Shloka 49 - Adhyaya 4 - Uttara Ardha - Kashi Khanda | Malay | Vedapath

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Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 49

Devanagari script

सीमस्थैः प्रमथैर्नाहं सद्यो दृग्गोचरीकृतः । शिवनामश्रुतौ येषां तान्न पश्येद्यमोपि यत्

Transliteration

sīmasthaiḥ pramathairnāhaṃ sadyo dṛggocarīkṛtaḥ | śivanāmaśrutau yeṣāṃ tānna paśyedyamopi yat

Translation

Aku tidak serta-merta kelihatan kepada para Pramatha yang berjaga di sempadan; sesiapa yang telah mendengar Nama Śiva—bahkan Yama pun tidak memandangnya.

Word by Word

सीमस्थैःby those standing at the boundary

प्रमथैःby the Pramathas (Shiva’s attendants)

नnot

अहम्I

सद्यःimmediately

दृग्गोचरीकृतःmade visible (brought into sight)

शिवनामश्रुतौin (the matter of) hearing Shiva’s name

येषाम्of whom

तान्them

नnot

पश्येत्would see

यमःYama

अपिeven

यत्that (indeed)

Speaker

Preta (departed spirit) (deduced)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Avimukta-kṣetra (Kāśī)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Śaunaka and ṛṣis (frame) / within episode: a sage/ascetic

Visual Art Cues

Scene: At the sacred boundary of Kāśī’s inner precinct, fierce yet protective pramathas stand guard; a subtle, unseen presence (the speaker) remains hidden, while the power of Śiva’s Name forms an invisible shield against Yama’s gaze.

Characters & Entities

Śiva

Yama

Pramatha

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Hearing or receiving Śiva’s Name grants profound spiritual protection—so strong it is portrayed as beyond Yama’s reach.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Kāśī’s sacred boundary and its divine guardianship are implied, though no individual tīrtha is named.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Śravaṇa (devotional hearing) of Śiva’s Name is praised as a liberating, protective act.