Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 74

Devanagari script

त्रिपुरांतकमालोक्य तत्फलं हेलयाप्यते । विश्वेरात्पश्चिमे भागे त्रिपुरांतकमीश्वरम्

Transliteration

tripurāṃtakamālokya tatphalaṃ helayāpyate | viśverātpaścime bhāge tripurāṃtakamīśvaram

Translation

En contemplant Tripurāntaka, ce même fruit s’obtient même aisément. À l’ouest de Viśveśvara se tient le Seigneur Tripurāntaka.

Word by Word

• tripurāntakam: Tripurāntaka
• tripurāntakam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tripura + antaka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (masculine), द्वितीया (accusative/2nd), एकवचन (singular)

• ālokya: having seen, beholding
• ālokya: Pūrvakāla-kriyā (Prior action/पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ā-lok (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund), अव्ययभाव

• tat: that
• tat: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; निर्देश (demonstrative)

• phalam: fruit, result
• phalam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: phala (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन

• helayā: with ease, casually (lit. with nonchalance)
• helayā: Karaṇa (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: helā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (feminine), तृतीया (instrumental/3rd), एकवचन (singular)

• apyate: is obtained, is attained
• apyate: Kriyā (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: āp (धातु)
• Form: लट् (present), आत्मनेपद (ātmanepada), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन (singular); कर्मणि-प्रयोग (passive sense)

• viśverāt: from Viśverā (Viśveśvarī/Viśveśvara area)
• viśverāt: Apādāna (Source/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: viśverā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (ablative/5th), एकवचन

• paścime: in the western
• paścime: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: paścima (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (locative/7th), एकवचन; ‘भागे’ इति विशेषण

• bhāge: in the part/region
• bhāge: Adhikaraṇa (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhāga (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (masculine), सप्तमी (locative/7th), एकवचन (singular)

• tripurāntakam: Tripurāntaka
• tripurāntakam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tripura + antaka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• īśvaram: the Lord
• īśvaram: Karma (Object in apposition/कर्म-समनाधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: īśvara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

Speaker

Skanda (deduced from Kāśīkhaṇḍa dialogue context)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Tripurāntaka (Kāśī)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A pilgrim’s-eye map moment: Tripurāntaka’s shrine is located to the west of Viśveśvara; the text emphasizes that simply beholding Tripurāntaka grants the famed Śrīśaila-peak fruit.

Characters & Entities

• Tripurāntaka
• Viśveśvara
• Śiva
• Kāśī

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Kāśī grants great merit through accessible darśana—spiritual fruits are said to arise readily due to the kṣetra’s unique sanctity.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Tripurāntaka Īśvara, situated to the west of Viśveśvara in Kāśī.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Darśana (ālokana) of Tripurāntaka.