Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 98

Devanagari script

आज्ञातं विस्मृतं तावत्फलितो मे मनोरथः । सिद्धैः संसेवितं लिंगं सर्वसिद्धिकरं परम्

Transliteration

ājñātaṃ vismṛtaṃ tāvatphalito me manorathaḥ | siddhaiḥ saṃsevitaṃ liṃgaṃ sarvasiddhikaraṃ param

Translation

ഒരിക്കൽ അറിഞ്ഞിട്ടും പിന്നെ മറന്നുപോയതു—ഇപ്പോൾ എന്റെ മനോരഥം ഫലിച്ചു. സിദ്ധന്മാർ സേവിക്കുന്ന ഈ പരമ ലിംഗം സർവ്വസിദ്ധിയും നൽകുന്നു.

Word by Word

• आज्ञातम्: known
• आज्ञातम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: आ + √ज्ञा (धातु)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; भूतकृत्-प्रत्ययान्त क्त (known)

• विस्मृतम्: forgotten
• विस्मृतम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वि + √स्मृ (धातु)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; क्त-प्रत्यय (forgotten)

• तावत्: then/so long
• तावत्: Sambandha (Adverbial/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तावत् (अव्यय/सर्वनाम-निपात)
• Form: अव्यय; परिमाण/अवधि-निर्देशक (so long/then)

• फलितः: has borne fruit
• फलितः: Karta (Predicate/विधेय)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: √फल् (धातु)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; क्त-प्रत्यय (having borne fruit)

• मे: my
• मे: Sambandha (Genitive/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-विभक्ति (genitive), एकवचन; एन्क्लिटिक रूप

• मनोरथः: wish, desire
• मनोरथः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मनस् + रथ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (मनसः रथः = desire)

• सिद्धैः: by the Siddhas
• सिद्धैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सिद्ध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (instrumental), बहुवचन

• संसेवितम्: worshipped/attended
• संसेवितम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सम् + √सेव् (धातु)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; क्त-प्रत्यय (well-served/worshipped)

• लिङ्गम्: liṅga (Śiva-emblem)
• लिङ्गम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लिङ्ग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• सर्वसिद्धिकरम्: granting all accomplishments
• सर्वसिद्धिकरम्: Karma (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व + सिद्धि + कर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (सर्वासां सिद्धीनां करः = causing all attainments)

• परम्: supreme
• परम्: Karma (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण

Speaker

Viśvānara (continuing from prior verse; deduced)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Siddha-sevita Sarva-siddhi-kara Liṅga (as described)

Type: temple

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A radiant liṅga in a sanctum, surrounded invisibly/ethereally by Siddhas; the sage feels his wish fulfilled, hands folded; subtle aura indicates ‘sarva-siddhi-kara’.

Characters & Entities

• Viśvānara (sage)
• Siddhas
• Śiva-liṅga
• Kāśī (Vārāṇasī)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

In Kāśī, sincere remembrance and approach to the sacred Liṅga is celebrated as divinely effective—capable of fulfilling aims and granting spiritual attainments.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

A particular Kāśī liṅga revered by Siddhas and praised as sarva-siddhi-kara (bestower of all attainments), within the Kāśī-khaṇḍa pilgrimage map.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No explicit procedure; the emphasis is on approaching and serving (saṃsevā/pūjā) the Liṅga with devotion.