Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 54

Devanagari script

पूजयित्वा नरो भक्त्या देवताममृतेश्वरीम् । अमृतत्वं भजेदेव तत्पादांबुज सेवनात्

Transliteration

pūjayitvā naro bhaktyā devatāmamṛteśvarīm | amṛtatvaṃ bhajedeva tatpādāṃbuja sevanāt

Translation

Wer die Göttin Amṛteśvarī in Hingabe verehrt, erlangt wahrlich Unsterblichkeit durch den Dienst an Ihren Lotosfüßen.

Word by Word

• पूजयित्वा: having worshipped
• पूजयित्वा: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Adverbial to main verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: पूज् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त अव्ययकृदन्त (Gerund/Absolutive), धातु: पूज्, अर्थे: पूर्वकालिक क्रिया (having worshipped)

• नरः: a man
• नरः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• भक्त्या: with devotion
• भक्त्या: Karaṇa (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भक्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन

• देवताम्: the goddess/deity
• देवताम्: Karman (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देवता (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• अमृतेश्वरीम्: Amṛteśvarī (Lady of nectar/immortality)
• अमृतेश्वरीम्: Karman (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अमृतेश्वरी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; देवताम् इति विशेष्यस्य विशेषणवत् (appositional epithet)

• अमृतत्वम्: immortality
• अमृतत्वम्: Karman (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अमृतत्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• भजेत्: may attain/partake
• भजेत्: Kriyā (Main action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भज् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन, परस्मैपद

• एव: indeed
• एव: Sambandha/Emphasis (Nipāta)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle), अवधारणार्थ (emphasis/indeed)

• तत्पादाम्बुजसेवनात्: from serving her lotus-feet
• तत्पादाम्बुजसेवनात्: Hetu/Apādāna (Cause/Ablative source)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तत् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) + पाद (प्रातिपदिक) + अम्बुज (प्रातिपदिक) + सेवन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समास: षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (tat-pāda-ambuja-sevana = 'service of her lotus-feet'); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5th/Ablative), एकवचन; हेतौ (cause)

Speaker

Skanda (deduced: Kāśīkhaṇḍa commonly Skanda → Agastya)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Amṛteśvarī (Kāśī)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Pilgrims/seekers addressed through the narrative interlocutor

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A devotee in Kāśī offers flowers and lamp to Amṛteśvarī; the goddess is envisioned as bestowing amṛtatva, her lotus-feet radiant, with temple lamps and Gaṅgā-city ambience.

Characters & Entities

• Amṛteśvarī
• Kāśī

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Devotion expressed as worship and humble service at the Devī’s feet transforms mortal life toward amṛtatva (deathless spiritual attainment).

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The Amṛteśvarī/Amṛteśvara sacred complex in Kāśī.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Bhakti-pūjā (devotional worship) and pādāmbuja-sevā (service/reverence to the lotus-feet).