Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 67

Devanagari script

अनुष्णाभिरफेनाभिरद्भिर्हृद्गाभिरत्वरः । ब्राह्मणो ब्राह्मतीर्थेन दृष्टिपूताभिराचमेत्

Transliteration

anuṣṇābhiraphenābhiradbhirhṛdgābhiratvaraḥ | brāhmaṇo brāhmatīrthena dṛṣṭipūtābhirācamet

Translation

Ang brāhmaṇa ay magsagawa ng ācamana nang hindi nagmamadali, gamit ang tubig na malamig (hindi mainit), walang bula, at umaabot hanggang dibdib—sa brāhma-tīrtha (tamang ayos ng kamay), na pinadalisay ng maingat na titig.

Word by Word

• anuṣṇābhiḥ: with not-hot (cool)
• anuṣṇābhiḥ: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: anuṣṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3), बहुवचन; 'adbhis' इत्यस्य विशेषणम्

• aphenābhiḥ: with foamless
• aphenābhiḥ: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: aphena (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3), बहुवचन; 'adbhis' इत्यस्य विशेषणम्

• adbhiḥ: with water
• adbhiḥ: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ap (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3), बहुवचन

• hṛd-gābhiḥ: with (water) from a lake
• hṛd-gābhiḥ: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: hṛd (प्रातिपदिक) + gā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3), बहुवचन; तत्पुरुषः (hṛdaḥ gāḥ = from a lake/heart-water)

• atvaraḥ: unhurried
• atvaraḥ: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: a (नञ्) + tvara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन; नञ्-तत्पुरुषः

• brāhmaṇaḥ: a Brahmin
• brāhmaṇaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: brāhmaṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन

• brāhma-tīrthena: with the Brahma-tīrtha (hand position)
• brāhma-tīrthena: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: brāhma (प्रातिपदिक) + tīrtha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3), एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (brāhmaṃ tīrtham = Brahma-tīrtha, a hand-position)

• dṛṣṭi-pūtābhiḥ: with (waters) purified by sight
• dṛṣṭi-pūtābhiḥ: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: dṛṣṭi (प्रातिपदिक) + pūta (pū धातु + क्त)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3), बहुवचन; तत्पुरुषः (dṛṣṭyā pūtāḥ = purified by sight)

• ācamet: should sip (ācamana)
• ācamet: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ā + cam (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन

Speaker

Skanda (deduced: Kāśīkhaṇḍa commonly as Skanda teaching Agastya)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kāśī (ācāra context)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A brāhmaṇa sits on clean ground near a ghat, facing east/north, holding his right hand in brāhma-tīrtha position; he gazes steadily at a small vessel of cool, clear water, then performs ācamana slowly; the scene is quiet and disciplined.

Characters & Entities

• Brāhma-tīrtha

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Ritual purity is not mechanical—mindfulness, proper method, and careful attention sanctify the act.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No single tīrtha is named; the verse is a procedural dharma teaching within the Kāśī Khaṇḍa.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Ācamana should be done slowly with cool, foamless water, using brāhma-tīrtha, after visually ensuring the water’s purity.