Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 99

Devanagari script

वस्त्रापथान्महाक्षेत्राद्भवो नाम स्वयं विभुः । भीमचंडी समीपे तु प्रादुरासीदिह प्रभो

Transliteration

vastrāpathānmahākṣetrādbhavo nāma svayaṃ vibhuḥ | bhīmacaṃḍī samīpe tu prādurāsīdiha prabho

Translation

Von Vastrāpatha in diesem großen heiligen Bezirk erschien der Herr — selbstoffenbart und allmächtig — hier unter dem Namen Bhava, nahe bei Bhīmacāṇḍī.

Word by Word

• वस्त्रापथात्: from Vastrāpatha (place-name)
• वस्त्रापथात्: Apadana (Source/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वस्त्रापथ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (वस्त्राणां पथः/वस्त्रस्य पथः), पुल्लिङ्ग, पञ्चमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; अपादानार्थे

• महाक्षेत्रात्: from the great sacred field
• महाक्षेत्रात्: Apadana (Source/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महा + क्षेत्र (प्रातिपदिक-द्वय)
• Form: कर्मधारय-समास (महच्च तत् क्षेत्रम्), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; अपादानार्थे

• भवः: Bhava (Śiva)
• भवः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• नाम: named/indeed
• नाम: Sambandha (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नाम (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle)

• स्वयम्: himself
• स्वयम्: Karta (Agent-emphasis/कर्ता)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: स्वयम् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb)

• विभुः: the Lord, all-pervading one
• विभुः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विभु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेष्य/उपपद-विशेषणभावः

• भीमचण्डी: of Bhīma-Caṇḍī (goddess)
• भीमचण्डी: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भीमा + चण्डी (प्रातिपदिक-द्वय)
• Form: कर्मधारय-समास (भीमा च सा चण्डी), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी/सप्तमी-सम्बन्धे; अत्र ‘समīपे’ इत्यनेन सह षष्ठी-सम्बन्धः (genitive)

• समीपे: near
• समीपे: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: समीप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• तु: but/indeed
• तु: Sambandha (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (contrastive particle)

• प्रादुरासीत्: appeared
• प्रादुरासीत्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्रादुर् (अव्यय) + अस् (धातु)
• Form: लङ् (imperfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपदम्; ‘प्रादुर्’ इति उपसर्गवत् अव्यय-पूर्वपद

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

• प्रभो: O Lord
• प्रभो: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रभु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति, एकवचन

Speaker

Skanda (deduced: Kāśī Khaṇḍa commonly Skanda speaking to Agastya)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Bhava (svayaṃbhū) near Bhīmacāṇḍī at Vastrāpatha

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A narrow Kāśī lane named Vastrāpatha opens to a small shrine where Śiva ‘Bhava’ appears in radiant emergence; nearby stands Bhīmacāṇḍī’s fierce yet protective presence, with devotees in awe.

Characters & Entities

• Kāśī (Mahākṣetra)
• Bhava (Śiva)
• Bhīmacāṇḍī (Devī)
• Vastrāpatha

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Kāśī is portrayed as a living sacred landscape where Śiva self-manifests, making the city a direct field of divine presence.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The manifestation of Bhava (Śiva) near the shrine of Bhīmacāṇḍī, associated with the locality called Vastrāpatha in Kāśī.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No explicit rite is stated here; the verse primarily records the deity’s prādurbhāva (manifestation) and location.