Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 77

Devanagari script

अष्टजप्तेन चानेन योभिमंत्र्य जलं पिबेत् । तस्योदरगतापीडा क्वापि नो संभविष्यति

Transliteration

aṣṭajaptena cānena yobhimaṃtrya jalaṃ pibet | tasyodaragatāpīḍā kvāpi no saṃbhaviṣyati

Translation

Wer es achtmal rezitiert, damit Wasser weiht und dieses Wasser trinkt, bei dem werden nirgends Bauchschmerzen oder innere Leiden entstehen.

Word by Word

• अष्टजप्तेन: by (it) recited eight times
• अष्टजप्तेन: करण (Instrument)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अष्ट-जप्त (प्रातिपदिक; जप्त = जप्(धातु) क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/करण), एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (अष्टसु जप्तम्) — instrumental: "by/with (it) recited eight times"

• च: and
• च: समुच्चय (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक-अव्यय (conjunction)

• अनेन: with this
• अनेन: करण (Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/करण), एकवचन; सर्वनाम — instrumental: "by/with this"

• यः: who
• यः: कर्ता (Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/कर्ता), एकवचन; सम्बन्धसूचक-यः (relative pronoun)

• अभिमन्त्र्य: having enchanted (with mantra)
• अभिमन्त्र्य: पूर्वकाल (Prior action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अभि-मन्त्र् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund/absolutive); "having consecrated/enchanted"

• जलम्: water
• जलम्: कर्म (Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), एकवचन

• पिबेत्: should drink
• पिबेत्: क्रिया (Action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: पा (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद — "should drink"

• तस्य: of him
• तस्य: सम्बन्ध (Genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/सम्बन्ध), एकवचन

• उदरगतापीड़ा: abdominal pain
• उदरगतापीड़ा: कर्ता (Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: उदर-गत-पीडा (प्रातिपदिक; गत = गम्(धातु) क्त)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/कर्ता), एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (उदरे गता पीडा) — "pain located in the belly"

• क्वापि: anywhere/ever
• क्वापि: देश/कालाधिकरण (Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: क्व (अव्यय) + अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्ययसमूह; देश/सम्भावनाबोधक (anywhere/ever)

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

• सम्भविष्यति: will occur
• सम्भविष्यति: क्रिया (Action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम्-भू (धातु)
• Form: लृट् (simple future), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद — "will arise/occur"

Speaker

Durgā (Devī)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kāśī

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Mahāmuni (sage; traditionally Agastya in Kāśīkhaṇḍa dialogues)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A devotee in Kāśī sits near a shrine, softly chanting; a small copper vessel of water is held before the deity, then sipped reverently, with a sense of subtle protective radiance entering the abdomen and dispelling pain.

Characters & Entities

• Durgā

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Purāṇic dharma links disciplined recitation with compassionate, practical wellbeing for devotees.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The instruction appears within the Kāśī Khaṇḍa setting, integrating protective rites into Kāśī’s sacred tradition.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Recite the hymn eight times, consecrate water (abhimantraṇa), and drink it.