Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 27

Devanagari script

तव लिंगमिदं दिव्यं ये द्रक्ष्यंतीह मानवाः । सर्वभोगसमृद्धास्ते त्वल्लोकसुखभागिनः

Transliteration

tava liṃgamidaṃ divyaṃ ye drakṣyaṃtīha mānavāḥ | sarvabhogasamṛddhāste tvallokasukhabhāginaḥ

Translation

Những ai tại đây chiêm bái Liṅga thiêng liêng của Ngài, liền được đầy đủ mọi hưởng thụ và phú quý, và được dự phần hạnh phúc nơi chính cõi của Ngài.

Word by Word

• तव: your
• तव: सम्बन्ध (Possessor/Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्वद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/6th), एकवचन (Singular), सर्वनाम (Pronoun)

• लिङ्गम्: liṅga, emblem
• लिङ्गम्: कर्म (Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लिङ्ग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Nominative/Accusative 1st/2nd), एकवचन (Singular)

• इदम्: this
• इदम्: विशेषण (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन (Singular); विशेषण (demonstrative adjective)

• दिव्यम्: divine
• दिव्यम्: विशेषण (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दिव्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन (Singular); विशेषण

• ये: who (those who)
• ये: कर्ता (Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), बहुवचन (Plural); सम्बन्धसूचक (relative pronoun)

• द्रक्ष्यन्ति: will see
• द्रक्ष्यन्ति: क्रिया (Action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दृश् (धातु)
• Form: लृट्-लकार (Simple Future), परस्मैपद (Parasmaipada), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), बहुवचन (Plural)

• इह: here
• इह: अधिकरण (Locative sense/Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इह (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (Indeclinable), देशवाचक-अव्यय (adverb of place)

• मानवाः: humans, men
• मानवाः: कर्ता (Subject; apposition to ये)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मानव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), बहुवचन (Plural)

• सर्वभोगसमृद्धाः: prosperous with all enjoyments
• सर्वभोगसमृद्धाः: विशेषण (Qualifier of ते)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व-भोग-समृद्ध (प्रातिपदिक; सर्व + भोग + समृद्ध)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), बहुवचन (Plural); विशेषण; समासः—तत्पुरुष (determinative: ‘endowed with all enjoyments’)

• ते: they
• ते: कर्ता (Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), बहुवचन (Plural); सर्वनाम

• त्वत्: your
• त्वत्: सम्बन्ध (Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्वद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-सम्बन्धार्थे (genitive relation as first member), सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक; समासपूर्वपद

• लोक: world
• लोक: सम्बन्ध (Relation within compound)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लोक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समासमध्यपद (compound member)

• सुख: happiness
• सुख: सम्बन्ध (Relation within compound)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुख (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समासमध्यपद (compound member)

• भागिनः: partakers, sharers
• भागिनः: प्रथमा-सम्बन्ध (Predicate nominative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भागिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), बहुवचन (Plural); समासः—तत्पुरुष (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: ‘partakers of the happiness of your world’)

Speaker

Śiva (contextual, best-fit within the Pavamāneśvara boon narrative)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Pavamāneśvara-liṅga (contextual)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Not explicit

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Pilgrims in Kāśī approach a sanctum where a radiant liṅga is worshipped; the atmosphere suggests both worldly abundance and transcendent Śiva-loka bliss bestowed by mere beholding.

Characters & Entities

• Śiva
• Liṅga
• Pavamāneśvara
• Kāśī (implicit context)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Darśana (reverent seeing) of Śiva’s Liṅga in Kāśī is itself a powerful dharmic act that yields both worldly well-being and spiritual elevation.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The Pavamāneśvara Liṅga in Kāśī (Kāśīkhaṇḍa context).

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No specific ritual is prescribed here; the stated act is darśana—beholding the divine Liṅga.