Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 77

Devanagari script

एवं ज्ञात्वा तु मेधावी नाविमुक्तं त्यजेन्नरः । अविमुक्तप्रसादेन विमुक्तो जायते यतः

Transliteration

evaṃ jñātvā tu medhāvī nāvimuktaṃ tyajennaraḥ | avimuktaprasādena vimukto jāyate yataḥ

Translation

Sa pagkaalam nito, ang taong may talino’y huwag tatalikod sa Avimukta; sapagkat sa biyaya ng Avimukta, ang isa’y nagiging tunay na malaya.

Word by Word

• एवम्: thus
• एवम्: Sambandha (Relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एवम् (अव्यय)
• Form: प्रकारवाचक-अव्यय (manner adverb)

• ज्ञात्वा: having known
• ज्ञात्वा: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ज्ञा (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्यय (gerund/absolutive), पूर्वकालिक (having known)

• तु: indeed / but
• तु: Sambandha (Relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय/विरोधसूचक-अव्यय (particle: but/indeed)

• मेधावी: the intelligent person
• मेधावी: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मेधाविन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• न: not
• न: Sambandha (Relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेध-अव्यय

• अविमुक्तम्: Avimukta (the sacred place)
• अविमुक्तम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अविमुक्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; स्थानवाचक-नाम (place-name)

• त्यजेत्: should abandon
• त्यजेत्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: त्यज् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), परस्मैपदम्, प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन

• नरः: a man
• नरः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• अविमुक्तप्रसादेन: by the grace of Avimukta
• अविमुक्तप्रसादेन: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अविमुक्त (प्रातिपदिक) + प्रसाद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental), एकवचन

• विमुक्तः: liberated
• विमुक्तः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विमुक्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषणम्

• जायते: is born / becomes
• जायते: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: जन् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), आत्मनेपदम्, प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन

• यतः: because
• यतः: Sambandha (Relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यतस् (अव्यय/सम्बन्ध)
• Form: हेतुवाचक-अव्यय (causal: because/for)

Speaker

Skanda (deduced: Kāśīkhaṇḍa commonly Skanda speaking to Agastya)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Avimukta

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Agastya (frame)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A devotee at the threshold of Avimukta, hesitating to depart; a radiant, unseen Śiva-grace (prasāda) descends like light from the Viśvanātha shrine, symbolizing ‘vimukti’ arising from staying.

Characters & Entities

• Avimukta
• Prasāda (grace)
• Vimukti

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Liberation is depicted as flowing from the grace inherent in Avimukta/Kāśī; wisdom lies in steadfastly holding to that refuge.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Avimukta Kṣetra of Kāśī.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

A practical prescription of commitment: do not ‘tyaj’ (abandon) Avimukta—implying continued association through pilgrimage, residence, and worship.