Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 74

Devanagari script

त्रिविष्टपाद्दक्षिणतः स्नातः पैलिपिलेंऽभसि । तत्र संध्यामुपास्यैकां राजसूयफलं लभेत्

Transliteration

triviṣṭapāddakṣiṇataḥ snātaḥ pailipileṃ'bhasi | tatra saṃdhyāmupāsyaikāṃ rājasūyaphalaṃ labhet

Translation

เมื่ออาบน้ำชำระในสายน้ำศักดิ์สิทธิ์แห่งไพลิปิลา ทางทิศใต้ของตรีวิษฏปะ แล้วบูชาสันธยาเพียงครั้งเดียว ณ ที่นั้น ย่อมได้ผลบุญดุจพิธีราชสูยะยัญญะ

Word by Word

• त्रिविष्टपात्: from Triviṣṭapa (heaven/Triviṣṭapa-place)
• त्रिविष्टपात्: Apadana (Source/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्रिविष्टप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी-विभक्ति (5th/Ablative), एकवचन

• दक्षिणतः: to the south; on the southern side
• दक्षिणतः: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: दक्षिणतः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; दिशावाचक-अव्यय (directional adverb)

• स्नातः: having bathed
• स्नातः: Karta (Agent/कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्ना (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (past passive participle); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• पैलिपिले: in (the place/pond) Pailipila
• पैलिपिले: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पैलिपिल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (7th/Locative), एकवचन

• अम्भसि: in water
• अम्भसि: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अम्भस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (7th/Locative), एकवचन

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

• सन्ध्याम्: the twilight-prayer (sandhyā)
• सन्ध्याम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सन्ध्या (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• उपास्य: having worshipped/observed
• उपास्य: Purvakala (Prior action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: उप-आस् (धातु)
• Form: ल्यप्-प्रत्ययान्त अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund); क्रियाविशेषणभाव

• एकाम्: one (single)
• एकाम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: एक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; विशेषण (सन्ध्या-विशेषण)

• राजसूयफलम्: the fruit/result of the Rājasūya (sacrifice)
• राजसूयफलम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राजसूय (प्रातिपदिक) + फल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (राजसूयस्य फलम्)

• लभेत्: would obtain
• लभेत्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: लभ् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन

Speaker

Skanda

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Pailipila (ambhas) south of Triviṣṭapa

Type: kund

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A pilgrim at dawn bathes in a small southern waterbody near a marked ‘Triviṣṭapa’ shrine/marker, then stands on the bank performing sandhyā with arghya to the rising sun; subtle presence of Kashi’s sacred skyline and Gaṅgā ambience.

Characters & Entities

• Triviṣṭapa
• Pailipila-hrada
• Sandhyā
• Rājasūya

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Tīrtha-sevā in Kāśī can equal the grandest Vedic rites when joined to disciplined daily worship.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The Pailipila waters south of Triviṣṭapa in Kāśī.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Bathe at Pailipila and perform Sandhyā worship even once at that spot.