Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 17

Devanagari script

निवासेश्वरलिंगस्य सेवनात्सर्वसंपदः । निवसंति गृहे नित्यं नित्यं प्रतिपदं पुनः

Transliteration

nivāseśvaraliṃgasya sevanātsarvasaṃpadaḥ | nivasaṃti gṛhe nityaṃ nityaṃ pratipadaṃ punaḥ

Translation

நிவாசேஸ்வர லிங்கத்தைச் சேவித்தால், எல்லாச் செல்வங்களும் வீட்டில் எப்போதும் தங்கும்—நாள்தோறும், மீண்டும் மீண்டும்।

Word by Word

• निवासेश्वरलिङ्गस्य: of the Nivāseśvara-liṅga
• निवासेश्वरलिङ्गस्य: Sambandha (Genitive/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: निवास + ईश्वर + लिङ्ग (प्रातिपदिकानि)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुष (निवासेश्वरस्य लिङ्गम्)

• सेवनात्: from/by worship/service
• सेवनात्: Hetu/Apādāna (Cause/Source)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सेवन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; अपादान/हेतौ

• सर्वसंपदः: all prosperities
• सर्वसंपदः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व + संपद् (प्रातिपदिके)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; समासः—कर्मधारय (सर्वाः संपदः)

• निवसन्ति: dwell/abide
• निवसन्ति: Kriyā (Verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: नि + वस् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (present), प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन, परस्मैपदम्

• गृहे: in the house
• गृहे: Adhikaraṇa (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गृह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• नित्यम्: always
• नित्यम्: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नित्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययीभावे प्रयोगः/क्रियाविशेषणरूपेण (adverbial accusative)

• नित्यम्: ever (again)
• नित्यम्: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नित्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययीभावे प्रयोगः/क्रियाविशेषणरूपेण (repetition for emphasis)

• प्रतिपदम्: at every step/day by day
• प्रतिपदम्: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: प्रतिपद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययीभावे प्रयोगः/क्रियाविशेषण (accusative used adverbially: step by step/every day)

• पुनः: again
• पुनः: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पुनः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, पुनरुक्ति/पुनरावृत्ति (again)

Speaker

Skanda (deduced: Kāśī-khaṇḍa context, Skanda speaking to Agastya)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Nivāseśvara (Nivāseśa-liṅga)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A devotee family performs daily liṅga-sevā at Nivāseśvara: pouring water, offering bilva and lamp; in the background, their home is shown with overflowing grain jars and calm domestic harmony, symbolizing ‘sampad dwelling’ within.

Characters & Entities

• Nivāseśvara liṅga
• Kāśī (Vārāṇasī)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Regular devotion (sevā) stabilizes well-being; prosperity is portrayed as a byproduct of sustained worship.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Nivāseśvara (Nivāseśa) liṅga in Kāśī.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Perform sevā/worship of the Nivāseśvara liṅga as an ongoing daily practice.