Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 96

Devanagari script

ततो गरुडतीर्थं च संसारविषनाशनम् । गरुडेशं समभ्यर्च्य तत्र स्नात्वा न शोचति

Transliteration

tato garuḍatīrthaṃ ca saṃsāraviṣanāśanam | garuḍeśaṃ samabhyarcya tatra snātvā na śocati

Translation

Kemudian datang Garuḍa-tīrtha, yang memusnahkan racun saṃsāra. Setelah memuja Garuḍeśa dan mandi suci di sana, seseorang tidak lagi berdukacita.

Word by Word

• ततः: then/from that
• ततः: Apadana (Source/अपादान)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: क्रमवाचक-अव्यय (sequential adverb)

• गरुडतीर्थम्: the Garuḍa tīrtha
• गरुडतीर्थम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गरुड-तीर्थ (प्रातिपदिक; गरुड + तीर्थ)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन (Neuter, Nom./Acc., Singular)

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

• संसारविषनाशनम्: destroyer of the poison of saṃsāra
• संसारविषनाशनम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: संसार-विष-नाशन (प्रातिपदिक; संसार + विष + नाशन)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन (Neuter, Nom./Acc., Singular)

• गरुडेशम्: Garuḍeśa (lord Garuḍa / Garuḍa as lord)
• गरुडेशम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गरुड-ईश (प्रातिपदिक; गरुड + ईश)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन (Masculine, Accusative, Singular)

• समभ्यर्च्य: having worshipped
• समभ्यर्च्य: Purvakala (Prior action/पूर्वकाल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: √अर्च् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्यय; सम्+अभि-उपसर्गयुक्त (absolutive/gerund: having duly worshipped)

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: स्थानवाचक-अव्यय (locative adverb)

• स्नात्वा: having bathed
• स्नात्वा: Purvakala (Prior action/पूर्वकाल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: √स्ना (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्यय (absolutive/gerund: having bathed)

• न: not
• न: Sambandha (Negation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेधार्थक-अव्यय (negation)

• शोचति: grieves
• शोचति: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √शुच् (धातु)
• Form: लट्, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद (Present Indicative, 3rd person, Singular, Parasmaipada)

Speaker

Skanda (deduced: Kāśīkhaṇḍa commonly Skanda speaking to Agastya)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Garuḍa-tīrtha

Type: ghat

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: implied kingly interlocutor / pilgrims at large

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A ghat with a Garuḍa pillar or icon; devotees bathe, then offer flowers and lamps to Garuḍeśa. Serpent motifs appear subdued under Garuḍa’s feet, symbolizing poison conquered; the devotee’s expression becomes fearless and unburdened.

Characters & Entities

• Garuḍa-tīrtha
• Garuḍeśa
• Kāśī (Vārāṇasī)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Devotion plus tīrtha-practice is depicted as antidote to saṃsāra’s ‘poison’, yielding freedom from grief.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Garuḍa-tīrtha, praised for destroying the ‘poison of worldly existence’.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Arcana (worship) of Garuḍeśa and snāna at Garuḍa-tīrtha.