Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 44

Devanagari script

मत्परिग्रहतः सर्वे हरपापे कृतोदकाः । आराध्य मामनेनैव वपुषा सिद्धिमागताः

Transliteration

matparigrahataḥ sarve harapāpe kṛtodakāḥ | ārādhya māmanenaiva vapuṣā siddhimāgatāḥ

Translation

Tous ceux qui étaient sous ma protection accomplirent le rite de l’eau à Harapāpa ; et, m’ayant adoré en cette forme même incarnée, ils obtinrent l’accomplissement spirituel.

Word by Word

• मत्परिग्रहात्: because of my acceptance/protection
• मत्परिग्रहात्: Hetu/Apadana (हेतु/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मत् (अस्मद्-षष्ठी) + परिग्रह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• सर्वे: all (of them)
• सर्वे: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• हरपापे: at Harapāpa (place/name)
• हरपापे: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हर + पाप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; (स्थानवाचक)

• कृतोदकाः: having performed the water-rite / having taken ritual water
• कृतोदकाः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कृत + उदक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: बहुव्रीहिवत् प्रयोगः; कृत (क्त) + उदक; पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; विशेषण (सर्वे)

• आराध्य: having worshipped
• आराध्य: Purvakala-kriya (पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: आ + राध् (धातु)
• Form: ल्यप्-प्रत्ययान्त अव्यय (absolutive/gerund)

• माम्: me
• माम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• अनेन: by this
• अनेन: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• एव: indeed / only
• एव: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अवधारण (emphatic particle)

• वपुषा: with the body / in bodily form
• वपुषा: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वपुस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• सिद्धिम्: attainment / success
• सिद्धिम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सिद्धि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• आगताः: attained / reached
• आगताः: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ + गम् (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past participle used finitely); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन

Speaker

Skanda (deduced Kāśīkhaṇḍa default narration)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Harapāpa-hrada (Harapāpa)

Type: kund

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Devī (Pārvatī)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Pilgrims at the hrada perform water-rites; on the bank, Śiva is worshipped in a tangible, embodied manifestation; a subtle radiance indicates siddhi attained by the devotees.

Characters & Entities

• Harapāpa (tīrtha)
• Udaka-kriyā (water rite)
• Siddhi

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Tīrtha-rituals joined with sincere worship lead to siddhi; sacred geography becomes transformative when approached with devotion.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Harapāpa (Harapāpa-hrada) in Kāśī.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Kṛtodaka—performing a water rite/ablution and worship (ārādhana) at the tīrtha.