Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 10

Devanagari script

क्षेत्रसिद्धिं समीहंते ये चात्र कृतिनो जनाः । यावज्जीवं न तैस्त्याज्या सुधीभिर्मणिकर्णिका

Transliteration

kṣetrasiddhiṃ samīhaṃte ye cātra kṛtino janāḥ | yāvajjīvaṃ na taistyājyā sudhībhirmaṇikarṇikā

Translation

บรรดาผู้มีบุญและผู้สำเร็จที่ปรารถนาสิทธิแห่งเขตนี้ สำหรับผู้มีปัญญาแล้ว มณิกรรณิกาไม่พึงละทิ้งตราบเท่าที่ยังมีชีวิตอยู่

Word by Word

• क्षेत्रसिद्धिम्: attainment/perfection of the kṣetra
• क्षेत्रसिद्धिम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: क्षेत्र (प्रातिपदिक) + सिद्धि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (क्षेत्रस्य सिद्धिः)

• समीहन्ते: strive for
• समीहन्ते: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम्+ईह् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (वर्तमान), आत्मनेपद, प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन

• ये: who
• ये: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन; सम्बन्धसूचक सर्वनाम

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

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

• कृतिनः: virtuous, meritorious
• कृतिनः: Karta (Agent-qualifier/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कृतिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन; विशेषणम्

• जनाः: people
• जनाः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन

• यावत्-जीवम्: as long as one lives
• यावत्-जीवम्: Adhikarana (Time/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यावत् (अव्यय/प्रातिपदिक) + जीव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययीभावसमासः; अव्ययत्वेन कालपरिमाणवाचक (as long as life lasts)

• न: not
• न: Sambandha (Negation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, निषेध

• तैः: by them
• तैः: Karta (Agent/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), बहुवचन

• त्याज्या: should be abandoned
• त्याज्या: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: त्याज्य (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; त्यज् धातोः)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; विधेय-विशेषणम्; भाव्य/अर्हार्थक (gerundive: 'to be abandoned')

• सुधीभिः: by the wise
• सुधीभिः: Karta (Agent/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुधी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), बहुवचन; (सुधी = सु + धी)

• मणिकर्णिका: Maṇikarṇikā (sacred place)
• मणिकर्णिका: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मणिकर्णिका (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

Speaker

Skanda (deduced: Kāśīkhaṇḍa commonly Skanda speaking to Agastya)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Maṇikarṇikā

Type: ghat

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: null

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A wise sādhaka sits near Maṇikarṇikā, with cremation fires in the distance and pilgrims performing ablutions; the mood is resolute and liberation-oriented, emphasizing non-abandonment of the tīrtha.

Characters & Entities

• Kāśī
• Maṇikarṇikā

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

For seekers of Kṣetra-siddhi, steadfast residence/association with Manikarṇikā is praised as a lifelong commitment.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Maṇikarṇikā in Kāśī, renowned as a supremely potent sacred locus.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

A prescriptive counsel: the wise should not give up Manikarṇikā throughout life.