Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 15

Devanagari script

आनंदकानने लिंगं प्रणतं यैस्त्रिविष्टपम् । त्रिलोचनस्य नामापि यैः श्रुतं शुद्धबुद्धिभिः

Transliteration

ānaṃdakānane liṃgaṃ praṇataṃ yaistriviṣṭapam | trilocanasya nāmāpi yaiḥ śrutaṃ śuddhabuddhibhiḥ

Translation

ആനന്ദകാനനത്തിൽ ശുദ്ധബുദ്ധിയോടെ ത്രിവിഷ്ടപ ലിംഗത്തിന് പ്രണാമം ചെയ്തവരും, ത്രിലോചനന്റെ നാമം പോലും ശ്രവിച്ചവരും—അവർ ധന്യർ.

Word by Word

• आनंदकानने: in the grove called Ānandakānana
• आनंदकानने: Adhikaraṇa (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आनन्द (प्रातिपदिक) + कानन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष समास (आनन्दस्य काननम्), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन

• लिंगम्: the liṅga
• लिंगम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लिङ्ग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• प्रणतम्: bowed to; saluted
• प्रणतम्: Karma (Object qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्र-नम् (धातु) → प्रणत (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त भूतकर्मणि/भूतकृत (past passive participle), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; विशेषणम् (लिङ्गम्)

• यैः: by whom; by those who
• यैः: Karta (Agent—by whom)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचन; सम्बन्धे/कर्तरि प्रयोगः

• त्रिविष्टपम्: Triviṣṭapa (heaven)
• त्रिविष्टपम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्रिविष्टप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• त्रिलोचनस्य: of Trilocana (the three-eyed one, Śiva)
• त्रिलोचनस्य: Sambandha (Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्रि (प्रातिपदिक) + लोचन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: द्विगु-समास (त्रि+लोचन), पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन

• नाम: name
• नाम: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नामन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• अपि: even
• अपि: Sambandha (Emphasis particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (particle), अपि = even/also

• यैः: by whom; by those who
• यैः: Karta (Agent—by whom)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचन

• श्रुतम्: heard
• श्रुतम्: Karma (Object—heard)
• Type: Verb
• Root: श्रु (धातु) → श्रुत (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त भूतकर्मणि (past passive participle) नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; कर्मणि प्रयोगः (नाम श्रुतम्)

• शुद्धबुद्धिभिः: by pure-minded people
• शुद्धबुद्धिभिः: Karta (Agent—by pure-minded ones)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शुद्ध (प्रातिपदिक) + बुद्धि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कर्मधारय-समास (शुद्धा बुद्धिः येषाम्), पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचन

Speaker

Skanda (deduced: Kāśī Khaṇḍa context, Skanda to Agastya)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Ānandakānana; Triviṣṭapa Liṅga

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: null

Visual Art Cues

Scene: In a lush sacred grove, devotees bow before the Triviṣṭapa liṅga; a teacher recites ‘Trilocana’ to attentive listeners, suggesting that even hearing the name sanctifies.

Characters & Entities

• Ānandakānana
• Triviṣṭapa Liṅga
• Trilocana (name)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

In Kāśī, even small acts—bowing and name-hearing—are exalted as powerful forms of devotion when done with purified intent.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Ānandakānana (the blissful sacred grove/forest of Kāśī) featuring the Triviṣṭapa Liṅga and the fame of Trilocana.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Praṇāma (bowing) to the Liṅga and nāma-śravaṇa (hearing the sacred name) are highlighted.