Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 24

Devanagari script

विश्वस्थानादिहायातं लिंगं वै विमलेश्वरम् । स्वर्लीनात्पश्चिमे भागे दृष्टं विमलसिद्धिदम्

Transliteration

viśvasthānādihāyātaṃ liṃgaṃ vai vimaleśvaram | svarlīnātpaścime bhāge dṛṣṭaṃ vimalasiddhidam

Translation

ลึงค์วิมเลศวรนี้เสด็จมาจากวิศวสถานะ และในส่วนตะวันตกใกล้สวรลีนะ การได้ดาร์ศนะย่อมประทานสิทธิอันบริสุทธิ์ไร้มลทิน

Word by Word

• विश्वस्थानात्: from Viśvasthāna
• विश्वस्थानात्: Apadana (Source/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विश्वस्थान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; समासः विश्वस्य स्थानम् (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष)

• इह: here
• इह: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इह (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; देशवाचक क्रियाविशेषण

• आयातम्: come/arrived
• आयातम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: आ-या (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त; नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन (लिङ्गम् इति विशेषणम्)

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

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

• विमलेश्वरम्: Vimaleśvara
• विमलेश्वरम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विमल + ईश्वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; समासः विमलः ईश्वरः (कर्मधारय)

• स्वर्लीनात्: from Svarlīna
• स्वर्लीनात्: Apadana (Source/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्वर्लीन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; समासः स्वर्गे लीनः (सप्तमी-तत्पुरुष/उपपद-तत्पुरुष)

• पश्चिमे: in the western
• पश्चिमे: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पश्चिम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन (भागे इति विशेषणम्)

• भागे: in the area/part
• भागे: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भाग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• दृष्टम्: seen
• दृष्टम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दृश् (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त; नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन

• विमलसिद्धिदम्: granting pure accomplishment
• विमलसिद्धिदम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विमल + सिद्धि + द (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; उपपद-तत्पुरुष

Speaker

Skanda

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Vimalēśvara (liṅga)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A western Kāśī shrine lane opens to Vimalēśvara: a clean, whitewashed sanctum, the liṅga bathed and gleaming; a sign of ‘Svarlīna’ nearby (a small ghat/spot), suggesting ascent to heaven through purity.

Characters & Entities

• Vimalēśvara Liṅga
• Viśvasthāna
• Svarlīna

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Purity of attainment (vimala-siddhi) is linked to devotional darśana within Kāśī’s consecrated landscape.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Vimalēśvara Liṅga, especially in the western part near Svarlīna in Kāśī.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Darśana of Vimalēśvara at the specified western quarter is the implied practice.