Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 76

Devanagari script

भवानि राजसदने ममास्ति हि महानसम् । यत्तत्रोपहृतं पुण्यं निर्विशामि मुदैव तत्

Transliteration

bhavāni rājasadane mamāsti hi mahānasam | yattatropahṛtaṃ puṇyaṃ nirviśāmi mudaiva tat

Translation

O Bhavānī, in der königlichen Wohnstatt befindet sich wahrlich Meine große Küche; welche heilige Gabe man dort darbringt, die nehme Ich freudig zu mir.

Word by Word

• भवानि: O Bhavānī
• भवानि: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन/Address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भवानी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8th/Vocative), एकवचन

• राजसदने: in the royal residence
• राजसदने: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/Location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राज-सदन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (राज्ञः सदनम्)

• मम: my
• मम: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Possessor)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन

• अस्ति: is/exists
• अस्ति: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अस् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• हि: indeed
• हि: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निपात (particle: indeed/for)

• महानसम्: a great kitchen
• महानसम्: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महानस (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• यत्: which/whatever
• यत्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Relative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; सम्बन्धसूचक (relative pronoun)

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; देशवाचक (adverb of place)

• उपहृतम्: offered/brought
• उपहृतम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: उप-हृ (धातु)
• Form: कृत्-प्रत्यय: क्त (past passive participle), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; 'पुण्यम्' विशेषणम्

• पुण्यम्: merit/holy offering
• पुण्यम्: Karman (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुण्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• निर्विशामि: I partake/consume
• निर्विशामि: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: निर्-विश् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), परस्मैपद, उत्तमपुरुष, एकवचन

• मुदा: with joy
• मुदा: Karana (करण/Instrument-Mode)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुदा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन; क्रियाविशेषणवत् (adverbial: with joy)

• एव: indeed
• एव: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अवधारण-निपात (particle: indeed/only)

• तत्: that
• तत्: Karman (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

Speaker

Śiva

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Royal abode in Kāśī (conceptual); Mahānasa (divine kitchen) motif

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Bhavānī (Pārvatī)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Śiva speaks to Bhavānī within a regal residence; behind them a vast sacred kitchen where devotees bring offerings—pots of rice, fruits, ghee—while priests prepare naivedya; Śiva’s expression is joyful acceptance, indicating prasāda circulation.

Characters & Entities

• Bhavānī (Pārvatī/Umā)
• Kāśī (Vārāṇasī)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Offerings made with purity in Kāśī are treated as personally received by Śiva, emphasizing intimacy of devotion.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The mahānasa (great kitchen) within Śiva’s ‘royal abode’ in the sacred layout of Kāśī.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Upahāra/naivedya—bringing meritorious offerings (especially food) for Śiva’s acceptance.