Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 32

Devanagari script

शिवज्ञानमिति ब्रूयुः शिवशब्दार्थचिंतकाः । तच्च ज्ञानं द्रवीभूतमिह मे महिमोदयात्

Transliteration

śivajñānamiti brūyuḥ śivaśabdārthaciṃtakāḥ | tacca jñānaṃ dravībhūtamiha me mahimodayāt

Translation

Ang mga nagmumuni sa kahulugan ng salitang ‘Śiva’ ay tinatawag itong ‘kaalaman kay Śiva’. At ang kaalamang yaon, sa pagsilang ng Aking kaluwalhatian, ay dito’y waring natunaw at naging umaagos na presensya.

Word by Word

• śiva-jñānam: ‘Śiva-jñāna’ (knowledge of Śiva)
• śiva-jñānam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śiva (शिव-प्रातिपदिक) + jñāna (ज्ञान-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समासः तत्पुरुषः; नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन (as quoted name)

• iti: thus, as
• iti: Sambandha (Quotation marker/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: iti (अव्यय)
• Form: उद्धरण-अव्यय (quotative particle)

• brūyuḥ: would call, should say
• brūyuḥ: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: brū (ब्रू-धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative), प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन; परस्मैपद

• śiva-śabda-artha-ciṃtakāḥ: thinkers on the meaning of the word ‘Śiva’
• śiva-śabda-artha-ciṃtakāḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śiva (शिव) + śabda (शब्द) + artha (अर्थ) + ciṃtaka (चिन्तक-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समासः बहुपद-तत्पुरुषः; पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन

• tat: that
• tat: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (तद्-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

• jñānam: knowledge
• jñānam: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: jñāna (ज्ञान-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन (apposition to tat)

• dravī-bhūtam: made fluid/melted, liquefied
• dravī-bhūtam: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: dravī (द्रवी-प्रातिपदिक) + bhū (भू-धातु) + bhūta (भूत-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कृदन्त (क्त-प्रत्यय, past passive participle of √bhū with preverb/compound sense ‘dravī-bhū’), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषण (of jñānam)

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

• me: my
• me: Sambandha (Possessor/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (अस्मद्-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, षष्ठी (genitive) एकवचन (enclitic)

• mahima-udayāt: from the arising of (my) glory
• mahima-udayāt: Hetu (Cause/हेतु)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mahima (महिमा-प्रातिपदिक) + udaya (उदय-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समासः षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (mahimasya udayaḥ); पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी, एकवचन

Speaker

Viśveśvara/Śiva

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Jñānoda (concept introduced: ‘Śiva-jñāna’ made manifest)

Type: tirtha

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Īśāna

Visual Art Cues

Scene: An abstract-sacred visualization: a luminous pool/stream representing ‘Śiva-knowledge’ made fluid; sages contemplate the word ‘Śiva’ while Viśveśvara’s glory radiates, causing the ‘knowledge’ to appear as flowing light-water.

Characters & Entities

• Śiva
• Viśveśvara

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Liberating ‘Śiva-knowledge’ is not only an idea but is depicted as tangibly present at the sacred site through divine glory.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The Śiva-tīrtha in Kāśī is explained as the manifested form of Śiva-jñāna, preparing for its name ‘Jñānoda’.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No explicit rite; the verse provides theological grounding for why darśana and contact with the tīrtha are transformative.