Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 60

Devanagari script

वरिवस्यंति भूयोपि त्रिकालं काशिदेवताः । सर्वत्र सर्वे विद्वांसः समर्च्यंते मनोरथैः

Transliteration

varivasyaṃti bhūyopi trikālaṃ kāśidevatāḥ | sarvatra sarve vidvāṃsaḥ samarcyaṃte manorathaiḥ

Translation

Again and again, three times a day, the deities of Kāśī are worshipped with reverence. Everywhere, all the learned are honored according to their wishes and rightful aspirations.

Word by Word

• वरिवस्यन्ति: they worship/serve
• वरिवस्यन्ति: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वरिवस् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), बहुवचन (Plural)

• भूयः: again, further
• भूयः: Kriya-viśeṣaṇa (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: भूयस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb)

• अपि: also, even
• अपि: Sambandha/Emphasis (Particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (particle)

• त्रिकालम्: at the three times (thrice daily)
• त्रिकालम्: Kāla-adhikaraṇa (Time/कालाधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्रि + काल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), द्वितीया (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular)

• काशिदेवताः: the deities of Kāśī
• काशिदेवताः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: काशी + देवता (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine), प्रथमा (Nominative/1st), बहुवचन (Plural)

• सर्वत्र: everywhere
• सर्वत्र: Adhikaraṇa (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सर्वत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb of place)

• सर्वे: all
• सर्वे: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा (Nominative/1st), बहुवचन (Plural)

• विद्वांसः: learned men, scholars
• विद्वांसः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विद्वस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा (Nominative/1st), बहुवचन (Plural)

• समर्च्यन्ते: are duly worshipped/honoured
• समर्च्यन्ते: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम् + अर्च् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), आत्मनेपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), बहुवचन (Plural)

• मनोरथैः: with (their) wishes/desires
• मनोरथैः: Karaṇa (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मनस् + रथ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), तृतीया (Instrumental/3rd), बहुवचन (Plural)

Speaker

Skanda

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kāśī (Avimukta)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A bustling Kāśī streetscape at dawn, noon, and dusk: temple bells, lamps, and offerings; scholars and sādhus being respectfully received with seats, water, and gifts; shrines at every turn.

Characters & Entities

• Kāśī (Vārāṇasī)
• Kāśī-devatāḥ

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

A sacred city thrives on regular worship and the honoring of wisdom—devotion and learning together sustain dharma.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Kāśī, characterized by constant devotion to its deities and reverence for learned people.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Trikāla worship—reverent pūjā performed three times daily.