Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 28

Devanagari script

सधर्मिण्युवाच । मानसान्यपि तीर्थानि यान्युक्तानि महामते । कानि कानि च तानीह ह्येतदाख्यातुमर्हसि

Transliteration

sadharmiṇyuvāca | mānasānyapi tīrthāni yānyuktāni mahāmate | kāni kāni ca tānīha hyetadākhyātumarhasi

Translation

ภรรยาผู้ร่วมธรรมกล่าวว่า “โอ้ท่านผู้มีปัญญายิ่ง ท่านได้กล่าวถึงตถาคตสถาน ‘มานสะ’ ด้วย. ที่นี่มีอะไรบ้าง โปรดเมตตาอธิบายแก่ข้าพเจ้าเถิด”

Word by Word

• सधर्मिणी: the virtuous wife (Sadharmiṇī)
• सधर्मिणी: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सधर्मिणी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• उवाच: said
• उवाच: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्

• मानसानि: mānasa (mental/pertaining to Mānas)
• मानसानि: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मानस (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2nd/Accusative), बहुवचन; विशेषणम् (तीर्थानि)

• अपि: also
• अपि: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक अव्यय (also)

• तीर्थानि: tīrthas
• तीर्थानि: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तीर्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2nd/Accusative), बहुवचन

• यानि: which
• यानि: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2nd/Accusative), बहुवचन; सम्बन्ध-प्रत्यय (relative pronoun)

• उक्तानि: spoken/mentioned
• उक्तानि: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (PPP), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• महामते: O great-minded one
• महामते: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महामति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति (Vocative), एकवचन

• कानि: which (ones)
• कानि: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: किम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; प्रश्नवाचक

• कानि: which (which)
• कानि: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: किम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; पुनरुक्ति-प्रश्न (emphatic repetition)

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

• तानि: those
• तानि: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2nd/Accusative), बहुवचन

• इह: here
• इह: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इह (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक अव्यय (here)

• हि: indeed
• हि: Sambandha (Emphasis/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (indeed/for)

• एतत्: this
• एतत्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: एतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• आख्यातुम्: to explain/tell
• आख्यातुम्: Prayojana (Purpose/प्रयोजन)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ + ख्या (धातु)
• Form: तुमुन्-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (infinitive), अव्ययवत्; ‘to tell’

• अर्हसि: you are able/ought
• अर्हसि: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अर्ह् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), मध्यमपुरुष (2nd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्

Speaker

Sadharmiṇī (the virtuous wife/consort; named only by epithet in the verse)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Mānasa-tīrthas (to be enumerated)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Agastya

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A devoted wife with folded hands asks the sage; the ashram setting is quiet, with a water-pot and kusa grass nearby; the sage’s attentive posture signals forthcoming enumeration of inner tīrthas.

Characters & Entities

• Mānasatīrtha
• Sadharmiṇī

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

A sincere seeker asks for clarity about subtle teachings; inquiry (praśna) is presented as a legitimate path to understanding dharma.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

None; the verse requests identification of the mānasatīrthas previously mentioned.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; it is a request for doctrinal explanation regarding inward tīrthas.