Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 97

Devanagari script

प्रादुर्बभूव यल्लिंगाज्ज्योतिर्जटिलितांबरम् । तत्र ज्योतिषि सा बाला ज्योतिर्मय्यपि साप्यभूत्

Transliteration

prādurbabhūva yalliṃgājjyotirjaṭilitāṃbaram | tatra jyotiṣi sā bālā jyotirmayyapi sāpyabhūt

Translation

ആ ലിംഗത്തിൽ നിന്ന് ആകാശം പോലും പ്രകാശംകൊണ്ട് നെയ്തതുപോലെയുള്ള ദിവ്യജ്യോതി പ്രത്യക്ഷപ്പെട്ടു. ആ ജ്യോതിസ്സിൽ ആ ബാലികയും ജ്യോതിര്മയിയായി മാറി.

Word by Word

• प्रादुर्: manifestly, into appearance
• प्रादुर्: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Adverbial modifier/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: प्रादुर् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; उपसर्गसदृश-क्रियाविशेषण (adverbial particle): ‘manifestly/into appearance’

• बभूव: became; came to be
• बभूव: Kriyā (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• यत्: which (that)
• यत्: Viśeṣya (Correlative/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन (relative pronoun)

• लिङ्गात्: from the liṅga
• लिङ्गात्: Apādāna (Source/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लिङ्ग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (अपादान), एकवचन

• ज्योतिः: light; radiance
• ज्योतिः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ज्योतिस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• जटिलित: entangled; with matted locks
• जटिलित: Viśeṣaṇa (Adjective/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: जटिलित (कृदन्त; जटिलि/जट्-भाव)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (past participle-like adjective), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; ‘made/covered with matted locks’

• अम्बरम्: garment; cloth
• अम्बरम्: Viśeṣya (Head noun/विशेष्य)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अम्बर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

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

• ज्योतिषि: in the light
• ज्योतिषि: Adhikaraṇa (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ज्योतिस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (अधिकरण), एकवचन

• सा: she
• सा: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• बाला: the girl
• बाला: Apposition (समानााधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: बाला (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• ज्योतिः: light
• ज्योतिः: Karma/Predicate nominal (सम्प्रदान-न; here as complement)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ज्योतिस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• मयि: in me
• मयि: Adhikaraṇa (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: उत्तमपुरुष-सर्वनाम, सप्तमी, एकवचन

• अपि: also; even
• अपि: Sambandha-bodhaka (Particle/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अवधान/समुच्चयार्थक निपात (particle: also/even)

• सा: she
• सा: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• अपि: also
• अपि: Sambandha-bodhaka (Particle/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निपात (particle: also)

• अभूत्: became; was
• अभूत्: Kriyā (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: लुङ् (Aorist), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

Speaker

Skanda

Tirtha Mahatmya

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A Śiva-liṅga erupts with a column-like radiance; the sky itself appears woven with light; within the luminous field a young maiden’s form dissolves into pure brilliance, becoming a figure of light.

Characters & Entities

• Śiva-liṅga
• Jyoti (divine light)
• Mādhavī
• Kāśī (Vārāṇasī)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Śiva is revealed as pure light, and liberation is depicted as becoming luminous—merging into that divine radiance.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Kāśī, focusing on the liṅga from which the jyoti-manifestation arises (Oṃkāra-associated shrine in this chapter).

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No direct prescription; it narrates the theophany (jyoti appearance) and its salvific effect.