Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 11

Devanagari script

चक्रपुष्करिणी तीर्थे स्नातव्यं प्रतिवासरम् । पुष्पैः पत्रैः फलैस्तोयैरर्च्यो विश्वेश्वरः सदा

Transliteration

cakrapuṣkariṇī tīrthe snātavyaṃ prativāsaram | puṣpaiḥ patraiḥ phalaistoyairarcyo viśveśvaraḥ sadā

Translation

Au tīrtha de Cakrapuṣkariṇī, il convient de se baigner chaque jour. Et Viśveśvara doit être adoré sans cesse avec des fleurs, des feuilles, des fruits et de l’eau.

Word by Word

• चक्रपुष्करिण्याम्: at Cakrapuṣkariṇī (the tank)
• चक्रपुष्करिण्याम्: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चक्रपुष्करिणी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन; (पाठे 'चक्रपुष्करिणी' इति, अर्थतः सप्तमी अपेक्षा)

• तीर्थे: at the sacred ford/place
• तीर्थे: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तीर्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन

• स्नातव्यम्: one should bathe
• स्नातव्यम्: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स्नातव्य (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; स्ना धातोः)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; विधेय; अर्हार्थक (gerundive: 'to be bathed')

• प्रतिवासरम्: every day
• प्रतिवासरम्: Adhikarana (Time/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: प्रति (अव्यय) + वासर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययीभावसमासः; अव्ययत्वेन कालवाचक (every day)

• पुष्पैः: with flowers
• पुष्पैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुष्प (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), बहुवचन

• पत्रैः: with leaves
• पत्रैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पत्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), बहुवचन

• फलैः: with fruits
• फलैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: फल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), बहुवचन

• तोयैः: with water
• तोयैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तोय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), बहुवचन

• अर्च्यः: should be worshipped
• अर्च्यः: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अर्च्य (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; अर्च् धातोः)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; विधेय; अर्हार्थक (gerundive: 'to be worshipped')

• विश्वेश्वरः: Viśveśvara (Lord of the universe)
• विश्वेश्वरः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विश्व (प्रातिपदिक) + ईश्वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (विश्वस्य ईश्वरः)

• सदा: always
• सदा: Adhikarana (Time/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सदा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, कालवाचक क्रियाविशेषण (adverb of time)

Speaker

Skanda (deduced: Kāśīkhaṇḍa commonly Skanda speaking to Agastya)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Cakrapuṣkariṇī

Type: kund

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: null

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Morning at a lotus-filled pond (puṣkariṇī): devotees bathe; nearby, a shrine of Viśveśvara receives offerings of flowers, leaves, fruits, and water; the scene is orderly and devotional.

Characters & Entities

• Cakrapuṣkariṇī Tīrtha
• Viśveśvara
• Kāśī

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Daily tīrtha-bathing and simple, sincere worship of Viśveśvara are upheld as the steady path of Kāśī-dharma.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Cakrapuṣkariṇī Tīrtha in Kāśī, linked with daily sacred bathing.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Prativāsara-snana (daily bath) at Cakrapuṣkariṇī and daily pūjā of Viśveśvara with flowers, leaves, fruits, and water.