Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 30

Devanagari script

इदं सतीश्वरं लिंगं तव नाम्ना भविष्यति । यथा मनोरथस्तेऽत्र फलितो दक्षकन्यके

Transliteration

idaṃ satīśvaraṃ liṃgaṃ tava nāmnā bhaviṣyati | yathā manorathaste'tra phalito dakṣakanyake

Translation

“Liṅga này sẽ mang danh của nàng là Satīśvara, để ước nguyện của nàng tại đây thật sự kết quả, hỡi ái nữ của Dakṣa.”

Word by Word

• idam: this
• idam: Visheshana (Demonstrative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: idam (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; here as demonstrative for ‘liṅgam’

• satīśvaram: (of) Satī’s Lord
• satīśvaram: Visheshana (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: satī (प्रातिपदिक) + īśvara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (‘Satī’s lord’); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषण—‘liṅgam’

• liṅgam: liṅga, emblem
• liṅgam: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: liṅga (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; here as subject with predicate ‘bhaviṣyati’

• tava: your
• tava: Sambandha (Possessor/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yusmad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन

• nāmnā: by (your) name
• nāmnā: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nāman (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन

• bhaviṣyati: will be / will become
• bhaviṣyati: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √bhū (धातु)
• Form: लृट् (Simple Future), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• yathā: just as
• yathā: Sambandha (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: yathā (अव्यय)
• Form: सम्बन्ध/उपमानवाचक-अव्यय (as/just as)

• manorathaḥ: wish, desire
• manorathaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: manas (प्रातिपदिक) + ratha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष (मनसः रथः/मनोरथः = desire); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• te: your
• te: Sambandha (Possessor/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yusmad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन; enclitic ‘ते’

• atra: here
• atra: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: atra (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्यय (adverb of place)

• phalitaḥ: fulfilled, fructified
• phalitaḥ: Kriya (Predicate complement)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: √phal (धातु) + phalita (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; predicate adjective to ‘manorathaḥ’

• dakṣakanyake: O daughter of Dakṣa
• dakṣakanyake: Sambodhana (Address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dakṣa (प्रातिपदिक) + kanyā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष; स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8th/Vocative), एकवचन

Speaker

Śiva (Devadeveśa) (deduced from immediate context of boon and later 'devadeveśaḥ')

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Satīśvara-liṅga

Type: temple

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Agastya

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Śiva grants Satī a boon and declares a liṅga in Kāśī will bear her name—Satīśvara—ensuring her wish is fulfilled.

Characters & Entities

• Satī
• Dakṣa
• Satīśvara-liṅga
• Kāśī (implied)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Divine grace sanctifies place and form: a liṅga becomes a living locus of blessing, carrying the devotee’s fulfilled intention into sacred memory.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Satīśvara-liṅga in Kāśī (Vārāṇasī).

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Implicitly, worship of the Satīśvara-liṅga as the means by which wishes are fulfilled.