Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 51

Devanagari script

दिश सिद्धिं परामत्र दर्शनात्स्पर्शनान्नतेः । अस्य लिंगस्य ये भक्ता मनोवाक्कायकर्मभिः

Transliteration

diśa siddhiṃ parāmatra darśanātsparśanānnateḥ | asya liṃgasya ye bhaktā manovākkāyakarmabhiḥ

Translation

ഇവിടെ ദർശനം, സ്പർശനം, നമസ്കാരം ഇവയാൽ മാത്രമേ പരമസിദ്ധി ദാനമാകട്ടെ. ഈ ലിംഗത്തിന്റെ ഭക്തർ മനസ്സ്, വാക്ക്, കായകർമങ്ങളാൽ സേവിക്കുന്നവർ…

Word by Word

• दिश: grant
• दिश: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दिश् (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (आज्ञार्थ/Imperative), मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपदम्; √दिश् (प्रदाने)

• सिद्धिम्: success, attainment
• सिद्धिम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सिद्धि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2/कर्म), एकवचन

• पराम्: supreme
• पराम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: परा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2), एकवचन; सिद्धिम् इति विशेषणम्

• अत्र: here
• अत्र: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: देश-अव्यय (locative adverb)

• दर्शनात्: from seeing
• दर्शनात्: Apadana/Hetu (Cause/Source/अपादान-हेतु)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दर्शन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5/अपादान), एकवचन; हेतौ—‘from/through seeing’

• स्पर्शनात्: from touching
• स्पर्शनात्: Apadana/Hetu (Cause/Source/अपादान-हेतु)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्पर्शन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5/अपादान), एकवचन; हेतौ—‘from touching’

• नतेः: from bowing
• नतेः: Apadana/Hetu (Cause/Source/अपादान-हेतु)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5/अपादान) एकवचन (वैदिक/काव्ये षष्ठी-रूपसदृशं); हेतौ—‘from bowing’

• अस्य: of this
• अस्य: Shashthi-Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इदम् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, षष्ठी (6/सम्बन्ध), एकवचन, पुं/नपुंसकलिङ्ग

• लिङ्गस्य: of the liṅga
• लिङ्गस्य: Shashthi-Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लिङ्ग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6/सम्बन्ध), एकवचन

• ये: who (those who)
• ये: Kartr (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1/कर्ता), बहुवचन

• भक्ताः: devotees
• भक्ताः: Kartr (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भक्त (प्रातिपदिक/कृदन्त; भज् धातु + क्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1/कर्ता), बहुवचन

• मनः: with mind
• मनः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मनस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3/करण), एकवचन; समाहार-द्वन्द्वे प्रथमाङ्गम्

• वाक्: with speech
• वाक्: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वाच् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3/करण), एकवचन; समाहार-द्वन्द्वे द्वितीयाङ्गम्

• काय: with body
• काय: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: काय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3/करण), एकवचन; समाहार-द्वन्द्वे तृतीयाङ्गम्

• कर्मभिः: by deeds
• कर्मभिः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कर्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3/करण), बहुवचन; समाहार-द्वन्द्व-समुच्चयार्थे

Speaker

Prince (Kumāra)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: The concerned Kāśī-liṅga (unnamed in excerpt)

Type: temple

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Śiva

Visual Art Cues

Scene: The devotee asks that supreme attainment be granted merely by seeing, touching, and bowing to the liṅga; devotees serve with mind, speech, and body—suggested by a small group performing these acts.

Characters & Entities

• Śiva (implied)
• Liṅga
• Devotees (bhaktāḥ)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Even simple devotional acts—darśana, sparśa, and namaskāra—can bestow supreme spiritual benefit in a holy kṣetra.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The ‘atra’ points to Kāśī’s sacred locale in the Kāśīkhaṇḍa, where liṅga-darśana is especially meritorious.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Darśana (seeing), sparśana (touching), and nati/namaskāra (bowing) to the liṅga are presented as efficacious practices.