Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 90

Devanagari script

पुनः पुनर्विचार्येति जंतुमात्रेभ्य एव च । निर्वाणलक्ष्मीं यच्छामि सदोपमणिकर्णिकम्

Transliteration

punaḥ punarvicāryeti jaṃtumātrebhya eva ca | nirvāṇalakṣmīṃ yacchāmi sadopamaṇikarṇikam

Translation

Ainsi, après y avoir réfléchi encore et encore, et certes pour tous les êtres, j’accorde la splendeur de la délivrance (nirvāṇa) ; car Maṇikarṇikā demeure à jamais suprême.

Word by Word

• पुनः: again
• पुनः: Kriya-visheshana (Manner/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: punaḥ (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; पुनरावृत्त्यर्थक क्रियाविशेषण (again)

• पुनः: again
• पुनः: Kriya-visheshana (Manner/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: punaḥ (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; पुनरावृत्त्यर्थक (again)

• विचार्य: having reflected/considered
• विचार्य: Purvakala (Prior action/पूर्वकाल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: √car (चर्) + vi- (उपसर्ग); vicārya (कृदन्त)
• Form: क्त्वान्त अव्यय (gerund/absolutive); पूर्वक्रिया (having considered)

• इति: thus
• इति: Sambandha (Quotation marker/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: iti (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; वाक्यसमाप्ति/उद्धरणचिह्न (quotative)

• जन्तुमात्रेभ्यः: to all living beings (without exception)
• जन्तुमात्रेभ्यः: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: jantu (प्रातिपदिक) + mātra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग; चतुर्थी/पञ्चमी विभक्ति (Dat/Abl/4th-5th), बहुवचन; तत्पुरुष (to all beings only)

• एव: only, indeed
• एव: Sambandha (Emphasis/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अवधारणार्थक (only/indeed)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Conjunction/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयार्थक (and)

• निर्वाणलक्ष्मीम्: the prosperity/boon of liberation
• निर्वाणलक्ष्मीम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nirvāṇa (प्रातिपदिक) + lakṣmī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; द्वितीया विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष (the fortune of liberation)

• यच्छामि: I give, I bestow
• यच्छामि: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √yam (यम्) ; yacchati (धातुरूप)
• Form: लट् लकार (Present); उत्तमपुरुष (1st person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• सदोपमणिकर्णिकम्: (the place) always near/at Maṇikarṇikā
• सदोपमणिकर्णिकम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sadā (अव्यय) + upa (उपसर्ग) + maṇikarṇikā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; द्वितीया विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन; अव्ययीभाव (sadā-upa- = always near/at) + नाम (Maṇikarṇikā)

Speaker

Śiva (probable within Māhātmya-style self-declaration; deduced from first-person ‘I bestow’ in Kāśīkhaṇḍa context)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Maṇikarṇikā

Type: ghat

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Pilgrims/seekers within the Kāśīkhaṇḍa frame

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A serene, contemplative scene at Maṇikarṇikā: sages and pilgrims reflect repeatedly; a subtle divine presence bestows ‘nirvāṇa-lakṣmī’ as a luminous lotus-like radiance over the ghāṭa and river.

Characters & Entities

• Maṇikarṇikā
• Nirvāṇa (mokṣa)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Maṇikarṇikā is portrayed as a direct bestower of liberation, urging repeated contemplation of its spiritual significance.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Maṇikarṇikā in Kāśī, described as perpetually unsurpassed in granting mokṣa.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

The verse emphasizes vicāra (repeated reflection) as a devotional-spiritual practice supporting liberation-oriented pilgrimage.