Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 2

Devanagari script

कपर्दी नाम गणपः शंभोरत्यंतवल्लभः । पित्रीशादुत्तरे भागे लिंगं संस्थाप्य शांभवम्

Transliteration

kapardī nāma gaṇapaḥ śaṃbhoratyaṃtavallabhaḥ | pitrīśāduttare bhāge liṃgaṃ saṃsthāpya śāṃbhavam

Translation

Seorang gaṇa bernama Kapardī, yang amat dikasihi Śambhu (Śiva), telah mendirikan sebuah Liṅga Śaiva (Śāmbhava) di bahagian utara tempat suci Pitrīśa.

Word by Word

• कपर्दी: Kapardī
• कपर्दी: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कपर्दिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• नाम: by name
• नाम: Sambandha (Appositive marker/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नाम (अव्यय)
• Form: संज्ञासूचक-अव्यय (indeclinable indicating name)

• गणपः: a gaṇa-chief/attendant
• गणपः: Karta (Apposition/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गणप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• शम्भोः: of Śambhu (Śiva)
• शम्भोः: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शम्भु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन

• अत्यन्तवल्लभः: most beloved
• अत्यन्तवल्लभः: Karta (Subject qualifier/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अत्यन्त + वल्लभ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; कर्मधारयः (अत्यन्तः वल्लभः)

• पित्रीशात्: from Pitrīśa
• पित्रीशात्: Apadana (Source/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पित्रीश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5th/Ablative), एकवचन

• उत्तरे: in the northern
• उत्तरे: Adhikarana (Location qualifier/अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: उत्तर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन; विशेषण (qualifying भागे)

• भागे: part/region
• भागे: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भाग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन

• लिङ्गम्: liṅga
• लिङ्गम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लिङ्ग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• संस्थाप्य: having installed
• संस्थाप्य: Kriya (Gerundial subordinate action/क्रिया)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सम् + स्थाप् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्यय (absolutive/gerund), पूर्वकालिक-क्रिया (having established)

• शाम्भवम्: Śiva-related/Śaṃbhu's
• शाम्भवम्: Karma (Object qualifier/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शाम्भव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; विशेषण (qualifying लिङ्गम्)

Speaker

Skanda

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kapardīśa Liṅga

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Agastya (implied continuation from 4.1)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Gaṇa Kapardī (with matted/kaparda-like hair) reverently installing a liṅga; a signpost-like depiction shows ‘Pitrīśa’ shrine to the south and the new Kapardīśa liṅga to the north; Śiva’s subtle presence blessing the act.

Characters & Entities

• Kapardī
• Śambhu (Śiva)
• Pitrīśa
• Liṅga
• Kāśī

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Śiva’s grace manifests in Kāśī through his gaṇas, who establish liṅgas to anchor devotion and sacred geography.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Kapardīśvara Liṅga, situated north of Pitrīśa within Kāśī’s sacred topography.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

The act highlighted is liṅga-pratiṣṭhā (establishing/ installing a liṅga), presented as the origin of the shrine.