Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 61

Devanagari script

भीमचंडी समीपे तु भीमचंडविनायकः । क्षेत्रनैरृतदेशस्थो दृष्टो हंति महाभयम्

Transliteration

bhīmacaṃḍī samīpe tu bhīmacaṃḍavināyakaḥ | kṣetranairṛtadeśastho dṛṣṭo haṃti mahābhayam

Translation

ഭീമചണ്ഡിയുടെ സമീപത്ത് ഭീമചണ്ഡ-വിനായകൻ വിരാജിക്കുന്നു. കാശീ-ക്ഷേത്രത്തിന്റെ നൈഋത്യ (തെക്ക്-പടിഞ്ഞാറ്) ഭാഗത്ത് സ്ഥിതനായി, ദർശനമാത്രത്തിൽ മഹാഭയം നശിപ്പിക്കുന്നു.

Word by Word

• bhīmacaṇḍī: Bhīmacaṇḍī (a goddess/name)
• bhīmacaṇḍī: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhīmacaṇḍī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; कर्मधारय-समास (भीमा चण्डी इति)

• samīpe: near (in the vicinity)
• samīpe: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: samīpa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन; अव्ययीभावार्थे ‘near’

• tu: but/indeed
• tu: Sambandha (Discourse particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tu (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निपात (particle), विरोध/विशेषार्थे

• bhīmacaṇḍa-vināyakaḥ: Vināyaka of Bhīmacaṇḍa (named Bhīmacaṇḍa-vināyaka)
• bhīmacaṇḍa-vināyakaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhīmacaṇḍa (प्रातिपदिक) + vināyaka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (भীমचण्डस्य विनायकः)

• kṣetra-nairṛta-deśa-sthaḥ: situated in the south-western region of the sacred area
• kṣetra-nairṛta-deśa-sthaḥ: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: kṣetra (प्रातिपदिक) + nairṛta (प्रातिपदिक/विशेषण) + deśa (प्रातिपदिक) + stha (स्थ/कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; बहुपद-तत्पुरुष (क्षेत्रस्य नैरृतदेशे स्थितः)

• dṛṣṭaḥ: (when) seen
• dṛṣṭaḥ: Karma (Object condition/कर्म)
• Type: Verb
• Root: dṛś (धातु) + ta (क्त/कृदन्त)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त; पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; कर्मणि/भावे ‘seen/when seen’ (passive participle)

• hanti: destroys
• hanti: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: han (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), परस्मैपद; प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन

• mahā-bhayam: great fear
• mahā-bhayam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mahā (प्रातिपदिक) + bhaya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; कर्मधारय (महच्च तत् भयम्)

Speaker

Skanda

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Bhīmacaṇḍa‑Vināyaka (near Bhīmacaṇḍī)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A small Gaṇeśa shrine near the fierce protective goddess Bhīmacaṇḍī; Gaṇeśa stands as guardian of the south‑western quarter, radiating abhaya as pilgrims approach with folded hands; the kṣetra’s directional mandala is subtly implied.

Characters & Entities

• Bhīmacaṇḍī
• Bhīmacaṇḍa-Vināyaka
• Kāśī
• Vināyaka (Gaṇeśa)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

In Kāśī, Gaṇeśa’s protective presence is so potent that simple darśana (sacred sight) dispels deep fear.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The Bhīmacaṇḍī vicinity in Kāśī, where Bhīmacaṇḍa-Vināyaka is stationed in the south‑west of the sacred kṣetra.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No explicit ritual is prescribed; the text emphasizes the merit of darśana (beholding) the Vināyaka.