङ्गरूपः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लिङ्ग (प्रातिपदिक) + रूप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (लिङ्गस्य रूपम्); पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा (1st); एकवचन

• अवदत्: said/spoke
• अवदत्: Kriyā (Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वद् (धातु)
• Form: लङ्-लकार (Imperfect/Past); परस्मैपद; प्रथमपुरुष (3rd); एकवचन

• प्रभुः: the Lord
• प्रभुः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रभु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा (1st); एकवचन

Speaker

Śiva (as Liṅga)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Vīra-Vīreśvara Liṅga (contextual introduction)

Type: temple

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Śaunaka and sages (frame typical) / pilgrim-audience (contextual)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A radiant Śiva as a self-effulgent liṅga speaks a vow of perpetual grace; devotees listen in reverent stillness within a Kāśī shrine atmosphere.

Characters & Entities

• Śiva
• Liṅga

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Divine grace (anugraha) is assured when a vow aligned with dharma is upheld and heard/accepted by Śiva.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The immediate context is Kāśī, where Śiva’s presence as a Liṅga becomes a living source of grace.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

A vrata (sacred observance) is referenced as the basis for Śiva’s spoken boon.