Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 85

Devanagari script

आधिभौतिकतापं च तापं वाप्याधिदैविकम् । आध्यात्मिकं तथा तापं हरेच्छ्रीचरणोदकम्

Transliteration

ādhibhautikatāpaṃ ca tāpaṃ vāpyādhidaivikam | ādhyātmikaṃ tathā tāpaṃ harecchrīcaraṇodakam

Translation

น้ำศักดิ์สิทธิ์จากพระบาทอันเป็นมงคล ย่อมขจัดความเร่าร้อนจากสรรพสัตว์และธาตุ (อาธิภาวติกะ) ความเร่าร้อนจากอำนาจทิพย์ (อาธิไทวิกะ) และความเร่าร้อนภายในแห่งตน (อาธยาตมิกะ)

Word by Word

• आधिभौतिकतापम्: physical (worldly) affliction
• आधिभौतिकतापम्: Karman (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आधिभौतिक (प्रातिपदिक) + ताप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुष (आधिभौतिकः तापः)

• च: and
• च: Connector (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक अव्यय

• तापम्: affliction
• तापम्: Karman (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ताप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• वा: or
• वा: Connector (विकल्प)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वा (अव्यय)
• Form: विकल्पार्थक अव्यय (disjunctive particle)

• अपि: also/even
• अपि: Modifier (निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात, अप्यर्थे

• आधिदैविकम्: divine/supernatural
• आधिदैविकम्: Karman (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: आधिदैविक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; ‘तापम्’ इत्यस्य विशेषण

• आध्यात्मिकम्: mental/spiritual
• आध्यात्मिकम्: Karman (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: आध्यात्मिक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; ‘तापम्’ इत्यस्य विशेषण

• तथा: likewise
• तथा: Adverbial (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: प्रकारवाचक अव्यय (adverb)

• तापम्: affliction
• तापम्: Karman (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ताप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• हरत्: removing
• हरत्: Karta (Agentive qualifier/कर्ता-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: हृ (धातु)
• Form: वर्तमानकृदन्त (शतृ), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; ‘चरणोदकम्’ इत्यस्य विशेषण

• श्रीचरणोदकम्: holy water from the revered feet
• श्रीचरणोदकम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्री (प्रातिपदिक) + चरण (प्रातिपदिक) + उदक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुष (श्रियः/श्रीमतः चरणस्य उदकम्)

Speaker

Skanda (continued discourse)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Śrī-caraṇodaka (Śiva-pāda-udaka)

Type: tirtha

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A symbolic tableau: three streams of suffering—one from worldly creatures/elements, one from celestial/planetary forces, one from the mind—are shown as three dark currents, all calmed and cleared by a single luminous flow labeled ‘śrī-caraṇodaka’ emanating from Śiva’s feet.

Characters & Entities

• Skanda

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Devotional sanctity (caraṇodaka) is taught as a complete remedy for the threefold suffering—outer, cosmic, and inner.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

In the Kāśī Khaṇḍa framework, the teaching supports Kāśī’s reputation as a place where Śaiva rites and sacred waters grant comprehensive relief and auspiciousness.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Taking/using śrī-caraṇodaka (pāda-tīrtha/charanāmṛta) as a remedial and purificatory practice.