Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 92

Devanagari script

परं लिंगार्चनस्थानमविमुक्तेश्वरेश्वरम् । तत्र पूजां सकृत्कृत्वा कृतकृत्यो नरो भवेत्

Transliteration

paraṃ liṃgārcanasthānamavimukteśvareśvaram | tatra pūjāṃ sakṛtkṛtvā kṛtakṛtyo naro bhavet

Translation

อวิมุกเตศวรเป็นสถานอันสูงสุดสำหรับการบูชาลึงค์ ผู้ใดประกอบปูชาที่นั่นแม้เพียงครั้งเดียว ย่อมเป็นผู้สำเร็จความหมายแห่งชีวิต

Word by Word

• परम्: supreme
• परम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: para (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; प्रथमा/द्वितीया विभक्ति (Nom/Acc), एकवचन; विशेषणम्

• लिङ्गार्चनस्थानम्: the place for worship of the liṅga
• लिङ्गार्चनस्थानम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: liṅga (प्रातिपदिक) + arcana (प्रातिपदिक) + sthāna (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; प्रथमा/द्वितीया विभक्ति (Nom/Acc), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष (place of worship of the liṅga)

• अविमुक्तेश्वरेश्वरम्: Avimukteśvara, the supreme Lord
• अविमुक्तेश्वरेश्वरम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: avimukta (प्रातिपदिक) + īśvara (प्रातिपदिक) + īśvara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग; द्वितीया विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष (the Lord of Avimukteśvara / Lord of the Lord)

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatra (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; देशवाचक (there)

• पूजाम्: worship
• पूजाम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pūjā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; द्वितीया विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन

• सकृत्: once
• सकृत्: Kriya-visheshana (Frequency/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: sakṛt (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; संख्यावाचक/परिमाणवाचक क्रियाविशेषण (once)

• कृत्वा: having performed
• कृत्वा: Purvakala (Prior action/पूर्वकाल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: √kṛ (कृ) ; kṛtvā (कृदन्त)
• Form: क्त्वान्त अव्यय (gerund/absolutive); पूर्वक्रिया (having done)

• कृतकृत्यः: one who has accomplished his purpose
• कृतकृत्यः: Vidheyavisheshana (Predicative qualifier/विधेय-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: kṛta (कृदन्त; √kṛ) + kṛtya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग; प्रथमा विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन; कर्मधारय (one whose duty is done; fulfilled)

• नरः: a man
• नरः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग; प्रथमा विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन

• भवेत्: would become
• भवेत्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √bhū (भू)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative); प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

Speaker

Skanda (deduced: Kāśīkhaṇḍa narrative voice praising Kāśī shrines)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Avimukteśvara

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Pilgrims/seekers within the Kāśīkhaṇḍa frame

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Inside/near the Avimukteśvara shrine: a devotee performs a single, wholehearted liṅga-pūjā with water, bilva leaves, flowers, incense, and lamp; the liṅga radiates calm power, signifying life’s fulfillment.

Characters & Entities

• Avimukteśvara
• Liṅga
• Pūjā

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Śiva’s presence at Avimukteśvara makes even a single act of worship spiritually complete and life-fulfilling.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Avimukteśvara in Kāśī (Vārāṇasī), presented as the सर्वोत्तम liṅgārcana-sthāna.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Liṅga-pūjā at Avimukteśvara—stated to yield consummate spiritual fulfillment even if done once.