Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 95

Devanagari script

सोमेश्वरं किमिन्द्रेशं स्वर्लीनं संगमेश्वरम् । हरिश्चंद्रेश्वरं किं वा हरिकेशेश्वरं तु वा

Transliteration

someśvaraṃ kimindreśaṃ svarlīnaṃ saṃgameśvaram | hariścaṃdreśvaraṃ kiṃ vā harikeśeśvaraṃ tu vā

Translation

(ผู้ศรัทธา) อาจบูชา โสเมศวร หรืออินเทรศ; สวรรลีน และสังคเมศวร; หรือหริศจันเทรศวร; หรืออีกนัยหนึ่ง หริเกศเศศวร

Word by Word

• सोमेश्वरम्: Someśvara (lord of Soma/moon)
• सोमेश्वरम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सोम + ईश्वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (सोमस्य ईश्वरः)

• किम्: what?/whether?
• किम्: Sambandha (Interrogative/प्रश्न)
• Type: Noun
• Root: किम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया/प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; प्रश्नार्थक-सर्वनाम (here: interrogative particle-like)

• इन्द्रेशम्: Indreśa (lord of Indra)
• इन्द्रेशम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इन्द्र + ईश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (इन्द्रस्य ईशः)

• स्वर्लीनम्: merged into heaven
• स्वर्लीनम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स्वर् + लीन (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; भूतकृत्-प्रत्ययान्त (लीन = √ली 'to adhere/merge' क्त); समासः सप्तमी/षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषसदृशः (स्वरि/स्वर्गे लीनः = merged in heaven)

• संगमेश्वरम्: Saṅgameśvara (lord of the confluence)
• संगमेश्वरम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: संगम + ईश्वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (संगमस्य ईश्वरः)

• हरिश्चन्द्रेश्वरम्: Hariścandreśvara
• हरिश्चन्द्रेश्वरम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हरिश्चन्द्र + ईश्वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (हरिश्चन्द्रस्य ईश्वरः)

• किम्: what?/whether?
• किम्: Sambandha (Interrogative/प्रश्न)
• Type: Noun
• Root: किम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया/प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; प्रश्नार्थक-सर्वनाम

• वा: or
• वा: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; विकल्पार्थक-निपात (or)

• हरिकेशेश्वरम्: Harikeśeśvara
• हरिकेशेश्वरम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हरिकेश + ईश्वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (हरिकेशस्य ईश्वरः)

• तु: but/indeed
• तु: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अवधानार्थक/विरोधार्थक-निपात (but/indeed)

• वा: or
• वा: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; विकल्पार्थक-निपात (or)

Speaker

Skanda (deduced; Kāśīkhaṇḍa commonly Skanda → Agastya)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Someśvara/Indreśa/Saṅgameśvara/Haricandreśvara/Harikeśeśvara (Kāśī)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A garland-like sequence of Kāśī shrines: moon-emblem for Someśvara, Indra’s vajra motif for Indreśa, a confluence icon for Saṅgameśvara, and a vignette of King Hariścandra in humble attire near a shrine.

Characters & Entities

• Someśvara
• Indreśa
• Saṅgameśvara
• Haricandreśvara
• Harikeśeśvara
• Kāśī (Vārāṇasī)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

By naming many liṅgas, the text teaches that pilgrimage in Kāśī is a layered encounter with dharma, kingship-legends, and cosmic guardians—yet centered in Śiva.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Kāśī, including sites remembered through names like Saṅgameśvara (confluence) and Haricandreśvara.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None explicitly; implied are snāna at sacred confluences and liṅga-pūjā as part of Kāśī-yātrā.