Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 83

Devanagari script

स्कंद उवाच । अतः परं शृणु मुने विमलादित्यमुत्तमम् । हरिकेशवने रम्ये वाराणस्यां व्यवस्थितम्

Transliteration

skaṃda uvāca | ataḥ paraṃ śṛṇu mune vimalādityamuttamam | harikeśavane ramye vārāṇasyāṃ vyavasthitam

Translation

സ്കന്ദൻ പറഞ്ഞു—ഹേ മുനേ! ഇനി കേൾക്കുക; വാരാണസിയിലെ രമ്യമായ ഹരി-കേശവ വനത്തിൽ പ്രതിഷ്ഠിതനായ ഉത്തമ വിമലാദിത്യനെക്കുറിച്ച്।

Word by Word

• स्कन्दः: Skanda
• स्कन्दः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्कन्द (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन (Singular)

• उवाच: said
• उवाच: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular)

• अतः: thereafter/therefore
• अतः: Sambandha (Logical connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अतः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; उपपद/अवधारणार्थक-अव्यय (therefore/from this)

• परम्: further/next
• परम्: Kriya-visheshaṇa (Adverbial modifier/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय-प्रयोग (adverbial accusative)

• शृणु: listen
• शृणु: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: श्रु (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative), परस्मैपद, मध्यमपुरुष (2nd person), एकवचन (Singular)

• मुने: O sage
• मुने: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुनि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8th/Vocative), एकवचन (Singular)

• विमलादित्यम्: Vimala-Āditya (the pure Sun)
• विमलादित्यम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विमल + आदित्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन (Singular); षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष/कर्मधारय-समासार्थ (Vimala-Āditya, a name/title)

• उत्तमम्: excellent/supreme
• उत्तमम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: उत्तम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन (Singular); विशेषण (qualifying विमलादित्यम्)

• हरिकेशवने: in the Hari-Keśava grove
• हरिकेशवने: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हरि + केशव + वन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन (Singular); षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (Hari-Keśava-forest)

• रम्ये: beautiful
• रम्ये: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: रम्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन (Singular); विशेषण (qualifying हरिकेशवने)

• वाराणस्याम्: in Vārāṇasī
• वाराणस्याम्: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वाराणसी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन (Singular)

• व्यवस्थितम्: situated/established
• व्यवस्थितम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वि + अव + स्था (धातु) → व्यवस्थित (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त/PPP), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन (Singular); विशेषण (qualifying विमलादित्यम्)

Speaker

Skanda

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Vimalāditya at Harikeśava-vana (Kāśī)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Muni (unnamed sage)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Skanda addresses a sage, pointing toward the delightful Hari-Keśava grove in Kāśī where Vimalāditya is established; the grove appears lush, with a solar shrine glowing amid sacred trees and pilgrims.

Characters & Entities

• Skanda
• Vimalāditya
• Hari-Keśava-vana
• Vārāṇasī

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Kāśī’s holiness is mapped through specific shrines and groves; hearing their praise is part of pilgrimage-dharma.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Vimalāditya, located in Hari-Keśava-vana within Vārāṇasī.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Śravaṇa (listening) to the māhātmya as the recommended devotional approach before undertaking related rites.