Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 45

Devanagari script

तदा प्रभृति लिंगेस्मिन्स्थितः साधकसिद्धये । अविमुक्ते परे क्षेत्रे कलिकाले विशेषतः

Transliteration

tadā prabhṛti liṃgesminsthitaḥ sādhakasiddhaye | avimukte pare kṣetre kalikāle viśeṣataḥ

Translation

Sejak saat itu Aku bersemayam dalam liṅga ini demi penyempurnaan siddhi para bhakta dan sādhaka—terutama pada Zaman Kali—di kṣetra Avimukta yang tertinggi, iaitu Kāśī.

Word by Word

• तदा: then
• तदा: Adhikarana (Time/कालाधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तदा (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (temporal adverb: 'then')

• प्रभृति: from (that time)
• प्रभृति: Apadana (Source/अपादान)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: प्रभृति (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अपादानार्थे/आरम्भवाचक (indeclinable meaning 'from, starting from')

• लिङ्गे: in the liṅga (Śiva-emblem)
• लिङ्गे: Adhikarana (Locus/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लिङ्ग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन (singular)

• अस्मिन्: in this
• अस्मिन्: Adhikarana (Locus/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अयम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन; सर्वनाम (pronoun)

• स्थितः: remained/was stationed
• स्थितः: Karta (Agent/कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्था (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (past passive participle); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; 'स्थित' = 'having stayed/being stationed'

• साधकसिद्धये: for the accomplishment of the practitioner
• साधकसिद्धये: Sampradana (Purpose/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: साधक (प्रातिपदिक) + सिद्धि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (genitive determinative): साधकस्य सिद्धिः; स्त्रीलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th/चतुर्थी), एकवचन

• अविमुक्ते: in Avimukta (the never-abandoned place)
• अविमुक्ते: Adhikarana (Locus/अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अविमुक्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन; विशेषण (qualifier of क्षेत्रे)

• परे: supreme
• परे: Adhikarana (Locus/अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन; विशेषण (of क्षेत्रे)

• क्षेत्रे: in the sacred field/region
• क्षेत्रे: Adhikarana (Locus/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: क्षेत्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन

• कलिकाले: in the time of Kali (Kali-yuga)
• कलिकाले: Adhikarana (Time/कालाधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कलि (प्रातिपदिक) + काल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: कलियुगस्य कालः; पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन

• विशेषतः: especially
• विशेषतः: Visheshana (Adverbial qualifier/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: विशेषतः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; प्रकारवाचक (manner adverb: 'especially')

Speaker

Skanda (deduced Kāśīkhaṇḍa default narration)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Avimukta-kṣetra (Kāśī)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Pilgrims/ṛṣis in Kāśīkhaṇḍa narrative frame (contextual)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Śiva’s subtle, protective presence abiding within a radiant liṅga in Avimukta; devotees approach with folded hands as the kṣetra glows with sanctity in Kali-yuga.

Characters & Entities

• Liṅga
• Avimukta (Kāśī)
• Kali Yuga

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

In Kali Yuga, divine grace is made especially accessible through liṅga-worship in Avimukta (Kāśī), supporting the sādhaka’s attainment.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Avimukta-kṣetra—Kāśī (Vārāṇasī), the supreme sacred field.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Implicit liṅga-upāsanā (worship of the liṅga) for sādhaka-siddhi, highlighted as especially efficacious in Kali Yuga.