Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 13

Devanagari script

हारीतेश्वरसंज्ञं च लिंगं वै गालवेश्वरम् । कुंभेर्लिंगं महापुण्यं तथा वै कौसुमेश्वरम्

Transliteration

hārīteśvarasaṃjñaṃ ca liṃgaṃ vai gālaveśvaram | kuṃbherliṃgaṃ mahāpuṇyaṃ tathā vai kausumeśvaram

Translation

అక్కడ హారీతేశ్వర అనే లింగం, గాలవేశ్వర లింగం; కుంభుని మహాపుణ్యకర లింగం మరియు కౌసుమేశ్వర లింగం కూడా ఉన్నాయి.

Word by Word

• हारीत-ईश्वर-संज्ञम्: called ‘Hārīteśvara’
• हारीत-ईश्वर-संज्ञम्: Visheshana (Adjectival/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: हारीत (प्रातिपदिक) + ईश्वर (प्रातिपदिक) + संज्ञ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd case/Accusative), एकवचन; विशेषण (नामवाचक-विशेषण: ‘called …’)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Conjunction/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय (conjunction)

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

• वै: indeed
• वै: Sambandha (Particle/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वै (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निपात (emphatic particle)

• गालव-ईश्वरम्: Gālavēśvara
• गालव-ईश्वरम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गालव (प्रातिपदिक) + ईश्वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd case/Accusative), एकवचन; नाम

• कुम्भेः: of Kumbhi
• कुम्भेः: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कुम्भि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th case/Genitive), एकवचन

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

• महापुण्यम्: greatly meritorious
• महापुण्यम्: Visheshana (Adjectival/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महा (प्रातिपदिक) + पुण्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd case/Accusative), एकवचन; विशेषण

• तथा: likewise
• तथा: Sambandha (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; प्रकारवाचक क्रियाविशेषण (manner adverb)

• वै: indeed
• वै: Sambandha (Particle/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वै (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निपात (emphatic particle)

• कौसुम-ईश्वरम्: Kausumeśvara
• कौसुम-ईश्वरम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कौसुम (प्रातिपदिक) + ईश्वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd case/Accusative), एकवचन; नाम

Speaker

Skanda (deduced: Kāśīkhaṇḍa narrative, typically Skanda to Agastya)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Hārīteśvara, Gālaveśvara, Kuṃbha-liṅga, Kausumeśvara

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Four liṅgas represented as a garland of shrines; the ‘Kuṃbha’ liṅga is highlighted with a pot (kumbha) motif and brighter aura; pilgrims offer bilva leaves and water.

Characters & Entities

• Hārīteśvara
• Gālaveśvara
• Kuṃbha-liṅga
• Kausumeśvara
• Śiva-liṅga

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Enumerating liṅgas teaches pilgrims that each shrine in Kāśī carries distinct merit, yet all reveal the same Śiva.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Kāśī-kṣetra through the named shrines Hārīteśvara, Gālaveśvara, Kuṃbha-liṅga, and Kausumeśvara.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No explicit rite; the implied practice is tīrtha-yātrā with liṅga-darśana and pūjā.