Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 82

Devanagari script

केशवादित्यमाहात्म्यं शृण्वञ्श्रद्धासमन्वितः । नरो न लिप्यते पापैः शिवभक्तिं च विंदति

Transliteration

keśavādityamāhātmyaṃ śṛṇvañśraddhāsamanvitaḥ | naro na lipyate pāpaiḥ śivabhaktiṃ ca viṃdati

Translation

Wer mit Glauben die Größe Keśavādityas vernimmt, wird von Sünden nicht befleckt und erlangt zudem hingebungsvolle Verehrung Śivas.

Word by Word

• केशवादित्यमाहात्म्यम्: the glory of Keśavāditya
• केशवादित्यमाहात्म्यम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: केशवादित्य (केशव + आदित्य) + माहात्म्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; ‘केशवादित्यस्य माहात्म्यम्’ (the glory of Keśavāditya)

• शृण्वन्: hearing
• शृण्वन्: Karta (Agent/कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: श्रु (धातु)
• Form: शतृ-प्रत्ययान्त वर्तमानकाले कृदन्त (present active participle); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• श्रद्धासमन्वितः: endowed with faith
• श्रद्धासमन्वितः: Visheshana (Adjectival modifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: श्रद्धा (प्रातिपदिक) + समन्वित (सम्-अन्वि-इ/इ-धातु, क्त; कृदन्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; ‘श्रद्धया समन्वितः’ (endowed with faith)

• नरः: a man
• नरः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• न: not
• न: Sambandha (Negation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेध-अव्यय (negation particle)

• लिप्यते: is tainted
• लिप्यते: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: लिप् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; आत्मनेपद; कर्मणि प्रयोग (passive sense: is tainted)

• पापैः: by sins
• पापैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पाप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचन

• शिवभक्तिम्: devotion to Śiva
• शिवभक्तिम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिव (प्रातिपदिक) + भक्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; ‘शिवस्य भक्तिः’

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय

• विन्दति: attains
• विन्दति: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: विद् (धातु; विन्दति-रूप)
• Form: लट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

Speaker

Unspecified (narrative voice within Kāśīkhaṇḍa)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Keśavāditya

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A small assembly at a Kāśī ghāṭa or temple courtyard listening with folded hands to the Keśavāditya-māhātmya; the listener’s heart turns toward a subtle Śiva-liṅga presence, indicating Śiva-bhakti arising.

Characters & Entities

• Keśavāditya
• Śiva

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Faithful listening to tīrtha-māhātmya is itself a dharmic act that purifies and matures devotion.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Keśavāditya is the praised sacred presence, situated within the Kāśī tīrtha network.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Śravaṇa—devout listening to the māhātmya (glorification) of Keśavāditya.