Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 16

Devanagari script

वाभ्रवेयेश्वरं लिंगं शिलावृत्तीश्वरं तथा । च्यवनेश्वर लिंगं च शालंकायनकेश्वरम्

Transliteration

vābhraveyeśvaraṃ liṃgaṃ śilāvṛttīśvaraṃ tathā | cyavaneśvara liṃgaṃ ca śālaṃkāyanakeśvaram

Translation

ในแดนศักดิ์สิทธิ์นั้น มีศิวลึงค์นาม วาภรเวเยศวร ศิลาวฤตตีศวร จยวเนศวร และศาลังกายนเกศวร ประดิษฐานอยู่

Word by Word

• वाभ्रवेयेश्वरम्: Vābhraveya-Īśvara (name of a linga/shrine)
• वाभ्रवेयेश्वरम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वाभ्रवेय-ईश्वर (प्रातिपदिक; वाभ्रवेय + ईश्वर)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (कर्म), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (वाभ्रवेयस्य ईश्वरः)

• लिङ्गम्: liṅga (Śiva emblem)
• लिङ्गम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लिङ्ग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• शिलावृत्तीश्वरम्: Śilāvṛtti-Īśvara (name)
• शिलावृत्तीश्वरम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिला-वृत्ति-ईश्वर (प्रातिपदिक; शिला + वृत्ति + ईश्वर)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; बहुपद-तत्पुरुषः (शिलायाः वृत्तेः ईश्वरः)

• तथा: and also; likewise
• तथा: Sambandha/Connector (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अव्यय-प्रकारः: समुच्चय/अनुक्रमसूचक (also/likewise)

• च्यवनेश्वरम्: Cyavana-Īśvara (name)
• च्यवनेश्वरम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: च्यवन-ईश्वर (प्रातिपदिक; च्यवन + ईश्वर)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (च्यवनस्य ईश्वरः)

• लिङ्गम्: liṅga
• लिङ्गम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लिङ्ग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha/Connector (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयबोधक-निपात (and)

• शालंकायनकेश्वरम्: Śālaṃkāyanaka-Īśvara (name)
• शालंकायनकेश्वरम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शालंकायनक-ईश्वर (प्रातिपदिक; शालंकायनक + ईश्वर)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (शालंकायनकस्य ईश्वरः)

Speaker

Skanda (contextual, Kāśīkhaṇḍa norm: Skanda to Agastya)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Avimukta-kṣetra (Kāśī) — named liṅga cluster (Vābhraveyeśvara etc.)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A pilgrim-sage in Kāśī moves through narrow lanes and ghāṭa-adjacent shrines, each small sanctum holding a distinct liṅga with its own name; temple lamps, bilva leaves, and ash-marked devotees create a continuous Śaiva procession.

Characters & Entities

• Vābhraveyeśvara
• Śilāvṛttīśvara
• Cyavaneśvara
• Śālaṃkāyanakeśvara

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Remembering and recognizing Kāśī’s many Śiva-liṅgas is itself a form of devotion that supports pilgrimage-minded dharma.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Kāśī (Vārāṇasī), in the Jyeṣṭhasthāna milieu where many liṅgas are enumerated.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No specific rite is prescribed here; the verse functions as a sacred catalogue of liṅgas for devotional remembrance.