Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 78

Devanagari script

दिवोदासस्य वै तीर्थं तत्र राज्ञोऽतिमेधसः । तत्र स्नातो नरो जातु न ज्ञानाच्च्यवतेंऽततः

Transliteration

divodāsasya vai tīrthaṃ tatra rājño'timedhasaḥ | tatra snāto naro jātu na jñānāccyavateṃ'tataḥ

Translation

Dort ist auch die Tīrtha des Königs Divodāsa, des überaus Weisen. Wer dort badet, fällt danach niemals vom wahren Wissen ab.

Word by Word

• divodāsasya: of Divodāsa
• divodāsasya: Sambandha (Genitive/षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: divodāsa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/genitive), एकवचन — ‘of Divodāsa’

• vai: indeed
• vai: Sambandha (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: vai (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (निपात) — emphasis ‘indeed’

• tīrtham: sacred place
• tīrtham: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tīrtha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन — ‘tirtha’

• tatra: there
• tatra: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatra (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (देशवाचक क्रियाविशेषण) — ‘there’

• rājñaḥ: of the king
• rājñaḥ: Sambandha (Genitive/षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rājan (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/genitive), एकवचन — ‘of the king’

• atimedhasaḥ: of the very wise
• atimedhasaḥ: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ati-medhas (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कर्मधारय-समास (ati + medhas ‘very/intensely intelligent’), पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/genitive), एकवचन — qualifying ‘rājñaḥ’

• tatra: there
• tatra: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatra (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (देशवाचक) — ‘there’

• snātaḥ: having bathed
• snātaḥ: Kriya (Participial action/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: snā (स्ना धातु) + kta (कृत् प्रत्यय)
• Form: कृदन्त (क्त-प्रत्ययान्त भूतकृत्), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन — ‘having bathed/bathed’ (used adjectivally for ‘naraḥ’)

• naraḥ: a man
• naraḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/nominative), एकवचन

• jātu: ever (at any time)
• jātu: Sambandha (Adverbial/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: jātu (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (कालवाचक) — ‘ever/at any time’ (usually with negation)

• na: not
• na: Sambandha (Negation/निषेध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (निषेध) — negation

• jñānāt: from knowledge
• jñānāt: Apadana (Source/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: jñāna (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5th/ablative), एकवचन — ‘from knowledge’ (i.e., from right knowledge)

• cyavate: falls away
• cyavate: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √cyu (च्यु धातु)
• Form: लट् (present), आत्मनेपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन — ‘falls away/declines’

• ataḥ: therefore
• ataḥ: Sambandha (Causal/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ataḥ (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (हेतौ/तस्मात्) — ‘therefore/from this’

Speaker

Skanda (deduced: Kāśī Khaṇḍa commonly Skanda speaking to Agastya)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Divodāsa-tīrtha

Type: ghat

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: null

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A dignified royal-sage Divodāsa is remembered at a Kāśī bathing spot; pilgrims bathe while a teacher recites śāstra, symbolizing unwavering knowledge after snāna.

Characters & Entities

• Divodāsa
• Divodāsa Tīrtha

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Purity practices at sacred places are linked not only to merit but to stability in wisdom—remaining firm in jñāna.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Divodāsa Tīrtha, associated with King Divodāsa.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Snāna (bathing) at Divodāsa Tīrtha.