Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 24

Devanagari script

तत्र पंचनदाभ्याशे मार्कंडेयादि सेविते । गोविंदमग्निबिंदुः स स्तुतवांस्तुष्टमानसः

Transliteration

tatra paṃcanadābhyāśe mārkaṃḍeyādi sevite | goviṃdamagnibiṃduḥ sa stutavāṃstuṣṭamānasaḥ

Translation

तेथे पंचनदेच्या जवळ, मार्कंडेय आदी ऋषींनी सेविलेल्या स्थानी, प्रसन्न मनाने अग्निबिंदूने गोविंदाची स्तुती अर्पण केली।

Word by Word

• tatra: there
• tatra: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatra (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्यय (locative adverb)

• paṃca-nadābhyāśe: in the vicinity of Pañcanadā
• paṃca-nadābhyāśe: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: paṃca + nadī + abhyāśa (प्रातिपदिक-समास)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन; समासः—षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (पञ्चनदीनाम् अभ्याशः = vicinity of the five rivers)

• mārkaṇḍeya-ādi: by Mārkaṇḍeya and others
• mārkaṇḍeya-ādi: Kartr/Hetu (Agent group/कर्ता-समूह)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mārkaṇḍeya + ādi (प्रातिपदिक-समास)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन (अध्याहृतम्) / अथवा समास-पूर्वपद; अर्थः—'मार्कण्डेयादिभिः' (instrumental sense in context)

• sevite: frequented/served
• sevite: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sevita (कृदन्त; √sev)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (past passive participle), नपुंसकलिङ्ग/पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन; 'सेविते (स्थाने)'—'in the place frequented/served'

• govindam: Govinda
• govindam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: govinda (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• agnibiṃduḥ: Agnibindu
• agnibiṃduḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: agnibiṃdu (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• saḥ: he
• saḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• stutavān: having praised
• stutavān: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: stutavat (कृदन्त; √stu)
• Form: कृत्-प्रत्ययान्त (क्तवतु/क्तवत्), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; परोक्षभूतार्थे—'having praised'

• tuṣṭa-mānasaḥ: with a pleased mind
• tuṣṭa-mānasaḥ: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: tuṣṭa (कृदन्त; √tuṣ) + mānasa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; समासः—कर्मधारयः (तुष्टं मानसं यस्य)

Speaker

Narrator (contextual)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Pañcanadā

Type: sangam

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Śaunaka and ṛṣis (chapter frame)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A riverside confluence with multiple small streams meeting; hermitages in the background; Mārkaṇḍeya-like sages present or implied; Agnibiṃdu sings hymns to Govinda with serene joy.

Characters & Entities

• Pañcanadā
• Mārkaṇḍeya
• Govinda
• Agnibiṃdu

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Holy places gain radiance through the presence of sages, and devotion offered there becomes especially potent and joy-giving.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Pañcanadā, a sacred locale in the Kāśīkhaṇḍa landscape, associated with revered sages like Mārkaṇḍeya.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Hymn-recitation (stuti) to Govinda is exemplified; no further ritual details are specified.