Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 7

Devanagari script

त्यक्त्वा स बहु वाग्जालं प्रातः स्नात्वा दिनेदिने । निर्वाणमंडपे वक्ति महिमानं महेशितुः

Transliteration

tyaktvā sa bahu vāgjālaṃ prātaḥ snātvā dinedine | nirvāṇamaṃḍape vakti mahimānaṃ maheśituḥ

Translation

Nachdem er die übermäßigen Netze des Streitens aufgegeben hat, badet er jeden Tag im Morgengrauen; und im Nirvāṇa-maṇḍapa verkündet er die Größe des Herrn Maheśa.

Word by Word

• tyaktvā: having abandoned
• tyaktvā: Kriya (Prior action/पूर्वक्रिया)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: √tyaj (धातु) + क्त्वा
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्यय (absolutive/gerund)

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

• bahu: much
• bahu: Karma (Object qualifier/कर्मविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: bahu (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषणम् (to vāg-jālam)

• vāk-jālam: net of words; verbosity
• vāk-jālam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vāc (प्रातिपदिक) + jāla (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (vācām jālam); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• prātaḥ: in the morning
• prātaḥ: Adhikarana (Time/कालाधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: prātaḥ (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (adverb: 'in the morning')

• snātvā: having bathed
• snātvā: Kriya (Prior action/पूर्वक्रिया)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: √snā (धातु) + क्त्वा
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्यय (absolutive/gerund)

• dine: on a day
• dine: Adhikarana (Time/कालाधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dina (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन

• dine: day by day
• dine: Adhikarana (Time/कालाधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dina (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन (पुनरुक्ति: 'day by day')

• nirvāṇa-maṃḍape: in the Nirvāṇa pavilion
• nirvāṇa-maṃḍape: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nirvāṇa (प्रातिपदिक) + maṃḍapa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (nirvāṇasya maṃḍapaḥ); पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन

• vakti: speaks
• vakti: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √vac (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (present), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• mahimānam: greatness
• mahimānam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mahimān (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• maheśituḥ: of Maheśa (Śiva)
• maheśituḥ: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: maheśitṛ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, एकवचन

Speaker

Skanda

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Nirvāṇa-maṇḍapa (within Kāśī precincts)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: At dawn, the sage completes snāna and walks into the Nirvāṇa-maṇḍapa; seated on a simple āsana, he addresses an assembly, extolling Maheśa’s greatness.

Characters & Entities

• Vyāsa (implied)
• Maheśa/Śiva
• Nirvāṇa-maṇḍapa

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Spiritual maturity is shown by replacing mere argument with disciplined purity (snāna) and heartfelt glorification of Śiva.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The Nirvāṇa-maṇḍapa is highlighted as a place of teaching/praise within the Kāśī sacred setting.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Prātaḥ-snānā (dawn bathing) performed daily, paired with stuti/kathā (proclaiming Śiva’s greatness).