Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 88

Devanagari script

अनेनैवेह देहेन यत्र तौ सिद्धिमापतुः । तल्लिंगयोः समर्चातः सिद्धिर्भवति वांछिता

Transliteration

anenaiveha dehena yatra tau siddhimāpatuḥ | talliṃgayoḥ samarcātaḥ siddhirbhavati vāṃchitā

Translation

就在此身之中，就在此地之上，那二者曾得圆满成就。若如法恭敬供奉彼二林伽，所愿之成就必定现前。

Word by Word

• अनेन: by this
• अनेन: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• एव: indeed/only
• एव: Sambandha (emphasis/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारण-अव्यय (emphatic particle)

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

• देहेन: with the body
• देहेन: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन

• यत्र: where
• यत्र: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: सम्बन्ध/देशवाचक-अव्यय (relative adverb: where)

• तौ: those two
• तौ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, द्विवचन; सर्वनाम

• सिद्धिम्: attainment/perfection
• सिद्धिम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सिद्धि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• आपतुः: attained
• आपतुः: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आप् (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd person), द्विवचन; परस्मैपद

• तत्: that
• तत्: Visheshana (Adjective/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; लिङ्गयोः-विशेषणरूपेण (that)

• लिङ्गयोः: of the two liṅgas
• लिङ्गयोः: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लिङ्ग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी/सप्तमी-विभक्ति (6th/7th Gen./Loc.), द्विवचन

• समर्चातः: by duly worshipping
• समर्चातः: Hetu/Upaya (Means/उपाय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सम् + अर्च् (धातु) + क्त्वा/तस् (अव्ययीभाव-रूप)
• Form: क्रियाविशेषण-अव्यय; क्त्वार्थे तसुन्/तस्-प्रत्ययान्त (having duly worshipped)

• सिद्धिः: success/attainment
• सिद्धिः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सिद्धि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• भवति: becomes/occurs
• भवति: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• वाञ्छिता: desired
• वाञ्छिता: Visheshana (Adjective/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वाञ्छित (प्रातिपदिक; कृदन्त from वाञ्छ् धातु + क्त)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त-विशेषण, स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; सिद्धिः-विशेषणम्

Speaker

Skanda

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Aghoroda (Gargeśa–Damaneśa liṅgas)

Type: temple

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Pilgrims/devotees seeking fruits of Kāśī worship

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A devotee kneels before the paired liṅgas, offering flowers and water; a subtle halo suggests ‘siddhi’ arising, while the priest performs measured arcana with mantra and lamp.

Characters & Entities

• Gargeśa
• Damaneśa

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Spiritual fulfilment is attainable ‘here and now’: sincere worship at a sanctified site yields tangible siddhi.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The location in Kāśī associated with the twin liṅgas (Gargeśa and Damaneśa), where perfection was attained.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Samarcā (proper, complete worship) of the two liṅgas to obtain one’s wished-for siddhi.