Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 86

Devanagari script

ततो विशृंखलीभूतैर्वंदिता यज्जगज्जनिः । तदा प्रभृति बंदीति गीयतेद्यापि मानवैः

Transliteration

tato viśṛṃkhalībhūtairvaṃditā yajjagajjaniḥ | tadā prabhṛti baṃdīti gīyatedyāpi mānavaiḥ

Translation

ତାପରେ ଶୃଙ୍ଖଳାମୁକ୍ତ ହୋଇ ସେମାନେ ଜଗଜ୍ଜନୀ (ବିଶ୍ୱମାତା)ଙ୍କୁ ବନ୍ଦନା କଲେ; ସେହି ସମୟରୁ ଆଜି ପର୍ଯ୍ୟନ୍ତ ଲୋକେ ଏହାକୁ ‘ବନ୍ଦୀ’ ବୋଲି ଗାନ କରନ୍ତି।

Word by Word

• ततः: then
• ततः: Adhikarana (Time/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रमवाचक (thereupon/then)

• विशृंखली-भूतैः: by (them) having become unshackled
• विशृंखली-भूतैः: Karana (Agent-instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विशृंखली (प्रातिपदिक) + भू (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (past participle in sense ‘become’), पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचन; कर्तृकरण-भाव (by those who became unchained)

• वंदिता: was praised
• वंदिता: Kriya (Predicate participle/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वन्द् (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (past passive participle), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; कर्मणि—‘praised/worshipped’

• यत्: because / since
• यत्: Sambandha (Relative/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; सम्बन्धसूचक (relative pronoun; here ‘since/that’)

• जगत्-जनिः: the Mother of the world
• जगत्-जनिः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जगत् (प्रातिपदिक) + जनि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; ‘जगतः जननी’ इति (Mother of the world)

• तदा: then
• तदा: Adhikarana (Time/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तदा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; कालवाचक (then)

• प्रभृति: from then on
• प्रभृति: Adhikarana (Time/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: प्रभृति (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; आरम्भकालवाचक (from that time onward)

• बंदी-इति: as ‘Bandī’
• बंदी-इति: Sambandha (Quotation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: बंदी (प्रातिपदिक) + इति (अव्यय)
• Form: इति-प्रयोगः (quotative particle); नामनिर्देश (thus called ‘Bandī’)

• गीयते: is sung / is called
• गीयते: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: गै (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), आत्मनेपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; कर्मणि प्रयोग (is sung/called)

• अद्य: today / even now
• अद्य: Adhikarana (Time/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अद्य (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; कालवाचक (today/now)

• अपि: even
• अपि: Sambandha (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अवधान (even)

• मानवैः: by people
• मानवैः: Karana (Agent-instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मानव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचन

Speaker

Skanda (deduced: Kāśīkhaṇḍa commonly Skanda speaking to Agastya)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Bandī

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: The devas stand unshackled, broken chains at their feet, offering flowers and lamps to Jagadambikā; the scene shifts from darkness to radiant light, and a banner-like inscription ‘Bandī’ is suggested as the name sung by people.

Characters & Entities

• Jagajjanī/Jagadambikā (Goddess)
• Bandī (epithet/name)
• Devas (implied)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

The Goddess is celebrated as the one who removes bondage; remembrance and praise preserve sacred meaning across generations.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Bandī—explained as a living name-tradition tied to the tīrtha associated with liberation from fetters.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No formal ritual is stated; worship/praise (vandana/stuti) of the World-Mother is emphasized.