Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 77

Devanagari script

त्वया प्रतिष्ठितं लिंगं गभस्तीश्वरसंज्ञितम् । सेवितं भक्तिभावेन सर्वसिद्धिसमर्पकम्

Transliteration

tvayā pratiṣṭhitaṃ liṃgaṃ gabhastīśvarasaṃjñitam | sevitaṃ bhaktibhāvena sarvasiddhisamarpakam

Translation

உம்மால் பிரதிஷ்டை செய்யப்பட்ட ‘கபஸ்தீஸ்வர’ எனப் பெயர்பெற்ற லிங்கம் பக்தியுடன் வழிபடப்படுகிறது; அது எல்லாச் சித்திகளையும் அருள்வதாகும்.

Word by Word

• tvayā: by you
• tvayā: Karta (Agent in passive/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yusmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, तृतीया (3), एकवचन

• pratiṣṭhitam: established
• pratiṣṭhitam: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: prati- (उपसर्ग) + √sthā (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त भूतकृदन्त (past passive participle), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन; (liṅgam qualifies)

• liṅgam: liṅga (Śiva-emblem)
• liṅgam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: liṅga (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन

• gabhastīśvara-saṃjñitam: named ‘Gabhastīśvara’
• gabhastīśvara-saṃjñitam: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: gabhasti (प्रातिपदिक) + īśvara (प्रातिपदिक) + saṃjñita (प्रातिपदिक/कृत्)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (saṃjñita = named), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष (gabhastīśvara-iti saṃjñitam)

• sevitam: served / worshipped
• sevitam: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: √sev (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त भूतकृदन्त (past passive participle), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन; (liṅgam qualifies)

• bhakti-bhāvena: with a devotional attitude
• bhakti-bhāvena: Karaṇa (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhakti (प्रातिपदिक) + bhāva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष (bhakteḥ bhāvaḥ = devotional attitude)

• sarva-siddhi-samarpakam: bestowing all accomplishments
• sarva-siddhi-samarpakam: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक) + siddhi (प्रातिपदिक) + samarpaka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष (sarvāḥ siddhayaḥ samarpayati iti)

Speaker

Skanda

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Gabhastīśvara

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Sūrya (addressed as ‘tvayā’)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Sūrya establishes a radiant liṅga named Gabhastīśvara; devotees offer flowers and lamps; the liṅga emits ray-like aureoles, symbolizing ‘gabhasti’.

Characters & Entities

• Gabhastīśvara
• Śiva
• Sūrya (implied by tvayā)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Devotional worship of a consecrated Śiva-liṅga yields both spiritual and worldly fulfilments when rooted in bhakti.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Gabhastīśvara-liṅga in Kāśī is praised as a siddhi-bestowing sacred shrine.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Bhakti-based sevā/arcana (devotional worship) of the Gabhastīśvara liṅga.