Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 96

Devanagari script

ददामि वरमन्यं च सर्वेषां हितकारकम् । त्वयैतत्स्थापितं लिंगं तव नाम्ना भविष्यति

Transliteration

dadāmi varamanyaṃ ca sarveṣāṃ hitakārakam | tvayaitatsthāpitaṃ liṃgaṃ tava nāmnā bhaviṣyati

Translation

“เราขอประทานพรอีกประการหนึ่ง อันเป็นประโยชน์แก่สรรพชน: ลึงคะนี้ซึ่งเจ้าสถาปนาไว้ จักเป็นที่รู้จักด้วยนามของเจ้า”

Word by Word

• ददामि: I give
• ददामि: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दा (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present/वर्तमान), उत्तमपुरुष (1st person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• वरम्: a boon
• वरम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन

• अन्यम्: another
• अन्यम्: Karma (Object-qualifier/कर्म-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अन्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन; वरम् इति विशेषण

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

• सर्वेषाम्: of all
• सर्वेषाम्: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: त्रिलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/षष्ठी), बहुवचन

• हितकारकम्: beneficial
• हितकारकम्: Karma (Object-qualifier/कर्म-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: हित + कारक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुष (हितं करोति)

• त्वया: by you
• त्वया: Kartr (Agent-instrumental/कर्तृ-तृतीया)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), एकवचन

• एतत्: this
• एतत्: Karta (Subject-qualifier/कर्ता-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: एतद् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; लिङ्गम् इति विशेषण

• स्थापितम्: established
• स्थापितम्: Karta (Subject-qualifier/कर्ता-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स्था (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (past passive participle); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; लिङ्गम् इति विशेषण

• लिङ्गम्: liṅga (Śiva-emblem)
• लिङ्गम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लिङ्ग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन

• तव: of you/your
• तव: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, षष्ठी (6th/षष्ठी), एकवचन

• नाम्ना: by (your) name
• नाम्ना: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नामन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), एकवचन

• भविष्यति: will be (will become)
• भविष्यति: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: लृट् (Simple Future/भविष्यत्), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

Speaker

Śiva

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Varuṇeśa (name-bestowal announced)

Type: kshetra (liṅga-sthāna)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A deity grants a second boon: the liṅga established by the devotee will be known by the devotee’s name—capturing the moment of consecratory promise.

Characters & Entities

• Śiva
• Liṅga
• Kārdama/Varuṇa-status (implied naming)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Devotional acts in a holy kṣetra can generate enduring sacred landmarks that benefit future generations.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

A Kāśī liṅga-site is being established and named, preparing the way for Varuṇeśvara’s fame in Vārāṇasī.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Liṅga-sthāpana is referenced as already performed; the verse adds the boon of nāma (naming) and lasting sanctity.