Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 43

Devanagari script

महापापौघविध्वंसी सुग्रीवेशस्तदुत्तरे । हनूमदीश्वरस्तत्र ब्रह्मचर्यफलप्रदः

Transliteration

mahāpāpaughavidhvaṃsī sugrīveśastaduttare | hanūmadīśvarastatra brahmacaryaphalapradaḥ

Translation

Nördlich davon ist Sugrīveśa, der Vernichter großer Sündenmassen. Dort ist auch Hanūmadīśvara, der die Früchte des Brahmacarya (heilige Enthaltsamkeit und diszipliniertes Leben) verleiht.

Word by Word

• महापापौघविध्वंसी: destroyer of great floods of sin
• महापापौघविध्वंसी: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: mahā + pāpa + ogha + vidhvaṃsin (प्रातिपदिक; √dhvaṃs (धातु) से)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; बहु-तत्पुरुष-समासः ‘महान् पापौघः तस्य विध्वंसी’

• सुग्रीवेशः: Sugrīveśa (Lord of Sugrīva)
• सुग्रीवेशः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sugrīva + īśa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः ‘सुग्रीवस्य ईशः’

• तत्: there/in that (place)
• तत्: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन; ‘तस्मिन्’ अर्थे

• उत्तरे: in the northern part
• उत्तरे: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: uttara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन; ‘उत्तर-भाग/उत्तर-दिशा’

• हनूमदीश्वरः: Hanūmadīśvara (Lord of Hanumān)
• हनूमदीश्वरः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: hanūmat + īśvara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः ‘हनूमतः ईश्वरः’

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatra (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; देशवाचक क्रियाविशेषण (locative adverb)

• ब्रह्मचर्यफलप्रदः: giver of the fruit of celibacy
• ब्रह्मचर्यफलप्रदः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: brahmacarya + phala + prada (प्रातिपदिक; √dā (धातु) + प्र + क)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः ‘ब्रह्मचर्यस्य फलम् प्रददाति’

Speaker

Skanda (deduced: Kāśīkhaṇḍa commonly Skanda → Agastya)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Sugrīveśa and Hanūmadīśvara (liṅgas) north of the referenced pīṭha in Kāśī

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Two adjacent Kāśī shrines to the north: Sugrīveśa liṅga radiating a cleansing aura (dark smoke of sins dispersing), and Hanūmadīśvara shrine where a devotee takes a brahmacarya vow; subtle Hanumān emblem (gada/flag) integrated without replacing the Śiva-liṅga focus.

Characters & Entities

• Sugrīveśa
• Hanūmadīśvara
• Hanūmān (implied)
• Sugrīva (implied)
• Kāśī (implied)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Kāśī’s shrines are celebrated as transformative—removing heavy sin and strengthening vows like brahmacarya through devotion.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The liṅgas Sugrīveśa (north of the prior shrine) and Hanūmadīśvara in the same sacred zone of Kāśī.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Implicit worship/visitation of these liṅgas for pāpa-kṣaya (sin-destruction) and brahmacarya-phala (fruit of continence).