Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 56

Devanagari script

श्रुतं च यत्तदुत्संगे स्थितेन स्थिरचेतसा । माहात्म्यं तच्छृणु मुने कथ्यमानं मयाऽनघ

Transliteration

śrutaṃ ca yattadutsaṃge sthitena sthiracetasā | māhātmyaṃ tacchṛṇu mune kathyamānaṃ mayā'nagha

Translation

และสิ่งที่ข้าพเจ้าได้สดับมาเมื่อประทับอยู่บนตักของนางด้วยจิตมั่นคง—ข้าแต่มุนี โปรดสดับมหิมานั้นที่ข้าพเจ้ากำลังกล่าวบอกอยู่บัดนี้ โอ้ผู้ปราศจากมลทินบาป

Word by Word

• श्रुतम्: heard
• श्रुतम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: श्रुत (श्रु-धातु, क्त-प्रत्यय; कृदन्त)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त भूतकर्मणि/भूतकृत (past passive participle)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय (conjunction)

• यत्: which
• यत्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; सम्बन्धसूचक सर्वनाम (relative pronoun)

• तत्: that
• तत्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; निर्देशार्थ सर्वनाम (demonstrative)

• उत्सङ्गे: in the lap
• उत्सङ्गे: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: उत्सङ्ग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन

• स्थितेन: by one who is seated/standing
• स्थितेन: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स्थित (स्था-धातु, क्त-प्रत्यय; कृदन्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), एकवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past participle)

• स्थिरचेतसा: with steady mind
• स्थिरचेतसा: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स्थिर + चेतस् (प्रातिपदिक; समास)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), एकवचन; कर्मधारय-समास (स्थिरं चेतः यस्य/स्थिरचेतस्)

• माहात्म्यम्: the greatness (glory)
• माहात्म्यम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: माहात्म्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन

• तत्: that
• तत्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन; विशेषणरूपेण (demonstrative as qualifier)

• शृणु: hear (listen)
• शृणु: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: श्रु (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (imperative), मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• मुने: O sage
• मुने: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुनि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8th/सम्बोधन), एकवचन

• कथ्यमानम्: being narrated
• कथ्यमानम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कथ् (धातु) + यमान (शानच्; कृदन्त)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन; कर्मणि वर्तमानकाले शानच्-प्रत्ययान्त (being told)

• मया: by me
• मया: Kartr (Agent/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: उत्तमपुरुष-सर्वनाम, तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), एकवचन

• अनघ: O sinless one
• अनघ: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अनघ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8th/सम्बोधन), एकवचन; विशेषणार्थक नाम (vocative epithet)

Speaker

Skanda

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Avimukta (within Kāśī)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: muni (addressed as ‘mune’, ‘anagha’)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A narrator-sage recounts a secret greatness to a sinless listener; the mood is intimate, didactic, and reverent—like a sacred teaching transmitted in a quiet āśrama setting, with Kāśī’s sanctity implied.

Characters & Entities

• Skanda
• Agastya
• Pārvatī (implied)
• Śiva (implied)
• Avimukta-kṣetra (context)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Steady-minded listening and faithful retelling preserve sacred knowledge and make the māhātmya spiritually effective.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Avimukta (Kāśī), whose māhātmya is being introduced for narration.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No external ritual; it emphasizes attentive śravaṇa (hearing) of the māhātmya.