Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 110

Devanagari script

चामरासक्तहस्ताभिर्दिव्यस्त्रीभिश्च वीज्यते । यदा मत्स्योदरीं यांति स्वर्गलोकाद्दिवौकसः । तदा तेनैव मार्गेण यांति स्त्रीभिर्वृताः सुखम्

Transliteration

cāmarāsaktahastābhirdivyastrībhiśca vījyate | yadā matsyodarīṃ yāṃti svargalokāddivaukasaḥ | tadā tenaiva mārgeṇa yāṃti strībhirvṛtāḥ sukham

Translation

ചാമരം കൈയിൽ പിടിച്ച ദിവ്യസ്ത്രീകൾ അവനെ വീശി സേവിക്കുന്നു. സ്വർഗലോകത്തിലെ ദേവവാസികൾ സ്വർഗത്തിൽ നിന്ന് മത്സ്യോദരിയിലേക്കു പോകുമ്പോൾ, അതേ മാർഗ്ഗത്തിലൂടെ അവർ സ്ത്രീകളാൽ വൃതരായി സുഖത്തോടെ ഗമിക്കുന്നു.

Word by Word

• cāmara: yak-tail fan
• cāmara: Sambandha (Qualifier/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: cāmara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे; समासपूर्वपद (in compound)

• āsakta: attached/holding
• āsakta: Sambandha (Qualifier/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ā-sañj (धातु) + ta (क्त) → āsakta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कृदन्तः क्त-प्रत्ययान्त; समासमध्यपद (in compound)

• hastābhiḥ: with hands
• hastābhiḥ: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: hasta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), बहुवचनम्

• divyābhiḥ: divine
• divyābhiḥ: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: divya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्गे, तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), बहुवचनम्; विशेषणम् (strībhiḥ)

• strībhiḥ: by women
• strībhiḥ: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: strī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्गे, तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), बहुवचनम्

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्ययम्; समुच्चयार्थक-निपात

• vījyate: is fanned
• vījyate: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vīj (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), आत्मनेपदम्, प्रथमा (3rd person/प्रथमपुरुष), एकवचनम्; कर्मणि-प्रयोगः (passive)

• yadā: when
• yadā: Sambandha (Temporal/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: yadā (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्ययम्; कालवाचक (temporal conjunction)

• matsyodarīm: Matsyodarī (name/place)
• matsyodarīm: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: matsya (प्रातिपदिक) + udarī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समासः तत्पुरुषः; स्त्रीलिङ्गे, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचनम्; (a place/name)

• yānti: go
• yānti: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: yā (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), परस्मैपदम्, प्रथमा (3rd person/प्रथमपुरुष), बहुवचनम्

• svargalokāt: from the heavenly world
• svargalokāt: Apadana (Source/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: svarga (प्रातिपदिक) + loka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समासः तत्पुरुषः; पुंलिङ्गे, पञ्चमी (5th/पञ्चमी), एकवचनम्

• divaukasaḥ: the dwellers of heaven (gods)
• divaukasaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: div (प्रातिपदिक) + okas (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समासः तत्पुरुषः; पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), बहुवचनम्

• tadā: then
• tadā: Sambandha (Temporal/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tadā (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्ययम्; कालवाचक (then)

• tena: by that/with that
• tena: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे, तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), एकवचनम्

• eva: indeed/only
• eva: Sambandha (Emphasis/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्ययम्; अवधारणार्थक-निपात

• mārgeṇa: by the path
• mārgeṇa: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mārga (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), एकवचनम्

• yānti: go
• yānti: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: yā (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), परस्मैपदम्, प्रथमा (3rd person/प्रथमपुरुष), बहुवचनम्

• strībhiḥ: by women
• strībhiḥ: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: strī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्गे, तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), बहुवचनम्

• vṛtāḥ: surrounded
• vṛtāḥ: Karta (Subject-complement/कर्ता-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: vṛ (धातु) + ta (क्त)
• Form: कृदन्तः क्त-प्रत्ययान्त; पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), बहुवचनम्; विशेषणम् (divaukasaḥ)

• sukham: happily/comfort
• sukham: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sukha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचनम्; क्रियाविशेषणवत् (accusative of manner)

Speaker

Skanda

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Matsyodarī

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A radiant aerial pathway: devas move from Svarga toward Matsyodarī, surrounded by apsaras; fly-whisks (cāmara) wave rhythmically; the scene blends sky-palaces with a glimpse of Kāśī below.

Characters & Entities

• Svarga-loka
• Divaukasaḥ (celestials)
• Matsyodarī

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Punya gained through sacred association is depicted as yielding honored passage and joy, illustrating how dharma ripens into auspicious post-mortem experience.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Matsyodarī is referenced as a significant destination along a heavenly route described in the Kāśī narrative.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No direct ritual is stated; the verse describes the experiential fruit (phala) and divine honors associated with merit.