Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 100

Devanagari script

तत्र सिद्धीश्वरं लिंगं महासिद्धिसमर्पकम् । तत्रैव मंडलेशश्च मंडलेशपदप्रदः

Transliteration

tatra siddhīśvaraṃ liṃgaṃ mahāsiddhisamarpakam | tatraiva maṃḍaleśaśca maṃḍaleśapadapradaḥ

Translation

അവിടെ സിദ്ധീശ്വരനാമക ലിംഗം ഉണ്ട്; അത് മഹാസിദ്ധികൾ നൽകുന്നു. അവിടെയേ മണ്ടലേശനും ഉണ്ട്; ‘മണ്ടലേശ’ പദവി പ്രദാനം ചെയ്യുന്നവൻ.

Word by Word

• tatra: there
• tatra: Adhikarana (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatra (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्ययम्; देशवाचक

• siddhīśvaram: Siddhīśvara
• siddhīśvaram: Sambandha (Qualifier/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: siddhi (प्रातिपदिक) + īśvara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समासः तत्पुरुषः; नपुंसकलिङ्गे, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचनम्; विशेषणवत् (liṅgam)

• liṅgam: liṅga
• liṅgam: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: liṅga (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचनम्

• mahā: great
• mahā: Sambandha (Qualifier/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: mahā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्गे; समासपूर्वपद (in compound)

• siddhi: success; siddhi
• siddhi: Sambandha (Qualifier/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: siddhi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्गे; समासपूर्वपद (in compound)

• samarpakam: bestowing/offering
• samarpakam: Karta (Subject-complement/कर्ता-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sam-arpaka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचनम्; विशेषणम् (liṅgam)

• tatra: there
• tatra: Adhikarana (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatra (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्ययम्; देशवाचक

• eva: indeed/just
• eva: Sambandha (Emphasis/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्ययम्; अवधारणार्थक-निपात (emphatic particle)

• maṃḍaleśaḥ: Maṇḍaleśa
• maṃḍaleśaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: maṃḍala (प्रातिपदिक) + īśa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समासः तत्पुरुषः; पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचनम्; नाम

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्ययम्; समुच्चयार्थक-निपात

• maṃḍaleśa: Maṇḍaleśa
• maṃḍaleśa: Sambandha (Qualifier/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: maṃḍaleśa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे; समासपूर्वपद (in compound)

• pada: status/position
• pada: Sambandha (Qualifier/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pada (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे; समासमध्यपद (in compound)

• pradaḥ: giver/bestower
• pradaḥ: Karta (Subject-complement/कर्ता-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: pra-da (धातु) + a (ण्वुल्/कर्तरि) → prada (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचनम्; विशेषणम् (maṃḍaleśaḥ)

Speaker

Skanda

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Siddhīśvara; Maṇḍaleśa

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A yogin-pilgrim performs abhiṣeka at Siddhīśvara as subtle siddhi symbols (aura, lotus, rising light) appear; nearby, Maṇḍaleśa shrine shows a ceremonial staff and a circle-maṇḍala motif, indicating bestowed rank.

Characters & Entities

• Siddhīśvara
• Maṇḍaleśa
• Kāśī (Vārāṇasī)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Kāśī’s Śiva-liṅgas are portrayed as direct sources of siddhi and spiritual authority when approached with devotion.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Siddhīśvara-liṅga and Maṇḍaleśa-liṅga in Kāśī.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No detailed rite is specified; the verse highlights the phala (fruit) of approaching and venerating these liṅgas.