Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 58

Devanagari script

तत्र ज्ञानह्रदे स्नात्वा दृष्ट्वा ज्ञानेश्वरं नरः । ज्ञानं तदधिगच्छेद्वै येन नो बाध्यते पुनः

Transliteration

tatra jñānahrade snātvā dṛṣṭvā jñāneśvaraṃ naraḥ | jñānaṃ tadadhigacchedvai yena no bādhyate punaḥ

Translation

ત્યાં જ્ઞાનહ્રદમાં સ્નાન કરીને અને જ્ઞાનેશ્વરના દર્શન કરીને, મનુષ્ય તે જ્ઞાનને નિશ્ચયે પ્રાપ્ત કરે છે, જેના વડે તે ફરી કદી પીડાતો નથી.

Word by Word

• tatra: there
• tatra: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatra (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; देशवाचक

• jñānahrade: in the knowledge-lake
• jñānahrade: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: jñāna-hrada (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/अधिकरण), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष-समास (ज्ञानस्य ह्रदः)

• snātvā: having bathed
• snātvā: Sambandha (Gerund/पूर्वक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: snā (स्ना धातु) + ktvā (क्त्वा)
• Form: क्त्वान्त अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund)

• dṛṣṭvā: having seen
• dṛṣṭvā: Sambandha (Gerund/पूर्वक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: dṛś (दृश् धातु) + ktvā (क्त्वा)
• Form: क्त्वान्त अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund)

• jñāneśvaram: Lord of Knowledge
• jñāneśvaram: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: jñāna-īśvara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष-समास (ज्ञानस्य ईश्वरः)

• naraḥ: a man
• naraḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/कर्ता), एकवचन

• jñānam: knowledge
• jñānam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: jñāna (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), एकवचन

• tad: that
• tad: Karma (Object qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), एकवचन; सर्वनाम; विशेषण (that)

• adhigacchet: would attain; would realize
• adhigacchet: Kriya (Verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: adhi-gam (गम् धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; उपसर्गः—अधि

• vai: indeed
• vai: Sambandha (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: vai (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निपात

• yena: by which
• yena: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/करण), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• naḥ: of us; our
• naḥ: Sambandha (Genitive/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (6th/सम्बन्ध), बहुवचन; सर्वनाम (enclitic)

• bādhyate: is afflicted; is obstructed
• bādhyate: Kriya (Verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: bādh (बाध् धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), आत्मनेपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; कर्मणि-प्रयोग (passive sense)

• punaḥ: again
• punaḥ: Sambandha (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: punaḥ (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; पुनरावृत्तिवाचक क्रियाविशेषण (again)

Speaker

Skanda (deduced: Kāśīkhaṇḍa commonly Skanda → Agastya)

Characters & Entities

• Jñāna-hrada
• Jñāneśvara
• Śiva (implied)
• Kāśī (Varanasi implied)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

True knowledge is liberating and protective: tīrtha-bathing and deity-darśana are said to awaken insight that ends recurring affliction.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Jñāna-hrada (Knowledge Lake) and the shrine/deity Jñāneśvara within Kāśī’s sacred topography.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Snāna at Jñāna-hrada and darśana of Jñāneśvara to attain steadfast, non-afflicting knowledge.