Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 68

Devanagari script

ये मामत्र नराः पुण्याः पुण्ये पंचनदे ह्रदे । सदा सपर्ययिष्यंति तेषां संसारभीः कुतः

Transliteration

ye māmatra narāḥ puṇyāḥ puṇye paṃcanade hrade | sadā saparyayiṣyaṃti teṣāṃ saṃsārabhīḥ kutaḥ

Translation

இங்கு புனிதமான பஞ்சநதக் குளத்தில் எப்போதும் என்னை வழிபட்டு சேவிப்போர் புண்ணியர்கள்; அவர்களுக்கு சம்சாரப் பயம் எங்கே நிலைக்கும்?

Word by Word

• ये: those who
• ये: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), बहुवचन; सम्बन्धसूचक सर्वनाम (relative pronoun)

• माम्: me
• माम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative), एकवचन

• अत्र: here
• अत्र: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; देशवाचक क्रियाविशेषण (adverb of place)

• नराः: men/people
• नराः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• पुण्याः: virtuous/meritorious
• पुण्याः: Visheshana (Adjective of नराः)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पुण्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; विशेषणम् (qualifier of नराः)

• पुण्ये: holy
• पुण्ये: Visheshana (Adjective of ह्रदे)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पुण्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative), एकवचन; विशेषणम् (qualifier of ह्रदे)

• पञ्चनदे: at Pañcanada (place of five rivers)
• पञ्चनदे: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पञ्चनद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative), एकवचन; समासः—द्विगुः (पञ्च + नद)

• ह्रदे: in the lake/pond
• ह्रदे: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ह्रद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative), एकवचन

• सदा: always
• सदा: Kriya-visheshana (Temporal)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सदा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; कालवाचक क्रियाविशेषण (adverb of time)

• सपर्ययिष्यन्ति: will worship/serve
• सपर्ययिष्यन्ति: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सपर्या (प्रातिपदिक) + इष्य (धातु-प्रत्यय) / सपर्यय् (धातु)
• Form: लृट्-लकार (Simple Future), प्रथम-पुरुष, बहुवचन; परस्मैपद; धात्वर्थः—सपर्यय्/सपर्या-कृ = पूजां करिष्यन्ति (will worship)

• तेषाम्: of them
• तेषाम्: Shashthi-sambandha (Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive), बहुवचन

• संसारभीः: fear of saṃsāra
• संसारभीः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: संसार (प्रातिपदिक) + भी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुषः (संसारस्य भीः)

• कुतः: from where?/how could there be?
• कुतः: Interrogative (question)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: कुतः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; प्रश्नार्थक (interrogative adverb: 'whence/how')

Speaker

Śrī Viṣṇu

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Pañcanada Hrada (associated with Bindu-Mādhava)

Type: kund

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Agnibindu (ṛṣi)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Pilgrims at the Pañcanada pool perform constant worship of Viṣṇu—offering flowers and lamps—while the atmosphere conveys fearlessness and inner release from saṃsāra.

Characters & Entities

• Śrī Viṣṇu (Bindu-Mādhava)
• Pañcanada
• Hrada (sacred pool)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Steady worship at a sanctified place transforms the pilgrim’s inner state, replacing existential fear with confidence in liberation.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The Pañcanada hrada (sacred pool) connected to Bindu-Mādhava in Kāśī.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Continuous saparyā (regular worship/adoration) of Viṣṇu at the Pañcanada hrada.