Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 28

Devanagari script

श्वेतमाधवसंज्ञोहं विशालाक्ष्याः समीपतः । श्वेतद्वीपेश्वरं रूपं कुर्यां भक्त्या समर्चितः

Transliteration

śvetamādhavasaṃjñohaṃ viśālākṣyāḥ samīpataḥ | śvetadvīpeśvaraṃ rūpaṃ kuryāṃ bhaktyā samarcitaḥ

Translation

وشالاکشی کے قریب میں شویت مادھو کے نام سے مشہور ہوں۔ جب مجھے بھکتی سے سمرچت کیا جاتا ہے تو میں شویت دویپ کے ایشور کی صورت اختیار کرتا ہوں۔

Word by Word

• श्वेतमाधवसंज्ञः: named Śveta-Mādhava
• श्वेतमाधवसंज्ञः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: श्वेत (प्रातिपदिक) + माधव (प्रातिपदिक) + संज्ञ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; समासः—श्वेतमाधव इति संज्ञा यस्य (named ‘Śveta-Mādhava’)

• अहम्: I
• अहम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम/प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: उत्तमपुरुष-सर्वनाम, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• विशालाक्ष्याः: of Viśālākṣī (the wide-eyed goddess)
• विशालाक्ष्याः: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विशाल (प्रातिपदिक) + अक्षि/अक्षी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन; बहुव्रीहिः—विशालानि अक्षी यस्याः (Genitive singular)

• समीपतः: near (to)
• समीपतः: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: समीप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तसिल्-प्रत्ययान्त अव्यय (ablatival adverb): ‘near/ from proximity’

• श्वेतद्वीपेश्वरम्: the Lord of Śvetadvīpa
• श्वेतद्वीपेश्वरम्: Karman (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्वेत (प्रातिपदिक) + द्वीप (प्रातिपदिक) + ईश्वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; समासः—श्वेतद्वीपस्य ईश्वरः (Accusative singular)

• रूपम्: form
• रूपम्: Karman (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रूप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• कुर्याम्: may I take on / may I make
• कुर्याम्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), परस्मैपद, उत्तमपुरुष (1st person), एकवचन (may I assume/make)

• भक्त्या: by devotion
• भक्त्या: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भक्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन (Instrumental singular)

• समर्चितः: being duly worshipped
• समर्चितः: Hetu (Cause/हेतु)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सम् + अर्च् (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त प्रत्यय)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (क्त-प्रत्यय), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; विशेषण (worshipped)

Speaker

Skanda

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Śveta-Mādhava (near Viśālākṣī)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Pilgrims/seekers in Kāśī-māhātmya frame

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A bright, white-radiant Mādhava icon near the Viśālākṣī shrine; as worship intensifies, the deity’s aura shifts into a celestial ‘Śvetadvīpa’ vision—white lotuses, milky ocean tones, luminous attendants—while Kāśī’s temple architecture remains visible.

Characters & Entities

• Viśālākṣī
• Śveta-Mādhava
• Śvetadvīpa
• Kāśī (Vārāṇasī)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Devotional worship reveals the deity’s transcendent form; Kāśī is portrayed as a place where higher divine manifestations become accessible.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The Śveta-Mādhava shrine located near the goddess Viśālākṣī in Kāśī.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Samarcana—worship with bhakti, leading to an elevated darśana (vision) of the deity’s form.