Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 63

Devanagari script

तीर्थं त्वनादिसंसिद्धमेतत्कलशसंभव । पुनर्देवस्य सान्निध्यादाविरासीन्महेशितुः

Transliteration

tīrthaṃ tvanādisaṃsiddhametatkalaśasaṃbhava | punardevasya sānnidhyādāvirāsīnmaheśituḥ

Translation

Wahai Kalaśasaṃbhava, tīrtha suci ini tiada berawal dan telah sempurna sejak azali; namun dengan sānidhya Tuhan yang kembali, oleh rahmat Maheśa ia pun terserlah semula.

Word by Word

• तीर्थम्: sacred ford/pilgrimage place
• तीर्थम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तीर्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन (Neuter, Nom./Acc., Singular)

• तु: but/indeed
• तु: Sambandha (Discourse particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; विरोध/विशेषार्थक-निपात (indeclinable particle; adversative/emphatic)

• अनादि-संसिद्धम्: perfected from beginningless time
• अनादि-संसिद्धम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अनादि (प्रातिपदिक) + संसिद्ध (कृदन्त; सम्+सिध् धातु, क्त)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण (Neuter, Nom./Acc., Singular; adjective)

• एतत्: this
• एतत्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: एतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; सर्वनाम (Neuter, Nom./Acc., Singular; pronoun used adjectivally)

• कलश-संभव: O one born from the pot (Agastya)
• कलश-संभव: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कलश (प्रातिपदिक) + संभव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति, एकवचन (Masculine, Vocative, Singular)

• पुनः: again
• पुनः: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पुनः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; काल/पुनरावृत्ति-अव्यय (indeclinable adverb; again)

• देवस्य: of the god
• देवस्य: Shashthi-sambandha (Genitive relation/षष्ठीसम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, एकवचन (Masculine, Genitive, Singular)

• सान्निध्यात्: from (his) presence
• सान्निध्यात्: Hetu/Apadana (Cause/Source; हेतु/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सान्निध्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन (Neuter, Ablative, Singular)

• आविरासीत्: became manifest/appeared
• आविरासीत्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आविर् (अव्यय) + अस् (धातु)
• Form: लुङ्-लकार (अorist), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन (Aorist, Parasmaipada, 3rd person, Singular)

• महेशितुः: of the great lord (Maheshvara)
• महेशितुः: Shashthi-sambandha (Genitive relation/षष्ठीसम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महेशितृ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, एकवचन (Masculine, Genitive, Singular)

Speaker

Skanda

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Hamsatīrtha vicinity (contextual tīrtha in this adhyāya) / Kāśī tīrtha in general

Type: tirtha

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Agastya (addressed as Kalaśasaṃbhava)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A timeless ford on the Gaṅgā in Kāśī, veiled by cosmic ages, suddenly shimmering into visibility as Maheśa’s presence returns; sages and pilgrims perceive the re-manifestation as a sacred unveiling.

Characters & Entities

• Skanda
• Agastya (Kalaśasaṃbhava)
• Maheśa (Śiva)
• Kāśī
• Tīrtha

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

A tīrtha may be eternally holy, yet its power becomes vividly accessible when enlivened by Śiva’s living presence and grace.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

A Kāśī tīrtha in the Hamsatīrtha-related passage, praised as anādi-siddha (beginningless and perfected).

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No explicit rite is stated here; the emphasis is on the manifesting power of Śiva’s sānnidhya (divine proximity).