Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 54

Devanagari script

नैःश्रेयस्याः श्रियो धाम तद्याम्यां मंडपोस्ति मे । तत्राहं सततं तिष्ठे तत्सदोमंडपं मम

Transliteration

naiḥśreyasyāḥ śriyo dhāma tadyāmyāṃ maṃḍaposti me | tatrāhaṃ satataṃ tiṣṭhe tatsadomaṃḍapaṃ mama

Translation

Au côté du sud se tient pour Moi un pavillon, demeure de la splendeur de la délivrance ultime. Là Je demeure sans cesse ; tel est Mon pavillon d’assemblée.

Word by Word

• नैःश्रेयस्याः: of liberation / of the highest good
• नैःश्रेयस्याः: Sambandha (Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नैःश्रेयस (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive), एकवचन

• श्रियः: of prosperity / of Śrī
• श्रियः: Sambandha (Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्री (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• धाम: abode
• धाम: Karta (Predicate/विधेय)
• Type: Noun
• Root: धामन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन

• तत्: that
• तत्: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; निर्देश

• याम्याम्: in the southern (direction)
• याम्याम्: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: याम्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative), एकवचन

• मण्डपः: pavilion
• मण्डपः: Karta (Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मण्डप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• अस्ति: is
• अस्ति: Kriya (Action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √अस् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present/वर्तमान), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• मे: for me / my
• मे: Sambandha (Possessor)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी/चतुर्थी-विभक्ति (Gen./Dat.), एकवचन; अत्र षष्ठी (possessive)

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikarana (Location)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, देशवाचक-अव्यय (locative adverb)

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

• सततम्: always
• सततम्: Kriya-visheṣaṇa (Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सतत (प्रातिपदिक/अव्ययीभाववत्)
• Form: अव्यय, क्रियाविशेषण (adverb)

• तिष्ठे: I remain / stand
• तिष्ठे: Kriya (Action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √स्था (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), उत्तमपुरुष (1st person), एकवचन; आत्मनेपद

• तत्सदःमण्डपम्: that assembly-hall pavilion
• तत्सदःमण्डपम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तत् + सदस् + मण्डप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुष (सदसो मण्डपः)

• मम: my
• मम: Sambandha (Possessor)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-विभक्ति, एकवचन

Speaker

Skanda (deduced for Kāśīkhaṇḍa context, addressing Agastya)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Naiḥśreyasa-maṇḍapa / Sado-maṇḍapa (assembly pavilion) in Kāśī

Type: ghat

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A southern pavilion within the Kāśī temple complex is revealed as the radiant abode of the splendor of final beatitude; the Lord is shown seated or present there continually as in a divine assembly hall.

Characters & Entities

• Kāśī
• Maṇḍapa
• Naiḥśreyasa

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

The Lord’s constant presence sanctifies a specific mandapa in Kāśī as a focused seat of naiḥśreyasa (ultimate good).

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

A particular maṇḍapa within Kāśī, identified by its southern (yāmya) location.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None explicit; the verse highlights the place as a continual divine residence, implying it is apt for worship and contemplation.