Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 78

Devanagari script

कुंडोदरेश्वरं लिंगं दृष्ट्वा लोलार्कसन्निधौ । सर्वपापविनिर्मुक्तः शिवलोके महीयते

Transliteration

kuṃḍodareśvaraṃ liṃgaṃ dṛṣṭvā lolārkasannidhau | sarvapāpavinirmuktaḥ śivaloke mahīyate

Translation

เมื่อได้เห็นศิวลึงค์กุณโฑทเรศวร ณ ใกล้โลลารกะ ผู้นั้นย่อมพ้นจากบาปทั้งปวง และได้รับการยกย่องในศิวโลก

Word by Word

• कुण्डोदरेश्वरम्: (the liṅga of) Kuṇḍodareśvara
• कुण्डोदरेश्वरम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कुण्डोदर + ईश्वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (कर्म), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (कुण्डोदरस्य ईश्वरः)

• लिङ्गम्: liṅga
• लिङ्गम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लिङ्ग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; कुण्डोदरेश्वरम् इति विशेष्य

• दृष्ट्वा: having seen
• दृष्ट्वा: Kriya-viseshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: दृश् (धातु) + क्त्वा
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्यय (gerund/absolutive)

• लोलार्क: Lolārka (a sacred name/place)
• लोलार्क: Samasa-anga (Compound member/समासाङ्ग)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लोल + अर्क (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, समासपूर्वपद (लोलार्क-सन्निधौ); कर्मधारय (लोलः अर्कः)

• सन्निधौ: in the vicinity/presence
• सन्निधौ: Adhikarana (Locus/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सन्निधि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (अधिकरण), एकवचन

• सर्व: all
• सर्व: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समासपूर्वपद (सर्वपाप-समासे); सर्वनाम-विशेषण

• पाप: sins
• पाप: Samasa-anga (Compound member/समासाङ्ग)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पाप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, समासपूर्वपद (सर्वपाप-विनिर्मुक्तः)

• विनिर्मुक्तः: freed (from)
• विनिर्मुक्तः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वि-निर्-मुच् (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; क्त-प्रत्यय (past passive participle); उपपद-तत्पुरुष (पापेभ्यः विनिर्मुक्तः)

• शिवलोके: in Śiva’s world
• शिवलोके: Adhikarana (Locus/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिव + लोक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (अधिकरण), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (शिवस्य लोकः)

• महीयते: is honored/glorified
• महीयते: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: मह् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (present), आत्मनेपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; कर्मणि-प्रयोग (passive/ātmanepada sense: is honored)

Speaker

Skanda (deduced from Kāśīkhaṇḍa context)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kuṇḍodareśvara (near Lolārka)

Type: ghat

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A pilgrim beholds Kuṇḍodareśvara-liṅga with Lolārka’s sacred presence nearby; the scene blends Śaiva shrine and solar tīrtha ambience, suggesting cleansing and ascent to Śivaloka.

Characters & Entities

• Kuṇḍodareśvara
• Lolārka
• Kāśī
• Śiva

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Darśana (sacred viewing) of specific Kāśī liṅgas grants purification and elevates the devotee toward Śiva’s abode.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Kuṇḍodareśvara-liṅga in the vicinity of Lolārka within Kāśī.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Liṅga-darśana—making a pilgrimage visit and beholding the Kuṇḍodareśvara liṅga.