Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 73

Devanagari script

ततोग्नितीर्थविमलमग्नीश पुरतो महत् । अग्निलोकमवाप्नोति तत्तीर्थपरिमज्जनात्

Transliteration

tatognitīrthavimalamagnīśa purato mahat | agnilokamavāpnoti tattīrthaparimajjanāt

Translation

പിന്നീട് അഗ്നീശന് മുന്നിലായി നിർമ്മലവും മഹത്തായതുമായ അഗ്നിതീർത്ഥം. ആ തീർത്ഥത്തിൽ മുങ്ങിക്കുളിക്കുന്നതിലൂടെ അഗ്നിലോകം ലഭിക്കുന്നു.

Word by Word

• tataḥ: then
• tataḥ: Sambandha (Adverbial/सम्बन्ध-क्रम)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatas (अव्यय-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb): 'then/thereafter'

• agni-tīrtha-vimalam: the pure Agni-tīrtha
• agni-tīrtha-vimalam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: agni (प्रातिपदिक) + tīrtha (प्रातिपदिक) + vimala (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण (तीर्थम् implied); तत्पुरुष-समास (अग्नितीर्थं यत् विमलम्)

• agnīśa: O Lord of Agni (Agnīśa)
• agnīśa: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: agnīśa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-प्रथमा (vocative), एकवचन

• purataḥ: in front (of)
• purataḥ: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: puratas (अव्यय-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb): 'in front/before'

• mahat: great
• mahat: Karma (Object-qualifier/कर्म-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: mahat (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण (agni-tīrtha-vimalam)

• agni-lokam: the world of Agni
• agni-lokam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: agni (प्रातिपदिक) + loka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (कर्म), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष-समास (अग्नेः लोकः)

• avāpnoti: attains
• avāpnoti: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ava-āp (धातु)
• Form: लट् (present), परस्मैपदम्, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• tat-tīrtha-parimajjanāt: from immersion in that tīrtha
• tat-tīrtha-parimajjanāt: Hetu/Apadana (Cause/Source हेतु/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tat (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) + tīrtha (प्रातिपदिक) + parimajjana (प्रातिपदिक; pari+√maj 'to immerse/wash')
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी-विभक्ति (अपादान/हेतु), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष-समास (तस्य तीर्थस्य परिमज्जनात् = from/through immersion in that tīrtha)

Speaker

Skanda

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Agni-tīrtha

Type: ghat

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Pilgrimage audience/interlocutor

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A clear, ‘spotless’ water-edge labeled Agni-tīrtha; directly ahead, Agnīśa liṅga shrine glows with lamps; as the pilgrim immerses, a radiant flame aura rises from the water, and a distant vision of Agni-loka appears like a golden city of fire.

Characters & Entities

• Kāśī (Vārāṇasī)
• Agni-tīrtha
• Agnīśa
• Agni-loka

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Kāśī’s tīrthas are mapped to cosmic realms; ritual immersion is presented as a means of spiritual ascent.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Agni-tīrtha located before Agnīśa in Kāśī.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Parimajjana/snāna (immersion or bathing) at Agni-tīrtha.