Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 59

Devanagari script

शृणुष्व विष्णो शृणु सृष्टिकर्तः शृण्वंतु देवर्षिगणाः समस्ताः । इदं हि लिंगं परसिद्धिदं सतां भेदो मनागत्र न मत्सकाशतः

Transliteration

śṛṇuṣva viṣṇo śṛṇu sṛṣṭikartaḥ śṛṇvaṃtu devarṣigaṇāḥ samastāḥ | idaṃ hi liṃgaṃ parasiddhidaṃ satāṃ bhedo manāgatra na matsakāśataḥ

Translation

จงฟังเถิด โอ้พระวิษณุ; จงฟังเถิด โอ้ผู้สร้างสรรพสิ่ง—ขอหมู่เทวฤๅษีทั้งปวงจงสดับ. ลึงค์นี้ประทานความสำเร็จสูงสุดแก่ผู้มีศีลธรรม; ณ ที่นี้ไม่ต่างจากการประทับอยู่ของเราแม้เพียงน้อยนิด.

Word by Word

• शृणुष्व: hear (please)
• शृणुष्व: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: श्रु (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative), मध्यमपुरुष (2nd person), एकवचन (Singular), परस्मैपद; धातु: श्रु (to hear)

• विष्णो: O Viṣṇu
• विष्णो: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विष्णु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), सम्बोधन (Vocative/8th), एकवचन (Singular)

• शृणु: hear
• शृणु: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: श्रु (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative), मध्यमपुरुष (2nd person), एकवचन (Singular), परस्मैपद; धातु: श्रु

• सृष्टिकर्तः: O creator of creation
• सृष्टिकर्तः: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सृष्टि (प्रातिपदिक) + कर्तृ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), सम्बोधन (Vocative/8th), एकवचन (Singular); षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (genitive determinative): सृष्टेः कर्ता

• शृण्वन्तु: let (them) hear
• शृण्वन्तु: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: श्रु (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), बहुवचन (Plural), परस्मैपद; धातु: श्रु

• देवर्षिगणाः: the groups of divine sages
• देवर्षिगणाः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देवर्षि (प्रातिपदिक) + गण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा (Nominative/1st), बहुवचन (Plural); षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: देवर्षीणां गणाः

• समस्ताः: all, entire
• समस्ताः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: समस्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा (Nominative/1st), बहुवचन (Plural); विशेषणम् (qualifier) देवर्षिगणाः

• इदम्: this
• इदम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), प्रथमा/द्वितीया (Nom./Acc.), एकवचन (Singular)

• हि: indeed
• हि: Sambandha (Discourse particle/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle), अवधान/हेतु-अर्थ (indeed/for)

• लिङ्गम्: liṅga (emblem)
• लिङ्गम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लिङ्ग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), प्रथमा/द्वितीया (Nom./Acc.), एकवचन (Singular)

• परसिद्धिदम्: bestowing supreme attainment
• परसिद्धिदम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: परसिद्धि (प्रातिपदिक) + द (प्रातिपदिक/कृदन्त-प्रत्ययार्थ)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), प्रथमा/द्वितीया (Nom./Acc.), एकवचन (Singular); चतुर्थी-तत्पुरुष/उपपद-समास: परसिद्धिं ददाति इति

• सताम्: of the good (people)
• सताम्: Shashthi-sambandha (Genitive relation/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), षष्ठी (Genitive/6th), बहुवचन (Plural)

• भेदः: difference
• भेदः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भेद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• मनाक्: even slightly
• मनाक्: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: मनाक् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb), अल्पार्थ (slightly)

• अत्र: here
• अत्र: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb), देशवाचक (locative adverb: here)

• न: not
• न: Pratishedha (Negation/निषेध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेध-निपात (negation particle)

• मत्सकाशतः: from my presence / from near me
• मत्सकाशतः: Apadana (Source/अपादान)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: मत् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) + सकाश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययीभाव-समास; पञ्चमी-अर्थे अव्यय (ablatival adverb): मत्सकाशात् (from my presence/near me)

Speaker

Śiva (contextual, addressing Viṣṇu and Brahmā)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Viśveśvara Liṅga (Kāśī)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Viṣṇu, Brahmā, and assembled devarṣis

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Śiva proclaims before Viṣṇu, Brahmā, and assembled devarṣis that the Kāśī Liṅga grants supreme perfection and is non-different from Him; a cosmic court-like assembly with the Liṅga as the radiant center.

Characters & Entities

• Viṣṇu
• Brahmā (Sṛṣṭikartṛ)
• Devarṣis
• Liṅga

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

The Liṅga is affirmed as a direct locus of Śiva’s presence and a bestower of the highest spiritual attainment.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The sacred Liṅga of Kāśī (in the Viśveśvara-centered Mahātmya context).

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No specific rite is detailed; the verse functions as a proclamation validating Liṅga worship as equal to worship of Śiva Himself.