Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 92

Devanagari script

मुक्तिमंडपिकायां च निमेषार्धो पवेशनात् । तत्र धर्मकथालापात्पुराणश्रवणादपि

Transliteration

muktimaṃḍapikāyāṃ ca nimeṣārdho paveśanāt | tatra dharmakathālāpātpurāṇaśravaṇādapi

Translation

ମୁକ୍ତି-ମଣ୍ଡପିକାରେ ନିମେଷର ଅର୍ଧକ୍ଷଣ ମାତ୍ର ପ୍ରବେଶ କଲେ ମଧ୍ୟ, ଏବଂ ସେଠାରେ ଧର୍ମକଥା-ଆଲୋଚନା ଓ ପୁରାଣଶ୍ରବଣ କଲେ ମଧ୍ୟ—କାଶୀରେ ମହାପୁଣ୍ୟ ମିଳେ।

Word by Word

• मुक्तिमण्डपिकायाम्: in the Mukti-maṇḍapikā (hall of liberation)
• मुक्तिमण्डपिकायाम्: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुक्ति + मण्डपिका (प्रातिपदिके)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (अधिकरण), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (मुक्तेः मण्डपिका)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Conjunction/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयार्थक

• निमेषार्धः: half a moment
• निमेषार्धः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: निमेष + अर्ध (प्रातिपदिके)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (निमेषस्य अर्धः)

• प्रवेशनात्: from/through entering
• प्रवेशनात्: Hetu (Cause/हेतु)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रवेशन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी-विभक्ति (अपादान/हेतु), एकवचन

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; देशवाचक-अव्यय (there)

• धर्मकथालापात्: from discussion of dharma-stories
• धर्मकथालापात्: Hetu (Cause/हेतु)
• Type: Noun
• Root: धर्म + कथा + आलाप (प्रातिपदिकानि)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी-विभक्ति (हेतु), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष-समास (धर्मविषया कथा; तस्याः आलापः)

• पुराणश्रवणात्: from listening to Purāṇas
• पुराणश्रवणात्: Hetu (Cause/हेतु)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुराण + श्रवण (प्रातिपदिके)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी-विभक्ति (हेतु), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (पुराणस्य श्रवणम्)

• अपि: also
• अपि: Sambandha (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय/अपि-कार (also/even)

Speaker

Skanda (deduced; Kāśīkhaṇḍa commonly Skanda → Agastya)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Mukti-Maṇḍapikā

Type: kund

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A small pavilion named Mukti-Maṇḍapikā with carved pillars; seekers step in briefly, then sit to hear Purāṇa recitation; a speaker holds a palm-leaf manuscript, listeners in attentive silence.

Characters & Entities

• Mukti-maṇḍapikā
• Purāṇa
• Kāśī

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Kāśī sanctifies even brief contact with holy spaces, and dharma-discourse and Purāṇa-hearing there become swift means of uplift.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Mukti-maṇḍapikā in Kāśī, presented as a liberation-linked sacred pavilion/spot.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Entering Mukti-maṇḍapikā, engaging in dharma-kathā, and listening to Purāṇas (purāṇa-śravaṇa).