Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 11

Devanagari script

चक्रपुष्करिणी तीर्थे स्नातव्यं प्रतिवासरम् । पुष्पैः पत्रैः फलैस्तोयैरर्च्यो विश्वेश्वरः सदा

Transliteration

cakrapuṣkariṇī tīrthe snātavyaṃ prativāsaram | puṣpaiḥ patraiḥ phalaistoyairarcyo viśveśvaraḥ sadā

Translation

Di tīrtha Cakrapuṣkariṇī hendaklah mandi setiap hari. Dan Viśveśvara hendaklah sentiasa dipuja dengan bunga, daun, buah-buahan, dan air.

Word by Word

• चक्रपुष्करिण्याम्: at Cakrapuṣkariṇī (the tank)
• चक्रपुष्करिण्याम्: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चक्रपुष्करिणी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन; (पाठे 'चक्रपुष्करिणी' इति, अर्थतः सप्तमी अपेक्षा)

• तीर्थे: at the sacred ford/place
• तीर्थे: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तीर्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन

• स्नातव्यम्: one should bathe
• स्नातव्यम्: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स्नातव्य (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; स्ना धातोः)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; विधेय; अर्हार्थक (gerundive: 'to be bathed')

• प्रतिवासरम्: every day
• प्रतिवासरम्: Adhikarana (Time/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: प्रति (अव्यय) + वासर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययीभावसमासः; अव्ययत्वेन कालवाचक (every day)

• पुष्पैः: with flowers
• पुष्पैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुष्प (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), बहुवचन

• पत्रैः: with leaves
• पत्रैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पत्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), बहुवचन

• फलैः: with fruits
• फलैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: फल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), बहुवचन

• तोयैः: with water
• तोयैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तोय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), बहुवचन

• अर्च्यः: should be worshipped
• अर्च्यः: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अर्च्य (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; अर्च् धातोः)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; विधेय; अर्हार्थक (gerundive: 'to be worshipped')

• विश्वेश्वरः: Viśveśvara (Lord of the universe)
• विश्वेश्वरः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विश्व (प्रातिपदिक) + ईश्वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (विश्वस्य ईश्वरः)

• सदा: always
• सदा: Adhikarana (Time/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सदा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, कालवाचक क्रियाविशेषण (adverb of time)

Speaker

Skanda (deduced: Kāśīkhaṇḍa commonly Skanda speaking to Agastya)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Cakrapuṣkariṇī

Type: kund

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: null

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Morning at a lotus-filled pond (puṣkariṇī): devotees bathe; nearby, a shrine of Viśveśvara receives offerings of flowers, leaves, fruits, and water; the scene is orderly and devotional.

Characters & Entities

• Cakrapuṣkariṇī Tīrtha
• Viśveśvara
• Kāśī

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Daily tīrtha-bathing and simple, sincere worship of Viśveśvara are upheld as the steady path of Kāśī-dharma.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Cakrapuṣkariṇī Tīrtha in Kāśī, linked with daily sacred bathing.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Prativāsara-snana (daily bath) at Cakrapuṣkariṇī and daily pūjā of Viśveśvara with flowers, leaves, fruits, and water.