Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 82

Devanagari script

पुराणश्रवणं चैव तदर्थाचरणं पुनः । अखंडदीपोद्बोधश्च महापूजेष्टदैवते

Transliteration

purāṇaśravaṇaṃ caiva tadarthācaraṇaṃ punaḥ | akhaṃḍadīpodbodhaśca mahāpūjeṣṭadaivate

Translation

Man soll die Purāṇas hören, ihren Sinn in die Tat umsetzen, eine ununterbrochene Lampe brennen lassen und dem erwählten Gott eine große Pūjā darbringen.

Word by Word

• purāṇa-śravaṇam: hearing/recitation of the Purāṇa
• purāṇa-śravaṇam: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: purāṇa + śravaṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (neuter), प्रथमा/द्वितीया (Nominative/Accusative 1st/2nd), एकवचन (singular)

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय (conjunction)

• eva: indeed, certainly
• eva: Sambandha (Emphasis)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारणार्थक अव्यय (emphatic particle)

• tad-artha-ācaraṇam: practice/observance of its meaning
• tad-artha-ācaraṇam: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) + artha + ācaraṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (neuter), प्रथमा/द्वितीया (Nominative/Accusative 1st/2nd), एकवचन (singular)

• punaḥ: again, further
• punaḥ: Kriya-viśeṣaṇa (Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: punaḥ (अव्यय)
• Form: पुनरावृत्त्यर्थक अव्यय (adverb: again/further)

• akhaṇḍa-dīpa-udbodhaḥ: keeping/lighting an unbroken lamp (continuous lamp)
• akhaṇḍa-dīpa-udbodhaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: akhaṇḍa + dīpa + udbodha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (masculine), प्रथमा (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (singular)

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय (conjunction)

• mahā-pūjā-iṣṭa-daivate: in/for the chosen deity of great worship
• mahā-pūjā-iṣṭa-daivate: Adhikaraṇa (Locus/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mahā + pūjā + iṣṭa + daivata (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (neuter), सप्तमी (Locative/7th), एकवचन (singular)

Speaker

Skanda

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kāśī-kṣetra (pūjā and dīpa-mahātmyam context)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Inside a Kāśī shrine or courtyard: devotees listening to Purāṇa recitation, an unbroken lamp glowing, and a grand pūjā arranged with flowers, incense, and offerings before the iṣṭa-devatā.

Characters & Entities

• Kāśī (Vārāṇasī)
• Purāṇa
• Akhaṇḍa-dīpa
• Iṣṭa-devatā

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Scripture is fulfilled not only by hearing but by living its meaning, supported by steady devotion (unbroken lamp) and sincere worship.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The instructions occur within the Kāśīkhaṇḍa framework, linking these observances to the merit of devotion associated with Kāśī.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Purāṇa listening, ethical enactment of its teaching, maintaining an akhaṇḍa-dīpa, and performing mahā-pūjā to one’s iṣṭa-devatā.