Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 29

Devanagari script

कार्तिक्यां सूकरक्षेत्रे चैत्र्यां गौरीमहाह्रदे । शंखोद्धारे हरिदिने यत्फलं तत्फलं त्विह

Transliteration

kārtikyāṃ sūkarakṣetre caitryāṃ gaurīmahāhrade | śaṃkhoddhāre haridine yatphalaṃ tatphalaṃ tviha

Translation

Welches Verdienst man im Monat Kārtika in Sūkara-kṣetra, im Monat Caitra am großen See der Gaurī, in Śaṅkhoddhāra und am heiligen Tag Haris gewinnt—eben dieses Verdienst wird hier erlangt.

Word by Word

• कार्तिक्यां: in (the month/occasion of) Kārtikī
• कार्तिक्यां: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kārtikī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine), सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/7th), एकवचन (Singular)

• सूकरक्षेत्रे: in Sūkarakṣetra
• सूकरक्षेत्रे: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sūkara + kṣetra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/7th), एकवचन (Singular)

• चैत्र्यां: in (the month/occasion of) Caitrī
• चैत्र्यां: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: caitrī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine), सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/7th), एकवचन (Singular)

• गौरीमहाह्रदे: in the great lake of Gaurī (Gaurīmahāhrada)
• गौरीमहाह्रदे: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: gaurī + mahā + hrada (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/7th), एकवचन (Singular)

• शंखोद्धारे: at Śaṅkhoddhāra
• शंखोद्धारे: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śaṃkha + uddhāra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/7th), एकवचन (Singular)

• हरिदिने: on Hari’s day (Haridina)
• हरिदिने: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: hari + dina (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/7th), एकवचन (Singular)

• यत्: whatever (which)
• यत्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yat (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• फलं: fruit/result
• फलं: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: phala (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• तत्: that
• तत्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• फलं: fruit/result
• फलं: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: phala (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• तु: indeed/but
• तु: Sambandha (Discourse particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tu (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (Indeclinable), निपात (particle), विरोध/विशेषार्थक (emphatic/contrastive)

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

Speaker

Skanda

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Dharma-tīrtha / Dharma-kūpa context begins in the immediate sequence; this verse frames ‘here’ as the praised Kāśī locus

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A pilgrim in Kāśī receives a boon-like ‘equal merit’ proclamation; in the background appear emblematic vignettes of Sūkara-kṣetra (boar emblem), Gaurī’s great lake, Śaṅkhoddhāra (conch motif), and Hari’s sacred day (Viṣṇu icon).

Characters & Entities

• Kārtika (month)
• Caitra (month)
• Sūkara-kṣetra
• Gaurī-mahā-hrada
• Śaṅkhoddhāra
• Hari (Viṣṇu)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Kāśī’s sacred sphere is described as granting the combined fruits of renowned seasonal observances and famous tīrthas.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The verse says “here,” referring to the ongoing Dharma-tīrtha/Dharma-kūpa complex praised in this adhyāya.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Observance tied to sacred times (Kārtika, Caitra, Hari’s day) and tīrtha-merit (implicitly through worship/bathing/visit).