Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 15

Devanagari script

वामनाख्येमहातीर्थे मनःप्रार्थितदे शुभे । पूज्योहं शुभमिच्छद्भिर्नाम्ना वामनकेशवः

Transliteration

vāmanākhyemahātīrthe manaḥprārthitade śubhe | pūjyohaṃ śubhamicchadbhirnāmnā vāmanakeśavaḥ

Translation

Au grand gué sacré nommé Vāmana, propice et accordant ce que le cœur implore, je dois être vénéré par ceux qui recherchent le bien, car là je suis connu sous le nom de Vāmanakeśava.

Word by Word

• वामनाख्ये: in (the) Vāmana-named
• वामनाख्ये: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वामन-आख्य (प्रातिपदिक; समास)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग/पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7 विभक्ति), एकवचन; उपपद-तत्पुरुषः (वामन इति आख्या यस्य)

• महातीर्थे: in the great tīrtha
• महातीर्थे: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महा-तीर्थ (प्रातिपदिक; समास)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7 विभक्ति), एकवचन; कर्मधारयः (महत्तीरथम्)

• मनःप्रार्थितदे: in (the place) that grants what is desired in the mind
• मनःप्रार्थितदे: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मनः-प्रार्थित-द (प्रातिपदिक; समास)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7 विभक्ति), एकवचन; बहुपद-तत्पुरुषः (मनसा प्रार्थितं ददाति/यत्र दत्तं) — तीर्थे इति विशेषणम्

• शुभे: in the auspicious (place)
• शुभे: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शुभ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7 विभक्ति), एकवचन; तीर्थे इति विशेषणम्

• पूज्यः: worthy of worship
• पूज्यः: Karta (Predicate/कर्तृ-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पूज् (धातु) → पूज्य (कृदन्त)
• Form: कृत्य-प्रत्यय (यत्) कर्तव्यतावाचक/योग्यतावाचक; पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1 विभक्ति), एकवचन

• अहम्: I
• अहम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: उत्तमपुरुष-सर्वनाम, प्रथमा (1 विभक्ति), एकवचन

• शुभम्: auspicious good
• शुभम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शुभ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2 विभक्ति), एकवचन

• इच्छद्भिः: by those who desire
• इच्छद्भिः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इष् (धातु) → इच्छत् (कृदन्त)
• Form: वर्तमानकृदन्त (शतृ); पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3 विभक्ति), बहुवचन; कर्तृवाचक ('by those who desire')

• नाम्ना: by name
• नाम्ना: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नामन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3 विभक्ति), एकवचन

• वामनकेशवः: Vāmana-Keśava (name/title)
• वामनकेशवः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वामन-केशव (प्रातिपदिक; समास)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1 विभक्ति), एकवचन; कर्मधारयः (वामनः केशवः इव/नाम)

Speaker

Skanda (deduced for Kāśīkhaṇḍa context) speaking to Agastya

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Vāmana-mahā-tīrtha

Type: ghat

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Pilgrims/devotees within the Kāśīkhaṇḍa teaching frame

Visual Art Cues

Scene: At a broad, auspicious ford in Kashi, Vāmanakeśava is worshipped; the deity may be shown as Vāmana (dwarf-brāhmaṇa) with umbrella and water-pot, or as Keśava with Vāmana symbolism; devotees offer prayers for śubha outcomes.

Characters & Entities

• Vāmana-tīrtha (Mahātīrtha)
• Vāmanakeśava

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Seeking śubha through tīrtha-pūjā is endorsed as a dharmic pursuit, with Kāśī’s sites described as boon-granting when approached reverently.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The great Vāmana-tīrtha (Vāmana Mahātīrtha) in Kāśī, where the deity is Vāmanakeśava.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Pūjā (worship) of Vāmanakeśava by those who desire auspicious outcomes.