Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 78

Devanagari script

यो मामनेन रूपेण द्रक्ष्यति श्रद्धयात्र वै । तस्योपसर्गसंघातं घातयिष्याम्यसंशयम्

Transliteration

yo māmanena rūpeṇa drakṣyati śraddhayātra vai | tasyopasargasaṃghātaṃ ghātayiṣyāmyasaṃśayam

Translation

जो येथे श्रद्धेने याच रूपात माझे दर्शन करील, त्याच्यावर येणाऱ्या उपद्रवांचा समूह मी निःसंशय नष्ट करीन।

Word by Word

• यः: who
• यः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा विभक्ति, एकवचन; सम्बन्धबोधक (relative pronoun)

• माम्: me
• माम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: द्वितीया विभक्ति, एकवचन; (me)

• अनेन: with this
• अनेन: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तृतीया विभक्ति (instrumental/करण), एकवचन; नपुंसक/पुं-रूप; विशेषण (with this)

• रूपेण: form
• रूपेण: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रूप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; तृतीया विभक्ति, एकवचन

• द्रक्ष्यति: will see
• द्रक्ष्यति: Kriya (Main verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दृश् (धातु)
• Form: लृट् (simple future), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• श्रद्धया: with faith
• श्रद्धया: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्रद्धा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; तृतीया विभक्ति, एकवचन

• अत्र: here
• अत्र: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; देशवाचक (adverb: here)

• वै: indeed
• वै: Sambandha (Emphasis/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वै (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निश्चयार्थक/खलु-अर्थे (emphatic particle)

• तस्य: of him
• तस्य: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी विभक्ति, एकवचन; (of him)

• उपसर्गसंघातम्: the mass of calamities/afflictions
• उपसर्गसंघातम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: उपसर्ग (प्रातिपदिक) + संघात (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; द्वितीया विभक्ति, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (उपसर्गाणां संघातः)

• घातयिष्यामि: I will cause to be destroyed
• घातयिष्यामि: Kriya (Main verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: घातय् (घन्/हन् causative; धातु)
• Form: णिच्-प्रयोजक (causative); लृट् (future), उत्तमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• असंशयम्: without doubt
• असंशयम्: Sambandha (Adverbial/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: असंशय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययीभाववत् क्रियाविशेषणरूपेण; द्वितीया-एकवचन-आकारेण अव्ययप्रयोग (adverbial: without doubt)

Speaker

Śiva (as present in the Liṅga-form)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: (Unnamed) Kāśī-liṅga in the narrative

Type: temple

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: dvija-puṅgavas

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Śiva promises that faithful beholding of his manifested form will shatter a swarm of afflictions; the brāhmaṇas look relieved and uplifted.

Characters & Entities

• Śiva
• Liṅga (implied)
• Kāśī (atra—here)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Faith-filled darśana of Śiva is portrayed as a direct means for the removal of distress and obstacles.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Kāśī, specifically the sacred presence of Śiva in the Vyāghreśvara-liṅga context.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Darśana with śraddhā (devout viewing/encounter) is emphasized as the efficacious act.