Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 67

Devanagari script

छागलांडान्महातीर्थात्कपर्दीश्ववरसंज्ञितः । पिशाचमोचने तीर्थे स्वयमाविरभूद्विभुः

Transliteration

chāgalāṃḍānmahātīrthātkapardīśvavarasaṃjñitaḥ | piśācamocane tīrthe svayamāvirabhūdvibhuḥ

Translation

Do grande tīrtha chamado Chāgalāṇḍa, o Senhor onipotente manifestou-se por Si mesmo no tīrtha de Piśācamocana, trazendo o nome de Kapardīśvara.

Word by Word

• छागलाण्डात्: from Chāgalāṇḍa (place)
• छागलाण्डात्: Apadana (Source/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: छागलाण्ड (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी, एकवचन

• महातीर्थात्: from the great pilgrimage-place
• महातीर्थात्: Apadana (Source/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महा-तीर्थ (प्रातिपदिक; महा + तीर्थ)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी, एकवचन; समासः—कर्मधारयः (महत्तत् तीर्थम्)

• कपर्दीश्वरसंज्ञितः: named ‘Kapardīśvara’
• कपर्दीश्वरसंज्ञितः: Karta (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कपर्दीश्वर-संज्ञित (प्रातिपदिक; कपर्दीश्वर + संज्ञित)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; ‘विभुः’ इति विशेषणम्; समासः—तत्पुरुषः (कपर्दीश्वर इति संज्ञा यस्य)

• पिशाचमोचने: at Piśācamocana (the ‘release from piśācas’ place)
• पिशाचमोचने: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पिशाच-मोचन (प्रातिपदिक; पिशाच + मोचन)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन; समासः—षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (पिशाचानां मोचनम्)

• तीर्थे: at the tīrtha
• तीर्थे: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तीर्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन

• स्वयम्: himself
• स्वयम्: Kriya-viseshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: स्वयम् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; स्वकृत्यवाचक

• आविरभूत्: appeared; manifested
• आविरभूत्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आविर्-भू (धातु; भू)
• Form: लङ् (Imperfect/Past), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्

• विभुः: the Lord
• विभुः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विभु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

Speaker

Skanda

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Piśācamocana-tīrtha; Kapardīśvara

Type: ghat

Visual Art Cues

Scene: At Piśācamocana, Śiva manifests as Kapardīśvara (matted hair ‘kaparda’ prominent). Afflicted beings (shadowy piśāca forms) dissolve into light as devotees bathe and pray; the tīrtha waters glow with purification.

Characters & Entities

• Kapardīśvara
• Piśācamocana Tīrtha
• Chāgalāṇḍa Mahātīrtha
• Kāśī

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Kāśī’s tīrthas are celebrated as places where the Lord directly manifests to remove fear, affliction, and unseen negativity.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Piśācamocana Tīrtha in Kāśī, where the Lord is named Kapardīśvara; Chāgalāṇḍa is also referenced as a great tīrtha.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No explicit rite is stated in this verse; the focus is on the Lord’s āvirbhāva and the tīrtha’s power of ‘piśāca-mocana’ (release from malevolent forces).