Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 69

Devanagari script

प्रयागस्य गुणान्ज्ञात्वा शिवशर्मा द्विजः सुधीः । तत्र माघमुष्त्वाऽथ प्राप वाराणसीं पुरीम्

Transliteration

prayāgasya guṇānjñātvā śivaśarmā dvijaḥ sudhīḥ | tatra māghamuṣtvā'tha prāpa vārāṇasīṃ purīm

Translation

ପ୍ରୟାଗର ଗୁଣ ଜାଣି ବୁଦ୍ଧିମାନ ବ୍ରାହ୍ମଣ ଶିବଶର୍ମା ସେଠାରେ ମାଘମାସ ବାସ କଲେ; ତାପରେ ସେ ବାରାଣସୀ ପୁରୀକୁ ପହଞ୍ଚିଲେ।

Word by Word

• prayāgasya: of Prayāga
• prayāgasya: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: prayāga (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, एकवचन

• guṇān: qualities
• guṇān: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: guṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, बहुवचन

• jñātvā: having known
• jñātvā: Pūrvakāla (Prior action/पूर्वकाल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: √jñā (ज्ञा) + क्त्वा
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund); ‘having known’

• śiva-śarmā: Śivaśarmā (proper name)
• śiva-śarmā: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śiva (प्रातिपदिक) + śarman (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समासः (तत्पुरुष/नामधेय); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• dvijaḥ: a brāhmaṇa; twice-born
• dvijaḥ: Apposition (समानााधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dvija (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• su-dhīḥ: wise
• su-dhīḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (Adjective/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: su (उपसर्ग/अव्यय) + dhī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समासः कर्मधारय; पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; ‘सु-धीः’ (good-minded, wise)

• tatra: there
• tatra: Adhikaraṇa (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatra (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्यय (adverb of place)

• māgham: the month Māgha
• māgham: Kāla-adhikaraṇa (Time/काल)
• Type: Noun
• Root: māgha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; मासवाचक (month-name)

• uṣitvā: having stayed
• uṣitvā: Pūrvakāla (Prior action/पूर्वकाल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: √vas (वस्) + क्त्वा; (उपसर्ग: उष्- रूपेण ‘उषित’ स्थिर)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund); ‘having stayed/dwelt’

• atha: then
• atha: Anukrama (Sequence/अनुक्रम)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: atha (अव्यय)
• Form: अनन्तर/आरम्भबोधक-अव्यय (then/now)

• prāpa: reached, obtained
• prāpa: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pra + √āp (आप्) लिट्
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• vārāṇasīm: Vārāṇasī
• vārāṇasīm: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vārāṇasī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• purīm: city
• purīm: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: purī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

Speaker

Agastya (narrative continuation within his speech)

Characters & Entities

• Prayāga
• Śivaśarmā
• Māgha
• Vārāṇasī

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Knowing a tīrtha’s greatness should mature into sustained practice—residence and observance—culminating in further pilgrimage to Kāśī.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Prayāga (for Māgha residence) and Vārāṇasī (as the subsequent sacred destination).

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Māgha-vāsa—staying/observing the Māgha month at Prayāga (commonly associated with regular snāna and discipline).