Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 77

Devanagari script

त्वया प्रतिष्ठितं लिंगं गभस्तीश्वरसंज्ञितम् । सेवितं भक्तिभावेन सर्वसिद्धिसमर्पकम्

Transliteration

tvayā pratiṣṭhitaṃ liṃgaṃ gabhastīśvarasaṃjñitam | sevitaṃ bhaktibhāvena sarvasiddhisamarpakam

Translation

آپ کے قائم کردہ لِنگ، جو ‘گبھستی ایشور’ کے نام سے معروف ہے، بھکتی بھاؤ سے پوجا جاتا ہے اور ہر طرح کی سِدھی اور کامیابی عطا کرتا ہے۔

Word by Word

• tvayā: by you
• tvayā: Karta (Agent in passive/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yusmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, तृतीया (3), एकवचन

• pratiṣṭhitam: established
• pratiṣṭhitam: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: prati- (उपसर्ग) + √sthā (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त भूतकृदन्त (past passive participle), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन; (liṅgam qualifies)

• liṅgam: liṅga (Śiva-emblem)
• liṅgam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: liṅga (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन

• gabhastīśvara-saṃjñitam: named ‘Gabhastīśvara’
• gabhastīśvara-saṃjñitam: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: gabhasti (प्रातिपदिक) + īśvara (प्रातिपदिक) + saṃjñita (प्रातिपदिक/कृत्)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (saṃjñita = named), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष (gabhastīśvara-iti saṃjñitam)

• sevitam: served / worshipped
• sevitam: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: √sev (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त भूतकृदन्त (past passive participle), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन; (liṅgam qualifies)

• bhakti-bhāvena: with a devotional attitude
• bhakti-bhāvena: Karaṇa (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhakti (प्रातिपदिक) + bhāva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष (bhakteḥ bhāvaḥ = devotional attitude)

• sarva-siddhi-samarpakam: bestowing all accomplishments
• sarva-siddhi-samarpakam: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक) + siddhi (प्रातिपदिक) + samarpaka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष (sarvāḥ siddhayaḥ samarpayati iti)

Speaker

Skanda

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Gabhastīśvara

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Sūrya (addressed as ‘tvayā’)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Sūrya establishes a radiant liṅga named Gabhastīśvara; devotees offer flowers and lamps; the liṅga emits ray-like aureoles, symbolizing ‘gabhasti’.

Characters & Entities

• Gabhastīśvara
• Śiva
• Sūrya (implied by tvayā)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Devotional worship of a consecrated Śiva-liṅga yields both spiritual and worldly fulfilments when rooted in bhakti.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Gabhastīśvara-liṅga in Kāśī is praised as a siddhi-bestowing sacred shrine.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Bhakti-based sevā/arcana (devotional worship) of the Gabhastīśvara liṅga.