Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 3

Devanagari script

त्रयाणामपि लोकानां हिताय महते नृपः । समानैषीत्ततो गंगां यत्रासीन्मणिकर्णिका

Transliteration

trayāṇāmapi lokānāṃ hitāya mahate nṛpaḥ | samānaiṣīttato gaṃgāṃ yatrāsīnmaṇikarṇikā

Translation

Zum großen Heil der drei Welten führte der König daraufhin die Gaṅgā an den Ort, wo Maṇikarṇikā lag.

Word by Word

• त्रयाणाम्: of the three
• त्रयाणाम्: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: त्रि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive), बहुवचन (Plural)

• अपि: also
• अपि: Sambandha (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle), समुच्चय/अपि-भाव

• लोकानाम्: of the worlds
• लोकानाम्: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लोक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive), बहुवचन (Plural)

• हिताय: for the welfare
• हिताय: Sampradana (Beneficiary/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हित (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी-विभक्ति (Dative), एकवचन (Singular)

• महते: great
• महते: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी-विभक्ति (Dative), एकवचन (Singular)

• नृपः: the king
• नृपः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नृप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), एकवचन (Singular)

• सम्: together/fully (prefix)
• सम्: Upasarga (Preverb/उपसर्ग)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सम् (उपसर्ग)
• Form: उपसर्ग (preverb)

• आनैषीत्: brought
• आनैषीत्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ+नी (धातु)
• Form: लङ्-लकार (Imperfect), प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular), परस्मैपद

• ततः: then, from there
• ततः: Adhikarana (Temporal/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb)

• गङ्गाम्: Gaṅgā
• गङ्गाम्: Karman (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गङ्गा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative), एकवचन (Singular)

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

• आसीत्: was
• आसीत्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अस् (धातु)
• Form: लङ्-लकार (Imperfect), प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular), परस्मैपद

• मणिकर्णिका: Maṇikarṇikā (sacred place)
• मणिकर्णिका: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मणि+कर्णिका (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समासः मणेः कर्णिका (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष); स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), एकवचन (Singular)

Speaker

Skanda (context continuation)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Maṇikarṇikā

Type: ghat

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Agastya

Visual Art Cues

Scene: The Gaṅgā is guided to Maṇikarṇikā—Kāśī’s cremation-ghāṭa and liberation center—depicted as a sacred riverside with intense spiritual gravity and cosmic purpose.

Characters & Entities

• Gaṅgā
• Maṇikarṇikā
• Bhagīratha

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

A sacred place is presented as cosmically beneficial—serving not only humans but the welfare of all worlds.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Maṇikarṇikā in Kāśī (Vārāṇasī), one of the most celebrated tīrthas on the Gaṅgā.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No direct prescription; it establishes the tīrtha’s sanctified status through sacred history.