Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 82

Devanagari script

निर्वाणश्राणने यत्र पात्रापात्रं न चिंतये । आनंदकानने तन्मे दानस्थानं दिवानिशम्

Transliteration

nirvāṇaśrāṇane yatra pātrāpātraṃ na ciṃtaye | ānaṃdakānane tanme dānasthānaṃ divāniśam

Translation

‘നിർവാണ-ശ്രാണന’യിൽ, അവിടെ ഞാൻ പാത്രാപാത്രം എന്നു ചിന്തിക്കുകയില്ല; ആ ആനന്ദകാനനത്തിൽ എന്റെ ദാനസ്ഥാനം പകലും രാത്രിയും നിലകൊള്ളുന്നു.

Word by Word

• निर्वाणश्राणने: in the nirvāṇa-sanctuary/place of liberation
• निर्वाणश्राणने: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: निर्वाण + श्राणन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन (Neuter, Locative, Singular); तत्पुरुषः (निर्वाणस्य श्राणनम् = place/means of nirvāṇa)

• यत्र: where
• यत्र: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: सम्बन्ध-देशवाचक-अव्यय (relative locative adverb: ‘where’)

• पात्रापात्रम्: worthy and unworthy (recipient)
• पात्रापात्रम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पात्र + अपात्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन (Neuter, Accusative, Singular); द्वन्द्व-समासः (पात्रं च अपात्रं च)

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

• चिन्तये: I consider
• चिन्तये: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √चिन्त् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), उत्तमपुरुष, एकवचन; आत्मनेपदम् (I consider/think)

• आनन्दकानने: in the grove of bliss (Ānandakānana)
• आनन्दकानने: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आनन्द + कानन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन (Neuter, Locative, Singular); तत्पुरुषः (आनन्दस्य काननम्)

• तत्: that
• तत्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन (Neuter, Nom./Acc., Singular)

• मे: for me/of mine
• मे: Sambandha (Possessor/Recipient/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी/चतुर्थी-विभक्ति, एकवचन (Genitive/Dative, Singular); enclitic form

• दानस्थानम्: place of giving/charity
• दानस्थानम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दान + स्थान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन (Neuter, Nom./Acc., Singular); तत्पुरुषः (दानस्य स्थानम्)

• दिवानिशम्: day and night
• दिवानिशम्: Kala (Time/काल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: दिवा + निशा (अव्ययीकृत-समास)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (adverb of time); अव्ययीभावः (दिवा च निशा च = day and night, continuously)

Speaker

Skanda (deduced, Kāśīkhaṇḍa context)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Ānandakānana; Nirvāṇa-Śrāṇaṇa

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Pilgrims/seekers within Kāśī-khaṇḍa narrative frame

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A sacred grove in Kāśī with lamps and small shrines; devotees distribute food and gifts day and night; the Lord’s presence is felt as a protective, compassionate aura.

Characters & Entities

• Ānandakānana
• Nirvāṇa-śrāṇaṇa (as named in verse)
• Kāśī (implied)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

True sacred giving is expansive and compassionate—charity in Kāśī is praised as transcending strict judgments of eligibility.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Ānandakānana in Kāśī, described as a continual dāna-sthāna; a locale termed Nirvāṇa-Śrāṇaṇa is also mentioned.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Dāna (charitable giving), emphasized as to be practiced continuously (day and night).