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Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 57

Devanagari script

साक्षाच्च सर्वे मंत्रा वै साक्षाद्यज्ञपुमानसौ । आचार्यपदवीमेष देवाचार्यः स्वयं चरेत् । साक्षाद्ब्रह्मा स्वयं चैष भृगुर्वै कर्मकांडवित्

Transliteration

sākṣācca sarve maṃtrā vai sākṣādyajñapumānasau | ācāryapadavīmeṣa devācāryaḥ svayaṃ caret | sākṣādbrahmā svayaṃ caiṣa bhṛgurvai karmakāṃḍavit

Translation

และมนตร์ทั้งปวงพึงปรากฏโดยตรง; บุรุษแห่งยัญญะพึงสำแดงตนเอง ตำแหน่งอาจารย์พึงให้เทวาจารย์ทรงปฏิบัติด้วยพระองค์เอง พระพรหมพึงเสด็จมาด้วย และพระภฤคุผู้รู้กรรมกาณฑะก็เช่นกัน

Word by Word
sākṣātdirectly
sākṣāt:
Sambandha
TypeIndeclinable
Rootsākṣāt (अव्यय)
Formक्रियाविशेषण-अव्यय (directly)
caand
ca:
Sambandha
TypeIndeclinable
Rootca (अव्यय)
Formसमुच्चयार्थक-अव्यय
sarveall
sarve:
Visheshana
TypeAdjective
Rootsarva (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; विशेषण
maṃtrāḥmantras
maṃtrāḥ:
Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootmaṃtra (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन
vaiindeed
vai:
Sambandha
TypeIndeclinable
Rootvai (अव्यय)
Formनिश्चयार्थक/अनुनासिक-निपात (emphatic particle)
sākṣātdirectly
sākṣāt:
Sambandha
TypeIndeclinable
Rootsākṣāt (अव्यय)
Formक्रियाविशेषण-अव्यय
yajña-pumānthe sacrifice-person (Yajña personified)
yajña-pumān:
Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootyajña (प्रातिपदिक) + pumān/puman (पुमन्-प्रातिपदिक)
Formकर्मधारय-समास (‘यज्ञः एव पुमान्’); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन
asauthat one (he)
asau:
Karta (Apposition/कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootadas (अदस्-प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; सर्वनाम (demonstrative)
ācārya-padavīmthe status/position of an ācārya
ācārya-padavīm:
Karma (Object/कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootācārya (प्रातिपदिक) + padavī (प्रातिपदिक)
Formतत्पुरुष-समास (‘आचार्यस्य पदवी’); स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (Acc./2nd), एकवचन
eṣaḥthis one (he)
eṣaḥ:
Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootetad (एतद्-प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; सर्वनाम
deva-ācāryaḥteacher of the gods
deva-ācāryaḥ:
Karta (Predicate noun/कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootdeva (प्रातिपदिक) + ācārya (प्रातिपदिक)
Formतत्पुरुष-समास (‘देवानाम् आचार्यः’); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन
svayamhimself
svayam:
Sambandha
TypeIndeclinable
Rootsvayam (अव्यय)
Formस्वार्थक-अव्यय
caretshould act/perform
caret:
Kriya (Verb/क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootcar (चर् धातु)
Formविधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद
sākṣātdirectly
sākṣāt:
Sambandha
TypeIndeclinable
Rootsākṣāt (अव्यय)
Formक्रियाविशेषण-अव्यय
brahmāBrahmā
brahmā:
Karta (Predicate noun/कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootbrahman (ब्रह्मन्-प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन
svayamhimself
svayam:
Sambandha
TypeIndeclinable
Rootsvayam (अव्यय)
Formस्वार्थक-अव्यय
caand
ca:
Sambandha
TypeIndeclinable
Rootca (अव्यय)
Formसमुच्चयार्थक-अव्यय
eṣaḥthis one (he)
eṣaḥ:
Karta (Apposition/कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootetad (एतद्-प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; सर्वनाम
bhṛguḥBhṛgu
bhṛguḥ:
Karta (Predicate noun/कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootbhṛgu (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन
vaiindeed
vai:
Sambandha
TypeIndeclinable
Rootvai (अव्यय)
Formनिश्चयार्थक-अव्यय
karma-kāṇḍa-vitknower of ritual section (karma-kāṇḍa)
karma-kāṇḍa-vit:
Karta (Predicate noun/कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootkarma-kāṇḍa (कर्म + काण्ड) + vit (विद् धातु → वित् ‘knower’)
Formतत्पुरुष-समास (‘कर्मकाण्डं वेत्ति’); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन
Speaker

Skanda (deduced, Kāśīkhaṇḍa norm)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kāśī

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: null

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A cosmic yajña: luminous mantras as personified syllabic beings hover; Yajña-Puruṣa stands radiant; a divine guru officiates; Brahmā and Bhṛgu sit as authoritative witnesses.

Characters & Entities
B
Brahmā
B
Bhṛgu
Y
Yajña

FAQs

True ritual legitimacy is extraordinarily rare; it requires flawless mantra, realized yajña-spirit, and unimpeachable priestly authority.

Though not naming a tirtha, the teaching reflects Kāśī-khaṇḍa’s dharmic lens: in Kāśī, inner truth outweighs mere ceremonial display.

An extreme benchmark for yajña: mantras, Yajña-person, divine ācārya, Brahmā, and Bhṛgu should be present in person.

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