Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 7

Devanagari script

दृष्टप्रत्ययकारीणि महामहिम भांज्यपि । परं स्वर्गतरंगिण्याः कोट्यंशोपि न तत्र वै

Transliteration

dṛṣṭapratyayakārīṇi mahāmahima bhāṃjyapi | paraṃ svargataraṃgiṇyāḥ koṭyaṃśopi na tatra vai

Translation

ప్రత్యక్ష ఫలప్రదమైనవి, మహామహిమగలవి అయిన తీర్థజలాలు ఇతరత్ర ఉన్నా, స్వర్గతరంగిణి గంగ పరమ మహిమలో కోట్యంశమాత్రమూ అక్కడ లేదు.

Word by Word

• दृष्ट: seen, evident
• दृष्ट: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दृष्ट (कृदन्त; √दृश् धातु)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, बहुवचन; (past participle, neuter, nominative/accusative plural)

• प्रत्ययकारीणि: producing conviction/faith
• प्रत्ययकारीणि: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्रत्यय-कारिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुषसमास (प्रत्ययस्य कारिणि), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, बहुवचन; (determinative compound, neuter, nominative/accusative plural)

• महामहिम: O greatly glorious one
• महामहिम: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महामहिमन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कर्मधारयसमास (महान् महिमा यस्य/महामहिमा), पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन, एकवचन; (vocative singular)

• भांज्य: shareable/attainable
• भांज्य: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: भाज्य (कृदन्त; √भज् धातु)
• Form: भाव्य/योग्य-अर्थक कृदन्त (यत्/ण्यत्-प्रत्ययार्थ), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; (fit to be shared/partaken; neuter nom/acc sg)

• अपि: even, also
• अपि: Sambandha (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle; concessive/emphatic)

• परम्: but, however; exceedingly
• परम्: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: परम् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb)

• स्वर्गतरंगिण्याः: of the heavenly river
• स्वर्गतरंगिण्याः: Sambandha (Genitive/षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्वर्ग-तरंगिणी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुषसमास (स्वर्गे तरंगिणी), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, एकवचन; (genitive singular)

• कोट्यंशः: a croreth part
• कोट्यंशः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कोटि-अंश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुषसमास (कोट्याः अंशः), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; (nominative singular)

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

• न: not
• न: Pratiṣedha (Negation/निषेध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेध (negation particle)

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikaraṇa (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक अव्यय (locative adverb)

• वै: indeed
• वै: Sambandha (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वै (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (emphatic particle)

Speaker

Skanda (deduced: Kāśīkhaṇḍa commonly Skanda instructing Agastya)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Gaṅgā (Svargataraṅgiṇī/Jāhnavī)

Type: river

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A sage narrates the incomparable glory of Gaṅgā; other rivers/tīrthas appear as faint, distant streams while Gaṅgā shines like a celestial torrent descending from heaven.

Characters & Entities

• Gaṅgā
• Svarga (heavenly realm)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Among all tīrthas, Gaṅgā is proclaimed supremely potent; her greatness surpasses others beyond ordinary measure.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Gaṅgā—the heavenly river—especially as praised within the Kāśī-khaṇḍa context.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No specific rite is prescribed here; the verse establishes Gaṅgā’s unmatched mahātmya as the basis for later practice.