Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 61

Devanagari script

तत्र पाशुपतः सिद्धस्त्वक्षपादो महामुने । अनेनैव शरीरेण शाश्वतीं सिद्धिमागतः

Transliteration

tatra pāśupataḥ siddhastvakṣapādo mahāmune | anenaiva śarīreṇa śāśvatīṃ siddhimāgataḥ

Translation

ณ ที่นั้น โอ้มหามุนี อักษปาทะ ผู้เป็นสิทธะแห่งปาศุปตะ ได้บรรลุสิทธิอันนิรันดร์ ด้วยกายนี้เอง

Word by Word

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

• पाशुपतः: the Pāśupata (ascetic)
• पाशुपतः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पाशुपत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; पाशुपत-मतानुयायी/पाशुपत-योगी

• सिद्धः: accomplished, perfected
• सिद्धः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सिद्ध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; ‘पाशुपतः’ विशेषयति

• तु: indeed/but
• तु: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: विरोध/विशेषार्थक-निपात (particle: but/indeed)

• अक्षपादः: Akṣapāda (name)
• अक्षपादः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अक्षपाद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; बहुव्रीहिः (अक्षौ पादौ यस्य सः) — नामरूपेण

• महामुने: O great sage
• महामुने: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महामुनि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति (Vocative), एकवचन; कर्मधारयः (महान् मुनिः)

• अनेन: by/with this
• अनेन: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग/पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन

• एव: indeed, just
• एव: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारण-निपात (emphatic/restrictive particle)

• शरीरेण: with the body
• शरीरेण: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शरीर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• शाश्वतीम्: eternal
• शाश्वतीम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शाश्वत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; ‘सिद्धिम्’ विशेषयति

• सिद्धिम्: attainment, perfection
• सिद्धिम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सिद्धि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• आगतः: attained, reached
• आगतः: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ+गम् (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (past active participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; ‘प्राप्तवान्’ इत्यर्थः

Speaker

Skanda

Tirtha Mahatmya

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Mahāmuni

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A Pāśupata ascetic Akṣapāda, ash-smeared, with matted locks, stands near a Kāśī shrine/riverbank; a subtle radiance surrounds him as he attains ‘śāśvatī siddhi’ without leaving the body; sages witness in awe.

Characters & Entities

• Kāśī (Vārāṇasī)
• Akṣapāda
• Pāśupata
• Śiva

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Kāśī is celebrated as a field of Śaiva realization where disciplined practice can culminate in enduring siddhi.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The verse points to the same Kāśī locale previously described, famed for Pāśupata accomplishment associated with Akṣapāda.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No specific rite is prescribed here; it highlights the exemplary attainment of a Pāśupata siddha.