Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 54

Devanagari script

ततः पंचनदे स्नात्वा मणिकर्णी ह्रदे ततः । ततो विश्वेशमभ्यर्च्य प्राप्नोति सुकृतं महत्

Transliteration

tataḥ paṃcanade snātvā maṇikarṇī hrade tataḥ | tato viśveśamabhyarcya prāpnoti sukṛtaṃ mahat

Translation

പിന്നീട് പഞ്ചനദത്തിൽ സ്നാനം ചെയ്ത്, തുടർന്ന് മണികർണീ ഹ്രദത്തിൽ സ്നാനം ചെയ്ത്; ശേഷം വിശ്വേശ്വരനെ അഭ്യർചിച്ച് മഹത്തായ പുണ്യസമ്പത്ത് പ്രാപിക്കുന്നു.

Word by Word

• ततः: then/thereafter
• ततः: Desha-Kala (Temporal)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: क्रम/हेतुवाचक अव्यय (adverb: then/thereafter)

• पञ्चनदे: in Pañcanada (place of five rivers)
• पञ्चनदे: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पञ्चनद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (अधिकरण), एकवचन — Masculine, Locative (7th), Singular

• स्नात्वा: having bathed
• स्नात्वा: Kriya (Gerundial action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्ना (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्यय-भावकृदन्त (gerund) — Absolutive (having bathed)

• मणिकर्णी: at Maṇikarṇī
• मणिकर्णी: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मणिकर्णी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (अधिकरण), एकवचन (अर्थे: मणिकर्ण्यां) — Feminine, Locative (7th), Singular (intended)

• ह्रदे: in the lake/pond
• ह्रदे: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ह्रद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (अधिकरण), एकवचन — Masculine, Locative (7th), Singular

• ततः: then
• ततः: Desha-Kala (Temporal)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: क्रमवाचक अव्यय (then)

• ततः: then
• ततः: Desha-Kala (Temporal)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: क्रमवाचक अव्यय (then)

• विश्वेशम्: Viśveśa (Lord of all)
• विश्वेशम्: Karman (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विश्वेश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (कर्म), एकवचन — Masculine, Accusative (2nd), Singular

• अभ्यर्च्य: having worshipped
• अभ्यर्च्य: Kriya (Gerundial action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अभि + अर्च् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त (ल्यप्) अव्यय-भावकृदन्त; उपसर्गपूर्वक — Absolutive (having worshipped)

• प्राप्नोति: attains
• प्राप्नोति: Kriya (Action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र + आप् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (present), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद — Present, 3rd person, Singular, Parasmaipada

• सुकृतम्: merit
• सुकृतम्: Karman (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुकृत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (कर्म), एकवचन — Neuter, Accusative (2nd), Singular

• महत्: great
• महत्: Karman (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषणम् (सुकृतम्) — Neuter, Accusative (2nd), Singular; adjective of ‘sukṛtam’

Speaker

Skanda (deduced for Kāśīkhaṇḍa context)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Pañcanada; Maṇikarṇī Hrada; Viśveśvara

Type: ghat/kund (hrada) and temple-liṅga (kshetra core)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: At dawn in Kāśī, a pilgrim bathes first at Pañcanada, then at the Maṇikarṇī lake, and finally approaches the Viśveśvara shrine with flowers and bilva leaves, receiving darśana and accruing great merit.

Characters & Entities

• Pañcanada (tīrtha)
• Maṇikarṇī Hrada (sacred pond)
• Viśveśa (Śiva)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Kāśī’s merit is cumulative: tīrtha-bathing joined with Viśveśa worship yields great sukṛta (spiritual merit).

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Pañcanada, Maṇikarṇī Hrada, and Viśveśa (the principal Śiva of Kāśī) are explicitly named.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Bathe at Pañcanada and Maṇikarṇī Hrada, then perform worship (arcana) of Viśveśa.