Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 61

Devanagari script

स्नात्वा तु मणिकर्णिक्यां प्रीणिता ब्राह्मणा धनैः । त एते सर्वभोगाढ्याः कल्पं स्थास्यंति मत्पुरे

Transliteration

snātvā tu maṇikarṇikyāṃ prīṇitā brāhmaṇā dhanaiḥ | ta ete sarvabhogāḍhyāḥ kalpaṃ sthāsyaṃti matpure

Translation

ครั้นอาบน้ำศักดิ์สิทธิ์ที่มณิกรรณิกา แล้วบำเรอพราหมณ์ด้วยทรัพย์ทาน เขาย่อมสมบูรณ์ด้วยโภคะทั้งปวง และพำนักในนครของเราตลอดหนึ่งกัลป์

Word by Word

• स्नात्वा: having bathed
• स्नात्वा: Kriya-viseshana (Prior action/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्ना (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्यय (Absolutive/gerund), अव्ययभाव

• तु: then/indeed
• तु: Sambandha (Discourse particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle)

• मणिकर्णिक्याम्: at Maṇikarṇikā
• मणिकर्णिक्याम्: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मणिकर्णिका (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/7th), एकवचन

• प्रीणिताः: having pleased
• प्रीणिताः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्री (धातु)
• Form: कृत्-प्रत्ययः क्त (Past passive participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), बहुवचन

• ब्राह्मणाः: Brahmins
• ब्राह्मणाः: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्राह्मण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), बहुवचन

• धनैः: with wealth/gifts
• धनैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: धन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), बहुवचन

• ते: they
• ते: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), बहुवचन; सर्वनाम

• एते: these
• एते: Apposition (Anuvāda/अनुवाद)
• Type: Noun
• Root: एतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), बहुवचन; सर्वनाम

• सर्वभोगाढ्याः: rich in all enjoyments
• सर्वभोगाढ्याः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक) + भोग (प्रातिपदिक) + आढ्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), बहुवचन; तत्पुरुष (सर्वैः भोगैः आढ्याः)

• कल्पम्: for a kalpa (aeon)
• कल्पम्: Karma (Extent/परिमाण-कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कल्प (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन

• स्थास्यन्ति: will remain
• स्थास्यन्ति: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्था (धातु)
• Form: लृट्-लकार (Simple future), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), बहुवचन, परस्मैपद

• मत्पुरे: in my city/abode
• मत्पुरे: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मत् (अस्मद्-सम्बन्ध) + पुर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/7th), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष (मम पुरे)

Speaker

Skanda

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Maṇikarṇikā

Type: ghat

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Pilgrimage-seeking audience within the narrative frame

Visual Art Cues

Scene: At Maṇikarṇikā ghāṭ: pilgrims bathe, then offer coins, cloth, and food to brāhmaṇas seated under a canopy; behind, the dense Kāśī skyline and cremation fires are hinted, while the mood remains devotional and auspicious.

Characters & Entities

• Maṇikarṇikā
• Brāhmaṇa
• Dāna
• Kāśī

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Tīrtha-snān in Kāśī joined with respectful charity to brāhmaṇas yields vast auspicious reward and divine proximity.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Maṇikarṇikā tīrtha/ghāṭ in Kāśī is explicitly glorified.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Bathe at Maṇikarṇikā and perform dāna to please brāhmaṇas.