Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 49

Devanagari script

पार्वतीश्वर लिंगस्य समीपे सर्वसिद्धिकृत् । तल्लिंगदर्शनात्पुंसां कोटिलिंग फलं भवेत्

Transliteration

pārvatīśvara liṃgasya samīpe sarvasiddhikṛt | talliṃgadarśanātpuṃsāṃ koṭiliṃga phalaṃ bhavet

Translation

ใกล้ศิวลึงค์แห่งปารวตีศวร ผู้ประทานสิทธิทั้งปวง เพียงได้เห็นลึงค์นั้นก็ได้บุญผลเสมอการบูชาศิวลึงค์หนึ่งโกฏิ

Word by Word

• पार्वतीश्वरलिङ्गस्य: of the liṅga of Pārvatī’s Lord (Śiva)
• पार्वतीश्वरलिङ्गस्य: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पार्वती + ईश्वर + लिङ्ग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे, षष्ठी-विभक्तिः (सम्बन्ध), एकवचनम्; समासः—पार्वत्याः ईश्वरस्य लिङ्गम्

• समीपे: near
• समीपे: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: समीप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे, सप्तमी-विभक्तिः (अधिकरण), एकवचनम्

• सर्वसिद्धिकृत्: the accomplisher of all attainments
• सर्वसिद्धिकृत्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व + सिद्धि + कृत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्; विशेषणम् (तत्/लिङ्गस्य); समासः—सर्वासां सिद्धीनां कर्ता

• तत्: of that
• तत्: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे, षष्ठी-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्; निर्देशकं (that)

• लिङ्गदर्शनात्: from seeing the liṅga
• लिङ्गदर्शनात्: Hetu (Cause/हेतु)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लिङ्ग + दर्शन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे, पञ्चमी-विभक्तिः (हेतु/अपादान), एकवचनम्; समासः—लिङ्गस्य दर्शनम्

• पुंसाम्: of men/people
• पुंसाम्: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुम्स्/पुंस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, षष्ठी-विभक्तिः (सम्बन्ध), बहुवचनम्

• कोटिलिङ्गफलम्: the fruit of (worship of) a crore of liṅgas
• कोटिलिङ्गफलम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कोटि + लिङ्ग + फल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्; समासः—कोटिलिङ्गस्य फलम् (कोटिलिङ्ग-फलम्)

• भवेत्: would be / arises
• भवेत्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √भू (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ्-लकारः (Optative), प्रथमपुरुषः, एकवचनम्, परस्मैपदम्

Speaker

Skanda (deduced: Kāśīkhaṇḍa commonly Skanda → Agastya)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Pārvatīśvara (liṅga) precinct

Type: temple

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Not stated in the provided excerpt

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A devotee stands before the Pārvatīśvara-liṅga near the Mahāyogīśvara precinct; the liṅga radiates auspicious light, suggesting ‘sarva-siddhi’; subtle presence of Pārvatī and Śiva’s grace is felt.

Characters & Entities

• Pārvatīśvara Liṅga
• Kāśī (Vārāṇasī)
• Śiva
• Pārvatī

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

In Kāśī, simple darśana (sacred sight) of Śiva’s liṅga is portrayed as extraordinarily potent, surpassing many acts of worship.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The vicinity of the Pārvatīśvara Liṅga in Kāśī.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Darśana (beholding) of the liṅga is highlighted as the effective devotional act.