Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 27

Devanagari script

तव लिंगमिदं दिव्यं ये द्रक्ष्यंतीह मानवाः । सर्वभोगसमृद्धास्ते त्वल्लोकसुखभागिनः

Transliteration

tava liṃgamidaṃ divyaṃ ye drakṣyaṃtīha mānavāḥ | sarvabhogasamṛddhāste tvallokasukhabhāginaḥ

Translation

ผู้ใดได้เห็นลึงค์ทิพย์ของพระองค์ ณ ที่นี้ ผู้นั้นย่อมสมบูรณ์ด้วยโภคะและความรุ่งเรืองทั้งปวง และได้มีส่วนในสุขแห่งโลกของพระองค์เอง

Word by Word

• तव: your
• तव: सम्बन्ध (Possessor/Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्वद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/6th), एकवचन (Singular), सर्वनाम (Pronoun)

• लिङ्गम्: liṅga, emblem
• लिङ्गम्: कर्म (Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लिङ्ग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Nominative/Accusative 1st/2nd), एकवचन (Singular)

• इदम्: this
• इदम्: विशेषण (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन (Singular); विशेषण (demonstrative adjective)

• दिव्यम्: divine
• दिव्यम्: विशेषण (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दिव्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन (Singular); विशेषण

• ये: who (those who)
• ये: कर्ता (Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), बहुवचन (Plural); सम्बन्धसूचक (relative pronoun)

• द्रक्ष्यन्ति: will see
• द्रक्ष्यन्ति: क्रिया (Action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दृश् (धातु)
• Form: लृट्-लकार (Simple Future), परस्मैपद (Parasmaipada), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), बहुवचन (Plural)

• इह: here
• इह: अधिकरण (Locative sense/Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इह (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (Indeclinable), देशवाचक-अव्यय (adverb of place)

• मानवाः: humans, men
• मानवाः: कर्ता (Subject; apposition to ये)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मानव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), बहुवचन (Plural)

• सर्वभोगसमृद्धाः: prosperous with all enjoyments
• सर्वभोगसमृद्धाः: विशेषण (Qualifier of ते)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व-भोग-समृद्ध (प्रातिपदिक; सर्व + भोग + समृद्ध)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), बहुवचन (Plural); विशेषण; समासः—तत्पुरुष (determinative: ‘endowed with all enjoyments’)

• ते: they
• ते: कर्ता (Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), बहुवचन (Plural); सर्वनाम

• त्वत्: your
• त्वत्: सम्बन्ध (Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्वद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-सम्बन्धार्थे (genitive relation as first member), सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक; समासपूर्वपद

• लोक: world
• लोक: सम्बन्ध (Relation within compound)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लोक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समासमध्यपद (compound member)

• सुख: happiness
• सुख: सम्बन्ध (Relation within compound)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुख (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समासमध्यपद (compound member)

• भागिनः: partakers, sharers
• भागिनः: प्रथमा-सम्बन्ध (Predicate nominative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भागिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), बहुवचन (Plural); समासः—तत्पुरुष (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: ‘partakers of the happiness of your world’)

Speaker

Śiva (contextual, best-fit within the Pavamāneśvara boon narrative)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Pavamāneśvara-liṅga (contextual)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Not explicit

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Pilgrims in Kāśī approach a sanctum where a radiant liṅga is worshipped; the atmosphere suggests both worldly abundance and transcendent Śiva-loka bliss bestowed by mere beholding.

Characters & Entities

• Śiva
• Liṅga
• Pavamāneśvara
• Kāśī (implicit context)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Darśana (reverent seeing) of Śiva’s Liṅga in Kāśī is itself a powerful dharmic act that yields both worldly well-being and spiritual elevation.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The Pavamāneśvara Liṅga in Kāśī (Kāśīkhaṇḍa context).

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No specific ritual is prescribed here; the stated act is darśana—beholding the divine Liṅga.