Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 69

Devanagari script

सर्व एव शुभः कालः सर्वो देशस्तथा शुभः । सर्वो जनो दानपात्रं श्रीमती जाह्नवी तटे

Transliteration

sarva eva śubhaḥ kālaḥ sarvo deśastathā śubhaḥ | sarvo jano dānapātraṃ śrīmatī jāhnavī taṭe

Translation

Sur la rive propice de la glorieuse Jāhnavī (Gaṅgā), tout temps est sacré, tout lieu est sacré, et toute personne devient un réceptacle digne pour le dāna (aumône).

Word by Word

• सर्वः: every, all
• सर्वः: Karta (Subject qualifier/कर्ता-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा (1st/कर्ता), एकवचन; विशेषणम् (qualifying कालः)

• एव: indeed, certainly
• एव: Sambandha (Emphasis/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारण-अव्ययम् (emphatic particle)

• शुभः: auspicious
• शुभः: Karta (Subject qualifier/कर्ता-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शुभ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा (1st/कर्ता), एकवचन; विशेषणम् (qualifying कालः)

• कालः: time
• कालः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: काल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा (1st/कर्ता), एकवचन

• सर्वः: every, all
• सर्वः: Karta (Subject qualifier/कर्ता-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा (1st/कर्ता), एकवचन; विशेषणम् (qualifying देशः)

• देशः: place, region
• देशः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा (1st/कर्ता), एकवचन

• तथा: likewise, so
• तथा: Sambandha (Adverbial/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: प्रकार/समुच्चय-अव्ययम् (adverb: likewise)

• शुभः: auspicious
• शुभः: Karta (Subject qualifier/कर्ता-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शुभ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा (1st/कर्ता), एकवचन; विशेषणम् (qualifying देशः)

• सर्वः: every, all
• सर्वः: Karta (Subject qualifier/कर्ता-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा (1st/कर्ता), एकवचन; विशेषणम् (qualifying जनः)

• जनः: person, people
• जनः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा (1st/कर्ता), एकवचन

• दानपात्रम्: a fit recipient for gifts
• दानपात्रम्: Karta (Predicate/कर्ता-समानााधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दान-पात्र (प्रातिपदिक; दान + पात्र)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे, प्रथमा (1st/कर्ता), एकवचन; विधेय-नाम (predicate nominative)

• श्रीमती: glorious, auspicious
• श्रीमती: Adhikarana (Location qualifier/अधिकरण-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: श्रीमती (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्गे, सप्तमी (7th/अधिकरण), एकवचन; विशेषणम् (qualifying जाह्नवी)

• जाह्नवी: Jāhnavī (Ganga)
• जाह्नवी: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जाह्नवी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्गे, सप्तमी (7th/अधिकरण), एकवचन

• तटे: on the bank
• तटे: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तट (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, सप्तमी (7th/अधिकरण), एकवचन

Speaker

Skanda

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Śrīmatī Jāhnavī-taṭa (Gaṅgā bank)

Type: ghat

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Pilgrimage-oriented interlocutor(s)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A bustling yet serene Kāśī ghāṭa: ascetics, householders, pilgrims; a donor offers alms; the riverbank glows as if sanctifying everyone present.

Characters & Entities

• Jāhnavī (Gaṅgā)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

At the Gaṅgā’s bank, sacredness permeates time, place, and social encounter—making acts of dharma like charity especially fruitful.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The bank (taṭa) of Jāhnavī—i.e., the Gaṅgā ghats within the Kāśī sacred region.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Dāna (charity): giving on the Gaṅgā’s bank is praised, with all persons considered eligible recipients there.