Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 56

Devanagari script

दास्यामि च परां सिद्धिमाश्रितेभ्यो न संशयः । परं न महिमानं मे कलौ कश्चिच्च वेत्स्यति

Transliteration

dāsyāmi ca parāṃ siddhimāśritebhyo na saṃśayaḥ | paraṃ na mahimānaṃ me kalau kaścicca vetsyati

Translation

ആശ്രയിച്ചവർക്കു ഞാൻ പരമസിദ്ധി നൽകും—സംശയമില്ല. എന്നാൽ കലിയുഗത്തിൽ എന്റെ മഹിമയെ യഥാർത്ഥമായി അറിയുന്നവർ വിരളമായിരിക്കും.

Word by Word

• दास्यामि: I will give
• दास्यामि: Kriyā (Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दा (धातु, दाने)
• Form: लृट्-लकार (Simple Future); परस्मैपद; उत्तमपुरुष (1st); एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयार्थक (conjunction)

• पराम्: supreme
• पराम्: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: परा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; द्वितीया (2nd); एकवचन; विशेषण

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

• आश्रितेभ्यः: to those who have taken refuge
• आश्रितेभ्यः: Sampradāna (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आ + श्रि (धातु) + क्त (कृत् प्रत्यय)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (past participle used as noun); पुंलिङ्ग; चतुर्थी (4th/Dative); बहुवचन

• न: not/no
• न: Negation
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निषेधार्थक (negation particle)

• संशयः: doubt
• संशयः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: संशय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा (1st); एकवचन

• परम्: however, but
• परम्: Discourse particle
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: परम् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; विरोध/अपवादार्थक (adversative particle: 'however')

• न: not
• न: Negation
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निषेधार्थक

• महिमानम्: greatness, glory
• महिमानम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महिमन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative); एकवचन

• मे: my/of me
• मे: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (6th/Genitive); एकवचन

• कलौ: in the Kali age
• कलौ: Adhikaraṇa (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कलि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; सप्तमी (7th/Locative); एकवचन

• कश्चित्: someone, anyone
• कश्चित्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: क (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) + चित् (निपात)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा (1st); एकवचन; अनिश्चितार्थक सर्वनाम (indefinite pronoun)

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयार्थक

• वेत्स्यति: will know
• वेत्स्यति: Kriyā (Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: विद् (धातु, ज्ञाने)
• Form: लृट्-लकार (Simple Future); परस्मैपद; प्रथमपुरुष (3rd); एकवचन

Speaker

Śiva (as Liṅga)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Vīra-Vīreśvara (Kāśī)

Type: temple

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Sages/pilgrims

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Śiva promises supreme siddhi to those who take refuge, while a shadow of Kali-yuga ignorance is suggested—few recognize the shrine’s true greatness; the liṅga remains steady, luminous, and compassionate.

Characters & Entities

• Śiva
• Kali-yuga

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Taking refuge (āśraya/śaraṇāgati) in Śiva is presented as a direct path to supreme siddhi, even when the world forgets sacred greatness.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Kāśī is the implied locus of this ‘greatness’ that becomes less recognized in Kali-yuga.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Refuge and devotion are emphasized rather than a specific external ritual.