Shloka 97 - Adhyaya 11 - Uttara Ardha - Kashi Khanda | Tamil | Vedapath

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Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 97

Devanagari script

तारस्तारतृतीयो बिंद्वंतोमणिपदं ततः कर्णिके । प्रणवात्मिपदं केन म इति मनुसंख्यवर्णमनुः

Transliteration

tārastāratṛtīyo biṃdvaṃtomaṇipadaṃ tataḥ karṇike | praṇavātmipadaṃ kena ma iti manusaṃkhyavarṇamanuḥ

Translation

இந்த மந்திரம் ‘தார’ என்றும் மூன்றாம் ‘தார’ என்றும் சேர்ந்து அமைந்து, முடிவில் பிந்து கொண்டது; பின்னர் தாமரையின் கர்ணிகையில் நிலைபெறும் ‘மணி’ பதம் வருகிறது. இது பிரணவாத்மகம்; ‘கேன’ பதத்துடனும் ‘ம’ எழுத்துடனும் இணைந்து, விதிப்படி எண்ணப்படும் எழுத்துகளைக் கொண்ட மந்திரமாகும்.

Word by Word

तारः‘tāra’ (the syllable Tāra)

तारतृतीयःthe third is ‘tāra’ / ‘tāra’ as the third

बिन्दुthe bindu (dot)

अन्तःthe end

मणिपदम्the ‘maṇi’ syllable/word

ततःthen / thereafter

कर्णिकेin the pericarp (of the lotus/yantra)

प्रणवात्मिपदम्the syllable whose essence is praṇava

केनby what? / with which?

म‘ma’

इतिthus

मनुसंख्यवर्णमनुःthe mantra (manu) having syllables equal to the number of Manus

Speaker

Skanda (deduced: Kāśī Khaṇḍa commonly Skanda → Agastya)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kāśī-kṣetra (implied)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A diagrammatic yet devotional scene: a radiant lotus in the heart-space, the mantra syllables arranged around the pericarp; ‘tāra’ syllables shining like stars, praṇava at the center, bindu as a luminous dot crowning the sequence; Kāśī’s skyline faintly behind.

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Mantras are not random sounds; they are transmitted with precise components and structure, intended to lead the mind toward liberation.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The setting remains Kāśī in the Kāśī Khaṇḍa, though this verse emphasizes mantra-vidhi rather than a named tīrtha.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

A specific method of mantra-formation using elements like tāra (praṇava), bindu-ending, and additional syllabic components.