Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 96

Devanagari script

दृष्टः पिलिपिलातीर्थे दक्षिणे मोदकप्रियात् । उद्दंड मुंडो हेरंबो भक्तेभ्यः किं न यच्छति

Transliteration

dṛṣṭaḥ pilipilātīrthe dakṣiṇe modakapriyāt | uddaṃḍa muṃḍo heraṃbo bhaktebhyaḥ kiṃ na yacchati

Translation

மோதகப்ரியாவின் தெற்கில் பிலிபிலா தீர்த்தத்தில் உத்தண்ட-முண்ட ஹேரம்பன் தரிசனமளிக்கிறான்; பக்தர்களுக்கு அவன் எதை அளிக்காமல் விடுவான்? அனைத்தையும் அருள்வான்।

Word by Word

• दृष्टः: seen; has been seen
• दृष्टः: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दृश् (धातु) → दृष्ट (कृदन्त)
• Form: कृदन्त (भूतकर्मणि/भूतकालिक-कर्तरि प्रयोगे), क्त-प्रत्ययान्त; पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; here used predicatively ‘seen/has been seen’

• पिलिपिलातीर्थे: at Pilipilā-tīrtha
• पिलिपिलातीर्थे: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पिलिपिला-तीर्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (तीर्थ-शब्द), सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन; समासः षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (पिलिपिलायाः तीर्थम्)

• दक्षिणे: in the south; on the southern side
• दक्षिणे: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दक्षिण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग/पुल्लिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन; स्थानवाचक विशेषणम् (in the southern [part])

• मोदकप्रियात्: from (the one) fond of modakas
• मोदकप्रियात्: Apadana (Source/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मोदक-प्रिय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5th), एकवचन; समासः षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (मोदकस्य प्रियः)

• उद्दंडः: impetuous; unrestrained
• उद्दंडः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: उद्दण्ड (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; विशेषणम्

• मुंडः: bald; shaven-headed
• मुंडः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मुण्ड (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; विशेषणम् (bald/shaven-headed)

• हेरंबः: Heramba (Gaṇeśa)
• हेरंबः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हेरम्ब (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; गणेशस्य नाम

• भक्तेभ्यः: to devotees
• भक्तेभ्यः: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भक्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th), बहुवचन; दान-सम्प्रदानार्थे

• किम्: what
• किम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: किम् (प्रातिपदिक/सर्वनाम)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; प्रश्नवाचक सर्वनाम

• न: not
• न: Modifier (Avyaya/उपपद)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेधार्थक-अव्यय (particle of negation)

• यच्छति: gives; grants
• यच्छति: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: यम् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), परस्मैपद; प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन

Speaker

Skanda (deduced; Kāśīkhaṇḍa commonly Skanda → Agastya)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Pilipilā Tīrtha (near Modakapriyā)

Type: ghat

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A small Kāśī tīrtha-ghāṭa with a shrine of Heramba (Uddaṇḍa Muṇḍa), devotees offering modakas; the deity’s presence is protective and boon-giving.

Characters & Entities

• Pilipilā Tīrtha
• Modakapriya
• Heramba (Gaṇeśa)
• Uddaṇḍa Muṇḍa

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

The Mahātmya stresses Gaṇeśa’s generosity in Kāśī: sincere devotion at his sacred sites brings comprehensive blessings.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Pilipilā Tīrtha in Kāśī, described in relation to the Modakapriya locus.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No explicit rite; the verse implies darśana/visit and devotion at Pilipilā Tīrtha and Heramba’s presence.