Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 71

Devanagari script

स्नात्वा भवानीतीर्थेथ भवानीं परिपूजयेत् । मंगला च ततोभ्यर्च्या बिंदुतीर्थकृतोदकैः

Transliteration

snātvā bhavānītīrthetha bhavānīṃ paripūjayet | maṃgalā ca tatobhyarcyā biṃdutīrthakṛtodakaiḥ

Translation

Après s’être baigné au Tīrtha de Bhavānī, qu’on adore la Mère Bhavānī avec une dévotion entière. Ensuite, qu’on vénère aussi Maṅgalā, avec l’eau sacrée puisée au Tīrtha de Bindu.

Word by Word

• स्नात्वा: having bathed
• स्नात्वा: Kriya (Prior action/पूर्वक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्ना (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund), अव्ययभाव

• भवानीतीर्थे: at Bhavānī-tīrtha
• भवानीतीर्थे: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भवानी-तीर्थ (प्रातिपदिक; components: भवानी + तीर्थ)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (n.), सप्तमी (locative), एकवचन; स्थानाधिकरण

• इथ: here/then
• इथ: Sambandha (Discourse particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इथ (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, देश/क्रमवाचक (here/then; discourse particle)

• भवानीम्: Bhavānī (goddess)
• भवानीम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भवानी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (f.), द्वितीया (accusative), एकवचन

• परिपूजयेत्: should worship fully
• परिपूजयेत्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: पूज् (धातु) + परि (उपसर्ग)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन, परस्मैपद

• मंगला: Maṅgalā (goddess)
• मंगला: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मङ्गला (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (f.), प्रथमा (nominative), एकवचन; देवीनाम

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, समुच्चय (conjunction)

• ततः: then
• ततः: Sambandha (Sequence marker/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, क्रमवाचक (then)

• अभ्यर्च्या: is to be worshipped
• अभ्यर्च्या: Vidhi (Obligation/विधेय)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अर्च् (धातु) + अभि (उपसर्ग)
• Form: कृत्य-प्रत्यय (gerundive), स्त्रीलिङ्ग प्रथमा एकवचन; विधेय (to be worshipped) मङ्गला प्रति

• बिंदुतीर्थकृतोदकैः: with water prepared at Bindu-tīrtha
• बिंदुतीर्थकृतोदकैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: बिन्दु-तीर्थ-कृत-उदक (प्रातिपदिक; components: बिन्दु + तीर्थ + कृत + उदक)
• Form: तृतीया (instrumental), बहुवचन; करणवाचक (with water prepared at Bindu-tīrtha)

Speaker

Skanda (deduced; Kāśīkhaṇḍa commonly Skanda → Agastya)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Bhavānī Tīrtha; Bindu Tīrtha

Type: kund

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Pilgrim-audience

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A devotee bathes at Bhavānī Tīrtha, then offers lamps and flowers to Bhavānī; afterward, they carefully collect a small quantity of water from Bindu Tīrtha and present it in Maṅgalā’s pūjā as a sanctifying drop.

Characters & Entities

• Bhavānī Tīrtha
• Bhavānī
• Maṅgalā
• Bindu Tīrtha
• Kāśī

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Sacred water and place-specific worship connect the pilgrim to the living presence of the Goddess in Kāśī.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Bhavānī Tīrtha and Bindu Tīrtha, along with the worship of Bhavānī and Maṅgalā in Kāśī.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Bathe at Bhavānī Tīrtha, worship Bhavānī fully, then worship Maṅgalā using water taken from Bindu Tīrtha.