Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 84

Devanagari script

भारभूतं ततो नत्वा चित्रेगुप्तेश्वरं ततः । चित्रघंटां प्रणम्याथ ततः पशुपतीश्वरम्

Transliteration

bhārabhūtaṃ tato natvā citregupteśvaraṃ tataḥ | citraghaṃṭāṃ praṇamyātha tataḥ paśupatīśvaram

Translation

Dann, nachdem man Bhārabhūta die Verneigung dargebracht hat, soll man zu Citregupteśvara gehen. Nachdem man Citraghaṇṭā gegrüßt hat, soll man danach zu Paśupatīśvara gelangen.

Word by Word

• भारभूतम्: Bhārabhūta (a named deity/place)
• भारभूतम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भार-भूत (प्रातिपदिक; समास)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; कर्मधारयः — ‘भारः एव भूतः’ (नामविशेषः)

• ततः: thereafter
• ततः: Kriya-viseshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रियाविशेषण — ‘thereafter’

• नत्वा: having bowed
• नत्वा: Kriya-viseshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: √नम् (धातु; क्त्वा-प्रत्यय)
• Form: अव्ययभावः; क्त्वान्त — ‘having bowed’

• चित्रेगुप्तेश्वरम्: Citregupteśvara (Lord of Citragupta)
• चित्रेगुप्तेश्वरम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चित्रगुप्त-ईश्वर (प्रातिपदिक; समास)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; (चित्रगुप्तस्य ईश्वरः) षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः

• ततः: then
• ततः: Kriya-viseshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रियाविशेषण — ‘then’

• चित्रघण्टाम्: Citraghaṇṭā (named shrine/deity)
• चित्रघण्टाम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चित्र-घण्टा (प्रातिपदिक; समास)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; कर्मधारयः — ‘चित्रा घण्टा’ (proper name)

• प्रणम्य: having bowed to
• प्रणम्य: Kriya-viseshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: प्र√नम् (धातु; क्त्वा-प्रत्यय)
• Form: अव्ययभावः; क्त्वान्त — ‘having saluted/bowed to’

• अथ: then
• अथ: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अथ (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अनुक्रमार्थक — ‘then’

• ततः: thereafter
• ततः: Kriya-viseshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रियाविशेषण — ‘thereafter’

• पशुपतीश्वरम्: Paśupatīśvara
• पशुपतीश्वरम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पशुपति-ईश्वर (प्रातिपदिक; समास)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; (पशुपतेः ईश्वरः) षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः

Speaker

Skanda

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Citregupteśvara–Citraghaṇṭā–Paśupatīśvara (Kāśī circuit)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A pilgrim bows to Bhārabhūta, then stands before a liṅga associated with Citragupta, with a symbolic ledger and stylus motif; next, the fierce yet protective Devī Citraghaṇṭā with a bell; finally, Paśupati’s liṅga with animals gathered peacefully nearby.

Characters & Entities

• Bhārabhūta
• Citregupteśvara
• Citraghaṇṭā
• Paśupatīśvara
• Citragupta
• Kāśī (Vārāṇasī)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Kāśī is presented as a mapped path of devotion where each bow and salutation becomes a step in inner purification.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Citregupteśvara and Paśupatīśvara, along with Bhārabhūta and Citraghaṇṭā—local sacred stations in Kāśī.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Repeated acts of pranāma (bowing) and darśana at designated shrines in a prescribed order.