Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 17

Devanagari script

तत्र स्नात्वा नरो भक्त्त्या भ्राजते भास्करो यथा । मरीचीश्वर संज्ञं तु तत्र लिंगं प्रतिष्ठितम्

Transliteration

tatra snātvā naro bhakttyā bhrājate bhāskaro yathā | marīcīśvara saṃjñaṃ tu tatra liṃgaṃ pratiṣṭhitam

Translation

Dengan mandi di sana penuh bhakti, seseorang bersinar seperti matahari. Di sana ditegakkan liṅga yang dikenal dengan nama Marīcīśvara.

Word by Word

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; स्थानवाचक क्रियाविशेषण (locative adverb)

• स्नात्वा: having bathed
• स्नात्वा: Kriya (Gerundial action/क्रियाविशेष)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: स्ना (धातु) + त्वा (क्त्वा)
• Form: क्त्वान्त अव्यय (gerund); पूर्वकालिक क्रिया (having bathed)

• नरः: a man
• नरः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; Nominative singular

• भक्त्या: with devotion
• भक्त्या: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भक्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), एकवचन; Instrumental singular

• भ्राजते: shines
• भ्राजते: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भ्राज् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; आत्मनेपद

• भास्करः: the sun
• भास्करः: Upamana (Standard of comparison/उपमान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भास्कर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; उपमान (standard of comparison)

• यथा: as, like
• यथा: Sambandha (Comparison marker/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; उपमानवाचक (comparative particle: as)

• मरीचीश्वर: (named) Marīcīśvara
• मरीचीश्वर: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मरीचि + ईश्वर (प्रातिपदिक; समास)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; 'संज्ञम्' इत्यस्य विशेषणरूपेण (name-qualifier)

• संज्ञम्: having the designation/name
• संज्ञम्: Visheshana (Appositional descriptor/विशेषण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: संज्ञा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; 'नाम' अर्थे (as an appellation)

• तु: indeed, but
• तु: Sambandha (Discourse particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अवधान/विरोधसूचक निपात (particle: but/indeed)

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; स्थानवाचक क्रियाविशेषण (locative adverb)

• लिङ्गम्: the liṅga
• लिङ्गम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लिङ्ग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; Nominative singular

• प्रतिष्ठितम्: is established
• प्रतिष्ठितम्: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्रति-स्था (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past passive participle); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; predicate adjective of 'लिङ्गम्'

Speaker

Skanda (deduced)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Marīci-kuṇḍa; Marīcīśvara

Type: kund

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A stepped pond (kuṇḍa) with clear water; a devotee emerges from snāna, body dripping, face serene, surrounded by a subtle golden aura like sunlight; nearby stands a small shrine with the Marīcīśvara liṅga.

Characters & Entities

• Marīcīśvara
• Śiva-liṅga
• Snāna (ritual bath)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Devotional bathing at Kāśī tīrthas purifies and illumines the devotee, symbolized by shining like the sun.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The bathing place connected with Marīci (Marīci-kuṇḍa) and the Marīcīśvara-liṅga in Kāśī.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Snāna (bathing) with bhakti at the tīrtha, along with reverence for the Marīcīśvara-liṅga.