Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 37

Devanagari script

वाराणस्यां यथा वत्स विश्वनाथोऽस्मि संस्थितः

Transliteration

vārāṇasyāṃ yathā vatsa viśvanātho'smi saṃsthitaḥ

Translation

Hỡi con yêu, cũng như tại Vārāṇasī, Ta an lập với danh hiệu Viśvanātha,

Word by Word

• वाराणस्याम्: in Vārāṇasī
• वाराणस्याम्: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वाराणसी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/7th), एकवचन

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

• वत्स: O dear child
• वत्स: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वत्स (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति (Vocative), एकवचन

• विश्वनाथः: Viśvanātha (Lord of the universe)
• विश्वनाथः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विश्व + नाथ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष समास (विश्वस्य नाथः); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन

• अस्मि: I am
• अस्मि: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अस् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), उत्तमपुरुष (1st person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• संस्थितः: situated/established
• संस्थितः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सम् + स्था (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (past passive participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन; कर्तृपदस्य विशेषणम्

Speaker

Śiva

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Vārāṇasī (Kāśī)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Guha (addressed as ‘vatsa’)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Śiva speaks tenderly (‘vatsa’) and cites his establishment in Vārāṇasī as Viśvanātha, setting a benchmark for sacred presence.

Characters & Entities

• Śiva
• Vārāṇasī
• Viśvanātha

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Śiva’s presence is anchored in specific sacred sites; recognizing these abodes strengthens pilgrimage-faith and devotion.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Vārāṇasī (Kāśī), where Śiva is famed as Viśvanātha.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No specific rite is prescribed here; it establishes the theological geography of Śiva’s abiding presence.