Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 66

Devanagari script

संति पीठन्यनेकानि काश्यां सिद्धिकराण्यपि । महालक्ष्मीपीठसमं नान्यल्लक्ष्मीकरं परम्

Transliteration

saṃti pīṭhanyanekāni kāśyāṃ siddhikarāṇyapi | mahālakṣmīpīṭhasamaṃ nānyallakṣmīkaraṃ param

Translation

In Kāśī gibt es wahrlich viele Pīṭhas, die Siddhi verleihen; doch nichts ist erhabener im Spenden von Lakṣmī als das Pīṭha der Mahālakṣmī.

Word by Word

• सन्ति: there are
• सन्ति: Kriyā (Predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अस् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन; परस्मैपद

• पीठानि: seats/shrines
• पीठानि: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पीठ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• अनेकानि: many
• अनेकानि: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अनेक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; विशेषणम् (qualifying pīṭhāni)

• काश्याम्: in Kāśī
• काश्याम्: Adhikaraṇa (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: काशी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• सिद्धिकराणि: bringing accomplishment
• सिद्धिकराणि: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सिद्धि + कर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; विशेषणम् (qualifying pīṭhāni) ‘producing success’

• अपि: also
• अपि: Samuccaya (Addition)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय/अप्यर्थ (also/even)

• महालक्ष्मीपीठसमम्: equal to the Mahālakṣmī shrine
• महालक्ष्मीपीठसमम्: Viśeṣaṇa (Predicate adjective)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महालक्ष्मीपीठ + सम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषणम्; ‘equal to the Mahālakṣmī-seat’

• न: not
• न: Pratiṣedha (Negation)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेधार्थक-अव्यय

• अन्यत्: any other
• अन्यत्: Karta (Implied subject)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अन्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; ‘other’ (elliptic: ‘(pīṭham)’)

• लक्ष्मीकरम्: bringing fortune
• लक्ष्मीकरम्: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: लक्ष्मी + कर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषणम् ‘producing Lakṣmī/fortune’

• परम्: supreme
• परम्: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषणम् ‘supreme’

Speaker

Skanda

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Mahālakṣmī-pīṭha (within Kāśī)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A map-like sacred panorama of Kāśī with multiple pīṭhas marked, while Mahālakṣmī-pīṭha is highlighted with a radiant lotus emblem, indicating its supreme Lakṣmī-bestowing power.

Characters & Entities

• Kāśī (Vārāṇasī)
• Mahālakṣmīpīṭha
• Pīṭhas

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Among many spiritual power-centers, the text ranks Mahālakṣmī’s pīṭha as foremost for prosperity aligned with dharma.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Mahālakṣmīpīṭha in Kāśī.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

While not detailing a single rite, it implies dedicated worship/sādhana at Mahālakṣmīpīṭha as the highest means for Lakṣmī.