Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 57

Devanagari script

यस्तु वेत्स्यति भाग्येन स परां सिद्धिमाप्स्यति । अत्र जप्तं हुतं दत्तं स्तुतमर्चितमेव वा

Transliteration

yastu vetsyati bhāgyena sa parāṃ siddhimāpsyati | atra japtaṃ hutaṃ dattaṃ stutamarcitameva vā

Translation

Wer jedoch durch glückliche Fügung (diese Größe) erkennt, wird die höchste Siddhi erlangen. Hier wird alles, was getan wird—Japa, Homa, Dāna, Lobpreis oder Verehrung—besonders fruchtbar.

Word by Word

• यः: who
• यः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

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

• वेत्स्यति: will know
• वेत्स्यति: Kriya (क्रिया/Predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: विद् (धातु)
• Form: लृट्-लकार (Simple Future), परस्मैपद, प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular)

• भाग्येन: by good fortune
• भाग्येन: Karana (करण/Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भाग्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), एकवचन

• सः: he
• सः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• पराम्: supreme
• पराम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: परा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन; विशेषणम्

• सिद्धिम्: attainment/perfection
• सिद्धिम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सिद्धि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• आप्स्यति: will obtain
• आप्स्यति: Kriya (क्रिया/Predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आप् (धातु)
• Form: लृट्-लकार (Simple Future), परस्मैपद, प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन

• अत्र: here
• अत्र: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/Location)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, देशवाचक क्रियाविशेषण (locative adverb)

• जप्तम्: (what is) recited
• जप्तम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जप् (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (past passive participle), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; कर्मवाच्य-भावे ‘जपितम्’

• हुतम्: (what is) offered in fire
• हुतम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हु (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त, नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन

• दत्तम्: (what is) given (as gift)
• दत्तम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दा (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त, नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन

• स्तुतम्: (what is) praised
• स्तुतम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्तु (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त, नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन

• अर्चितम्: (what is) worshipped
• अर्चितम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अर्च् (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त, नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन

• एव: indeed/just
• एव: Sambandha/Emphasis
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, अवधारण (emphatic particle)

• वा: or
• वा: Sambandha/Conjunction
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, विकल्पार्थक (disjunctive particle)

Speaker

Śiva (as Liṅga)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kāśī (Vārāṇasī)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A pilgrim in Kāśī performs japa beside a shrine while priests conduct a small homa; nearby devotees offer flowers and recite stotras, suggesting that every act becomes fruitful in the kṣetra.

Characters & Entities

• Śiva
• Japa
• Homa
• Dāna
• Stuti
• Arcana

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Recognizing the sanctity of Kāśī transforms ordinary religious acts into a direct support for supreme spiritual attainment.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Kāśī is praised as the place where all devotional and Vedic acts become exceptionally efficacious.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Japa (chanting), huta/homa (fire-offering), dāna (charity), stuti (hymns), and arcana (worship) performed ‘here’ are highlighted.