Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 37

Devanagari script

कंदुकेश्वरसंज्ञं च तल्लिंगमभवत्तदा । ज्येष्ठेश्वर समीपे तु सर्वदुष्टनिवारणम्

Transliteration

kaṃdukeśvarasaṃjñaṃ ca talliṃgamabhavattadā | jyeṣṭheśvara samīpe tu sarvaduṣṭanivāraṇam

Translation

اسی وقت وہ لِنگ ‘کندُکیشور’ کے نام سے معروف ہوا؛ جیشٹھیشور کے قریب واقع یہ ہر طرح کی بدی کو دور کرنے والا مانا جاتا ہے۔

Word by Word

• कंदुकेश्वरसंज्ञम्: named ‘Kandukeśvara’
• कंदुकेश्वरसंज्ञम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कंदुकेश्वर-संज्ञ (प्रातिपदिक) = कंदुकेश्वर + संज्ञ
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे, द्वितीया-विभक्तिः (Accusative), एकवचनम्; विशेषणम् (of ‘liṅgam’)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-अव्ययम् (conjunction)

• तत्: that
• तत्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः (Nominative), एकवचनम्; विशेषणम्

• लिङ्गम्: liṅga (Śiva emblem)
• लिङ्गम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लिङ्ग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः (Nominative), एकवचनम् (Singular)

• अभवत्: became
• अभवत्: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √भू (धातु)
• Form: लङ्-लकारः (Imperfect/Past), प्रथमपुरुषः (3rd person), एकवचनम् (Singular), परस्मैपदम्

• तदा: then
• तदा: Kriya-visheṣaṇa (Adverbial modifier/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तदा (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्ययम् (temporal adverb)

• ज्येष्ठेश्वर: Jyeṣṭheśvara (place/deity)
• ज्येष्ठेश्वर: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ज्येष्ठेश्वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषे नाम (proper noun); अत्र सप्तमी-समर्थे ‘समीपे’ इत्यनेन सम्बन्धः (in proximity construction)

• समीपे: near; in the vicinity
• समीपे: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: समीप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे, सप्तमी-विभक्तिः (Locative), एकवचनम् (Singular)

• तु: indeed; and
• तु: Sambandha (Discourse particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: विरोध/विशेषार्थक-अव्ययम् (particle: but/indeed)

• सर्वदुष्टनिवारणम्: remover of all evil-doers
• सर्वदुष्टनिवारणम्: Karta (Predicate complement/विधेय)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व-दुष्ट-निवारण (प्रातिपदिक) = सर्व + दुष्ट + निवारण
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः (Nominative), एकवचनम्; विधेय-विशेषणम् (predicate nominative)

Speaker

Narrative voice (contextually Skanda in Kāśīkhaṇḍa dialogue)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kandukeśvara

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A calm shrine scene: the newly named Kandukeśvara-liṅga stands near the venerable Jyeṣṭheśvara precinct; subtle protective aura repels shadowy ‘evil’ forms at the margins.

Characters & Entities

• Kandukeśvara
• Jyeṣṭheśvara
• Kāśī

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

A sacred name and location become vehicles of grace; proximity to a revered shrine amplifies the protective power of devotion.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Kandukeśvara-liṅga, specifically stated to be near Jyeṣṭheśvara in Kāśī.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Implicitly encourages liṅga-darśana and reverence; explicit ritual details appear in subsequent verses.