Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 8

Devanagari script

संति लिंगान्यनेकानि ममानंदवने प्रिये । परं त्वया यथा पृष्टं यथावत्तद्ब्रवीमि ते

Transliteration

saṃti liṃgānyanekāni mamānaṃdavane priye | paraṃ tvayā yathā pṛṣṭaṃ yathāvattadbravīmi te

Translation

“ਹੇ ਪ੍ਰਿਯੇ, ਮੇਰੇ ਆਨੰਦਵਨ ਵਿੱਚ ਅਨੇਕਾਂ ਲਿੰਗ ਹਨ। ਪਰ ਜਿਵੇਂ ਤੂੰ ਪੁੱਛਿਆ ਹੈ, ਮੈਂ ਤੈਨੂੰ ਉਹ ਗੱਲ ਯਥਾਰਥ ਰੂਪ ਵਿੱਚ ਦੱਸਦਾ ਹਾਂ।”

Word by Word

• सन्ति: are / exist
• सन्ति: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अस् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), बहुवचन

• लिङ्गानि: liṅgas
• लिङ्गानि: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लिङ्ग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन

• अनेकानि: many
• अनेकानि: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अनेक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; लिङ्गानि इति विशेषणम्

• मम: my
• मम: Sambandha (Possessor/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन

• आनन्दवने: in (my) Ānandavana
• आनन्दवने: Adhikarana (Locus/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आनन्द (प्रातिपदिक) + वन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः: आनन्दस्य वनम्

• प्रिये: O beloved
• प्रिये: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रिय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, संबोधन (Vocative), एकवचन

• परम्: however
• परम्: Sambandha (Discourse marker/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: परम् (अव्यय/विशेषण)
• Form: अव्यय; विशेषार्थे (adverbial ‘however/indeed’)

• त्वया: by you
• त्वया: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• यथा: as
• यथा: Sambandha (Manner/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; प्रकारवाचक (adverb ‘as/how’)

• पृष्टम्: asked
• पृष्टम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्रच्छ् (धातु) + त (कृत्)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त, नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन

• यथावत्: properly / in due manner
• यथावत्: Sambandha (Manner/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यथावत् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; यथार्थ/सम्यक् अर्थे (adverb ‘properly’)

• तत्: that
• तत्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• ब्रवीमि: I tell
• ब्रवीमि: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ब्रू (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), उत्तमपुरुष (1st person), एकवचन; परस्मैपदी

• ते: to you
• ते: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: चतुर्थी (4th/Dative), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

Speaker

Śiva (Devadeva)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Ānandavana (Kāśī)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Umā (Pārvatī)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A panoramic hint of numerous liṅga shrines scattered through the sacred grove, while Śiva turns to disclose one particular matter with exactness to Umā.

Characters & Entities

• Ānandavana/Ānandakānana
• Liṅga
• Umā (implied)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Among many sacred manifestations, a specific shrine’s greatness is clarified through precise scriptural narration.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Ānandavana/Ānandakānana within Kāśī, presented as a land filled with numerous Liṅgas.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No direct prescription; it introduces a forthcoming, authoritative description of a particular Liṅga.