Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 67

Devanagari script

अधिकं शीलयामास स सर्वज्ञं त्रिलोचनम् । पश्यञ्शंभोः समीपे स भुवनानि चतुर्दश

Transliteration

adhikaṃ śīlayāmāsa sa sarvajñaṃ trilocanam | paśyañśaṃbhoḥ samīpe sa bhuvanāni caturdaśa

Translation

Dia semakin memperhebat bhakti kepada Tuhan Trilocana yang Maha Mengetahui. Dan di sisi Śambhu, dia menyaksikan empat belas bhuvana, empat belas alam.

Word by Word

• अधिकम्: more/excessively
• अधिकम्: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अधिक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: क्रियाविशेषणवत् नपुंसक-एकवचन-आकार (adverbial accusative)

• शीलयामास: practised/engaged in
• शीलयामास: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: शीलय् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• सः: he
• सः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• सर्वज्ञम्: all-knowing
• सर्वज्ञम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक) + ज्ञ (कृदन्त/प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषणम् (qualifying 'trilocanam')

• त्रिलोचनम्: the three-eyed (Śiva)
• त्रिलोचनम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्रि (संख्या-प्रातिपदिक) + लोचन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; शिव-पर्याय (epithet of Śiva)

• पश्यन्: seeing
• पश्यन्: Karta (Agent/कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: पश् (धातु)
• Form: शतृ-प्रत्ययान्त वर्तमान कृदन्त (present participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; सहकाल-क्रिया (simultaneous action)

• शंभोः: of Śambhu (Śiva)
• शंभोः: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शंभु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, एकवचन

• समीपे: near
• समीपे: Adhikarana (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: समीप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन

• सः: he
• सः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन (पुनरुक्त-प्रयोग emphasis)

• भुवनानि: worlds
• भुवनानि: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भुवन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, बहुवचन

• चतुर्दश: fourteen
• चतुर्दश: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: चतुर्दश (संख्या-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, बहुवचन; संख्याविशेषणम् (numeral adjective qualifying 'bhuvanāni')

Speaker

Skanda (deduced: Kāśī Khaṇḍa commonly Skanda → Agastya)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kāśī-kṣetra (Śambhu-sannidhya)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Near Śambhu, the devotee-sage experiences a visionary panorama: layered realms rising and descending—heavenly cities, netherworlds, cosmic axis—while Śiva’s presence anchors the vision.

Characters & Entities

• Śiva (Śambhu/Hara/Trilocana)
• Fourteen worlds (caturdaśa bhuvana)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Deeper devotion to Śiva culminates in expanded spiritual vision, revealing the cosmic structure beyond ordinary perception.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Kāśī’s Śaiva sphere is implied—proximity to Śambhu symbolizes Kāśī as a place where profound darśana and realization arise.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Intensification of Śiva-upāsanā (continued focused practice), leading toward samādhi and spiritual insight.