Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 50

Devanagari script

अस्मिंल्लिंगे स्थितः शंभो कुरु भक्तसमीहितम् । विना मुद्रादिकरणं मंत्रेणापि विना विभो

Transliteration

asmiṃlliṃge sthitaḥ śaṃbho kuru bhaktasamīhitam | vinā mudrādikaraṇaṃ maṃtreṇāpi vinā vibho

Translation

“Wahai Śambhu, bersemayamlah dalam Liṅga ini dan tunaikan hajat bhakta—meski tanpa mudrā dan amalan ritual lainnya, meski tanpa mantra, wahai Tuhan.”

Word by Word

• अस्मिन्: in this
• अस्मिन्: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इदम् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, पुं/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7/अधिकरण), एकवचन

• लिङ्गे: in the liṅga
• लिङ्गे: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लिङ्ग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7/अधिकरण), एकवचन

• स्थितः: remaining/being present
• स्थितः: Kartr (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स्था (धातु)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन; कर्तरि—‘standing/remaining’

• शंभो: O Śambhu
• शंभो: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शम्भु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8), एकवचन

• कुरु: do, grant
• कुरु: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (आज्ञार्थ/Imperative), मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपदम्

• भक्तसमीहितम्: the devotee’s desired (wish)
• भक्तसमीहितम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भक्त-सम्+ईहित (प्रातिपदिक/कृदन्त; भक्त + समीहित)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2/कर्म), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (भक्तस्य समीहितम्)

• विना: without
• विना: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: विना (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेध/वियोग-अव्यय (preposition-like; governs instrumental/accusative)

• मुद्रादिकरणम्: performance of mudrās etc.
• मुद्रादिकरणम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुद्रा-आदि-करण (प्रातिपदिक; मुद्रा + आदि + करण)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2), एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (मुद्रा-आदि-करणम् = ‘mudrā etc. performance’)

• मन्त्रेण: by a mantra
• मन्त्रेण: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मन्त्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3/करण), एकवचन

• अपि: even/also
• अपि: Sambandha (Particle/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: सम्भावना/समुच्चय-अव्यय (particle: even/also)

• विना: without
• विना: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: विना (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेध/वियोग-अव्यय

• विभो: O Lord
• विभो: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विभु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8), एकवचन

Speaker

Prince (Kumāra)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: The concerned Kāśī-liṅga (unnamed in provided excerpt)

Type: temple

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Śiva (Śambhu/Vibhu)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: The devotee petitions: ‘O Śambhu, dwelling in this liṅga, fulfill devotees’ wishes even without mudrās or mantra.’ The liṅga is central, glowing with Śiva’s immanence.

Characters & Entities

• Śiva (Śambhu)
• Liṅga

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

In the highest sanctity, pure devotion can surpass ritual complexity—grace responds to sincerity.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Kāśī’s liṅga-mahātmya is implied: the kṣetra where Śiva grants boons even with minimal formalities.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

It explicitly downplays the necessity of mudrā-acts and even mantra, emphasizing devotion-centered worship.