Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 62

Devanagari script

चंद्रेश्वराद्दक्षिणतो वीरेशान्नैरृते स्थितम् । आराध्य धिषणेशं वै गुरुलोके महीयते

Transliteration

caṃdreśvarāddakṣiṇato vīreśānnairṛte sthitam | ārādhya dhiṣaṇeśaṃ vai guruloke mahīyate

Translation

Di selatan Candreśvara dan di barat daya Vīreśa berdirilah Dhiṣaṇeśa. Dengan memuja dewa itu, seorang bhakta dimuliakan di alam Sang Guru (Bṛhaspati) dan memperoleh martabat yang dihormati di sana.

Word by Word

• चन्द्रेश्वरात्: from Candra-īśvara (the shrine of Candra-īśvara)
• चन्द्रेश्वरात्: Apadana (Source/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चन्द्र-ईश्वर (प्रातिपदिक; समास)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी-विभक्ति (5th/Ablative), एकवचन; चन्द्रस्य ईश्वरः इति षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः

• दक्षिणतः: to the south (of)
• दक्षिणतः: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: दक्षिणतः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; दिशावाचक-अव्यय (directional adverb)

• वीरेशात्: from Vīreśa
• वीरेशात्: Apadana (Source/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वीर-ईश्वर (प्रातिपदिक; समास)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; वीरस्य ईश्वरः इति षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः

• नैरृते: in the south-west direction
• नैरृते: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नैरृत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (दिशानाम), सप्तमी-विभक्ति (7th/Locative), एकवचन

• स्थितम्: situated/placed
• स्थितम्: Kriya-visheshana (Predicate adjective)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स्था (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (past passive participle); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; ‘स्थित’ = स्थितं (it is situated)

• आराध्य: having worshipped
• आराध्य: Purvakala (Prior action)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: आ-राध् (धातु) + ल्यप् (कृदन्त/अव्यय)
• Form: ल्यप्-प्रत्ययान्त अव्यय (absolutive/gerund)

• धिषणेशम्: Dhiṣaṇeśa (lord of intellect; Bṛhaspati)
• धिषणेशम्: Karman (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: धिषणा-ईश (प्रातिपदिक; समास)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; धिषणायाः ईशः इति षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः

• वै: indeed
• वै: Sambandha (Discourse particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वै (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (emphatic particle)

• गुरुलोके: in the world/realm of the Guru
• गुरुलोके: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गुरु-लोक (प्रातिपदिक; समास)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; गुरोः लोकः इति षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः

• महीयते: is honored/glorified
• महीयते: Kriya (Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: मह् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), आत्मनेपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; धातु: मह् (to honor/glorify)

Speaker

Skanda (deduced: Kāśīkhaṇḍa context, typically Skanda instructing Agastya)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Dhiṣaṇeśa / Bṛhaspatīśvara (liṅga)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: A brāhmaṇa interlocutor (as addressed in nearby verses)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A pilgrim in Kāśī is shown walking south of Candreśvara and southwest of Vīreśa to a small shrine of Dhiṣaṇeśa (Bṛhaspati-associated liṅga), offering flowers and lamp; subtle iconography of Bṛhaspati (golden hue, rosary, scriptures) appears as a celestial aura above the liṅga.

Characters & Entities

• Candreśvara
• Vīreśa
• Dhiṣaṇeśa
• Bṛhaspati (Guru-loka)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Reverent worship at Kāśī’s specific shrines grants elevated spiritual honor, especially connected with the principle of Guru (Bṛhaspati).

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The shrine of Dhiṣaṇeśa, located south of Candreśvara and southwest of Vīreśa within the sacred landscape of Kāśī.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Ārādhana—devotional worship of Dhiṣaṇeśa (likely including darśana, pūjā, and mantra-japa according to local tradition).