Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 6

Devanagari script

प्रादुर्भावं भैरवस्य महापातकनाशनम् । यच्छ्रुत्वा काशिवासस्य फलं निर्विघ्रमाप्नुयात्

Transliteration

prādurbhāvaṃ bhairavasya mahāpātakanāśanam | yacchrutvā kāśivāsasya phalaṃ nirvighramāpnuyāt

Translation

La manifestation de Bhairava est destructrice des grands péchés. En l’entendant, on obtient le fruit du séjour à Kāśī, sans entraves.

Word by Word

• प्रादुर्भावम्: manifestation/appearance
• प्रादुर्भावम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रादुर्भाव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular)

• भैरवस्य: of Bhairava
• भैरवस्य: Sambandha (Possessor/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भैरव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/6th), एकवचन (Singular)

• महापातकनाशनम्: destroyer of great sins
• महापातकनाशनम्: Karma (Object-complement/कर्मविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महापातक + नाशन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular); समासः महापातकस्य नाशनम् (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष)

• यत्: which (that)
• यत्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular)

• श्रुत्वा: having heard
• श्रुत्वा: Purvakala (Prior action/पूर्वकाल)
• Type: Verb
• Root: श्रु (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्यय-क्रियाविशेषण (Gerund/Absolutive), 'having heard'

• काशिवासस्य: of residence in Kāśī
• काशिवासस्य: Sambandha (Possessor/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: काशिवास (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/6th), एकवचन (Singular); समासः काश्यां वासः (सप्तमी-तत्पुरुष)

• फलम्: fruit/result
• फलम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: फल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular)

• निर्विघ्रम्: unobstructed
• निर्विघ्रम्: Karma-vishesana (Object qualifier/कर्मविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: निर्विघ्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular); उपसर्ग-निष्पन्न (nir- + vighra)

• आप्नुयात्: may obtain
• आप्नुयात्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आप् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular), परस्मैपद

Speaker

Skanda (contextual, Kāśīkhaṇḍa dialogue)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kāśī; Bhairava-prādurbhāva-kathā

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: The inquiring devotee/sage

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A luminous, awe-inspiring emergence of Bhairava in Kāśī, with devotees listening to the account; the sense is that mere hearing dispels sin and obstacles.

Characters & Entities

• Bhairava
• Kāśī (Vārāṇasī)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Śravaṇa (devout hearing) of Bhairava’s Māhātmya purifies even grave wrongdoing and grants steady spiritual fruit.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Kāśī (Vārāṇasī), especially the ideal of Kāśī-vāsa (dwelling in Kāśī).

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Hearing (śravaṇa) the account of Bhairava’s manifestation is presented as a meritorious practice.