Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 14

Devanagari script

तत्रैव भार्गवे तीर्थे भृगुकेशव नामतः । काशीनिवासिनः पुंसो बिभर्मि च मनोरथैः

Transliteration

tatraiva bhārgave tīrthe bhṛgukeśava nāmataḥ | kāśīnivāsinaḥ puṃso bibharmi ca manorathaiḥ

Translation

അവിടെയേ ഭാർഗവ-തീർത്ഥത്തിൽ ഞാൻ ‘ഭൃഗുകേശവൻ’ എന്ന നാമത്തിൽ വിരാജിക്കുന്നു. കാശിയിൽ വസിക്കുന്ന മനുഷ്യനെ അവന്റെ മനോരഥങ്ങൾ നിറവേറ്റി ഞാൻ താങ്ങി നിലനിർത്തുന്നു.

Word by Word

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

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

• भार्गवे: in (the) Bhārgava
• भार्गवे: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: भार्गव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7 विभक्ति), एकवचन; तीर्थे इति विशेषणम् ('in the Bhārgava [tīrtha]')

• तीर्थे: in the tīrtha
• तीर्थे: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तीर्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7 विभक्ति), एकवचन

• भृगुकेशवः: Bhṛgu-Keśava (name/title)
• भृगुकेशवः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भृगु-केशव (प्रातिपदिक; समास)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1 विभक्ति), एकवचन; कर्मधारयः (भृगुः केशवः इव/नाम)

• नामतः: by name
• नामतः: Sambandha (Adverbial/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नामतः (अव्यय; नामन्-तस्)
• Form: अव्यय; तसिल्-प्रत्ययान्त क्रियाविशेषण ('as to name/by name')

• काशीनिवासिनः: of the resident of Kāśī
• काशीनिवासिनः: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: काशी-निवासिन् (प्रातिपदिक; समास)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6 विभक्ति), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (काश्यां निवसति इति)

• पुंसः: of a man/person
• पुंसः: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुम्स्/पुंस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6 विभक्ति), एकवचन

• बिभर्मि: I bear/fulfil
• बिभर्मि: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भृ (धातु)
• Form: लट् (वर्तमाने), उत्तमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयार्थक निपात (conjunction)

• मनोरथैः: with (their) desired wishes/boons
• मनोरथैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मनोरथ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3 विभक्ति), बहुवचन; साधन/करणवाचक ('by means of wishes' / 'with desired boons')

Speaker

Skanda (deduced for Kāśīkhaṇḍa context) speaking to Agastya

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Bhārgava-tīrtha

Type: ghat

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Pilgrims/devotees in the Kāśīkhaṇḍa narrative setting

Visual Art Cues

Scene: At Bhārgava-tīrtha, Bhṛgukeśava appears as a sustaining protector; a Kashi householder family offers worship; their ‘manorathas’ are symbolized as blossoming lotuses or filled granaries.

Characters & Entities

• Bhārgava-tīrtha
• Bhṛgukeśava
• Bhṛgu
• Kāśī (residents)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Kāśī is portrayed as a grace-filled abode where divine worship supports household and spiritual aims, integrating dharma with legitimate aspirations.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Bhārgava-tīrtha, associated with Bhṛgu and the form Bhṛgukeśava.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Implicit worship/recourse to Bhṛgukeśava at Bhārgava-tīrtha for the support and fulfillment of manorathas.