Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 61

Devanagari script

स्नात्वा तु मणिकर्णिक्यां प्रीणिता ब्राह्मणा धनैः । त एते सर्वभोगाढ्याः कल्पं स्थास्यंति मत्पुरे

Transliteration

snātvā tu maṇikarṇikyāṃ prīṇitā brāhmaṇā dhanaiḥ | ta ete sarvabhogāḍhyāḥ kalpaṃ sthāsyaṃti matpure

Translation

Nachdem sie in Maṇikarṇikā gebadet und die Brāhmaṇas mit Gaben des Reichtums erfreut haben, sind sie reich an allen Genüssen und verweilen eine ganze Kalpa in meiner Stadt.

Word by Word

• स्नात्वा: having bathed
• स्नात्वा: Kriya-viseshana (Prior action/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्ना (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्यय (Absolutive/gerund), अव्ययभाव

• तु: then/indeed
• तु: Sambandha (Discourse particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle)

• मणिकर्णिक्याम्: at Maṇikarṇikā
• मणिकर्णिक्याम्: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मणिकर्णिका (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/7th), एकवचन

• प्रीणिताः: having pleased
• प्रीणिताः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्री (धातु)
• Form: कृत्-प्रत्ययः क्त (Past passive participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), बहुवचन

• ब्राह्मणाः: Brahmins
• ब्राह्मणाः: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्राह्मण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), बहुवचन

• धनैः: with wealth/gifts
• धनैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: धन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), बहुवचन

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

• एते: these
• एते: Apposition (Anuvāda/अनुवाद)
• Type: Noun
• Root: एतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), बहुवचन; सर्वनाम

• सर्वभोगाढ्याः: rich in all enjoyments
• सर्वभोगाढ्याः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक) + भोग (प्रातिपदिक) + आढ्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), बहुवचन; तत्पुरुष (सर्वैः भोगैः आढ्याः)

• कल्पम्: for a kalpa (aeon)
• कल्पम्: Karma (Extent/परिमाण-कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कल्प (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन

• स्थास्यन्ति: will remain
• स्थास्यन्ति: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्था (धातु)
• Form: लृट्-लकार (Simple future), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), बहुवचन, परस्मैपद

• मत्पुरे: in my city/abode
• मत्पुरे: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मत् (अस्मद्-सम्बन्ध) + पुर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/7th), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष (मम पुरे)

Speaker

Skanda

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Maṇikarṇikā

Type: ghat

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Pilgrimage-seeking audience within the narrative frame

Visual Art Cues

Scene: At Maṇikarṇikā ghāṭ: pilgrims bathe, then offer coins, cloth, and food to brāhmaṇas seated under a canopy; behind, the dense Kāśī skyline and cremation fires are hinted, while the mood remains devotional and auspicious.

Characters & Entities

• Maṇikarṇikā
• Brāhmaṇa
• Dāna
• Kāśī

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Tīrtha-snān in Kāśī joined with respectful charity to brāhmaṇas yields vast auspicious reward and divine proximity.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Maṇikarṇikā tīrtha/ghāṭ in Kāśī is explicitly glorified.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Bathe at Maṇikarṇikā and perform dāna to please brāhmaṇas.