Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 91

Devanagari script

त्रिपुरेश समीपे तु दृष्ट्वा रुद्रेश्वरं विभुम् । रुद्रास्त इव विज्ञेया जीवंतोपि मृता अपि

Transliteration

tripureśa samīpe tu dṛṣṭvā rudreśvaraṃ vibhum | rudrāsta iva vijñeyā jīvaṃtopi mṛtā api

Translation

ใกล้ตรีปุเรศ เมื่อได้เห็นพระรุทเรศวรผู้ทรงเดชานุภาพแล้ว ผู้คนพึงนับว่าเป็นดุจรุทระเอง—ทั้งยามมีชีวิตหรือแม้หลังความตาย

Word by Word

• त्रिपुरेश: of Tripureśa
• त्रिपुरेश: Sambandha (Genitive with ‘near’/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्रिपुर + ईश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन (अर्थतः ‘त्रिपुरेशस्य’); षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (त्रिपुरस्य ईशः)

• समीपे: near
• समीपे: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: समीप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन

• तु: indeed/but
• तु: Sambandha (Discourse particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निपात

• दृष्ट्वा: having seen
• दृष्ट्वा: Kriya (Prior action/पूर्वक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दृश् (धातु)
• Form: कृदन्त (क्त्वा/अव्ययभाव), अव्यय; पूर्वकालिक क्रिया (gerund)

• रुद्रेश्वरम्: Rudreśvara
• रुद्रेश्वरम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रुद्र + ईश्वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः

• विभुम्: the all-pervading/mighty one
• विभुम्: Karma (Object qualifier/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विभु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषणम् ‘रुद्रेश्वरम्’

• रुद्राः: Rudras
• रुद्राः: Karta (Subject complement/कर्ता-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रुद्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन

• ते: they
• ते: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन

• इव: like/as if
• इव: Sambandha (Comparison/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इव (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; उपमानसूचक (comparative particle)

• विज्ञेयाः: are to be known/considered
• विज्ञेयाः: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वि-ज्ञा (धातु)
• Form: कृदन्त (तव्यत्), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन

• जीवन्तः: living
• जीवन्तः: Karta (Concessive qualifier/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: जीवत् (प्रातिपदिक; शतृ-प्रत्ययान्त)
• Form: कृदन्त (शतृ/वर्तमानकृदन्त), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; ‘alive’

• अपि: even/also
• अपि: Sambandha (Concession/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय/अपवादार्थक (also/even)

• मृताः: dead
• मृताः: Karta (Concessive qualifier/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मृत (प्रातिपदिक; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त)
• Form: कृदन्त (क्त/भूतकृत्), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; ‘dead’

• अपि: even/also
• अपि: Sambandha (Concession/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय/अपवादार्थक

Speaker

Skanda

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Rudreśvara (near Tripureśa)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Pilgrims/śrotṛs (implied)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A small cluster of shrines: Tripureśa marker and the Rudreśvara sanctum; pilgrims glance at the liṅga and are depicted with Rudra-like radiance; a subtle motif of three forts/cities dissolving in the background.

Characters & Entities

• Tripureśa
• Rudreśvara
• Kāśī (Vārāṇasī)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Contact with the divine through darśana in Kāśī is said to confer Rudra-like status that endures beyond life.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Rudreśvara near Tripureśa in Kāśī.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No detailed rite; the act emphasized is darśana of Rudreśvara.