Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 30

Devanagari script

इदं सतीश्वरं लिंगं तव नाम्ना भविष्यति । यथा मनोरथस्तेऽत्र फलितो दक्षकन्यके

Transliteration

idaṃ satīśvaraṃ liṃgaṃ tava nāmnā bhaviṣyati | yathā manorathaste'tra phalito dakṣakanyake

Translation

“ಹೇ ದಕ್ಷಕನ್ಯೆ, ಈ ಲಿಂಗವು ನಿನ್ನ ನಾಮದಿಂದ ‘ಸತೀಶ್ವರ’ವೆಂದು ಪ್ರಸಿದ್ಧಿಯಾಗುವುದು; ಇಲ್ಲಿ ನಿನ್ನ ಮನೋರಥ ಫಲಿಸಲಿ.”

Word by Word

• idam: this
• idam: Visheshana (Demonstrative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: idam (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; here as demonstrative for ‘liṅgam’

• satīśvaram: (of) Satī’s Lord
• satīśvaram: Visheshana (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: satī (प्रातिपदिक) + īśvara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (‘Satī’s lord’); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषण—‘liṅgam’

• liṅgam: liṅga, emblem
• liṅgam: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: liṅga (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; here as subject with predicate ‘bhaviṣyati’

• tava: your
• tava: Sambandha (Possessor/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yusmad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन

• nāmnā: by (your) name
• nāmnā: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nāman (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन

• bhaviṣyati: will be / will become
• bhaviṣyati: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √bhū (धातु)
• Form: लृट् (Simple Future), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• yathā: just as
• yathā: Sambandha (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: yathā (अव्यय)
• Form: सम्बन्ध/उपमानवाचक-अव्यय (as/just as)

• manorathaḥ: wish, desire
• manorathaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: manas (प्रातिपदिक) + ratha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष (मनसः रथः/मनोरथः = desire); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• te: your
• te: Sambandha (Possessor/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yusmad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन; enclitic ‘ते’

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

• phalitaḥ: fulfilled, fructified
• phalitaḥ: Kriya (Predicate complement)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: √phal (धातु) + phalita (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; predicate adjective to ‘manorathaḥ’

• dakṣakanyake: O daughter of Dakṣa
• dakṣakanyake: Sambodhana (Address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dakṣa (प्रातिपदिक) + kanyā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष; स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8th/Vocative), एकवचन

Speaker

Śiva (Devadeveśa) (deduced from immediate context of boon and later 'devadeveśaḥ')

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Satīśvara-liṅga

Type: temple

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Agastya

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Śiva grants Satī a boon and declares a liṅga in Kāśī will bear her name—Satīśvara—ensuring her wish is fulfilled.

Characters & Entities

• Satī
• Dakṣa
• Satīśvara-liṅga
• Kāśī (implied)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Divine grace sanctifies place and form: a liṅga becomes a living locus of blessing, carrying the devotee’s fulfilled intention into sacred memory.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Satīśvara-liṅga in Kāśī (Vārāṇasī).

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Implicitly, worship of the Satīśvara-liṅga as the means by which wishes are fulfilled.