Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 24

Devanagari script

तत्र पंचनदाभ्याशे मार्कंडेयादि सेविते । गोविंदमग्निबिंदुः स स्तुतवांस्तुष्टमानसः

Transliteration

tatra paṃcanadābhyāśe mārkaṃḍeyādi sevite | goviṃdamagnibiṃduḥ sa stutavāṃstuṣṭamānasaḥ

Translation

Doon, malapit sa Pañcanadā na dinadalaw nina Mārkaṇḍeya at iba pang mga rishi, si Agnibiṃdu, na nalulugod ang puso, ay naghandog ng mga himno kay Govinda.

Word by Word

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

• paṃca-nadābhyāśe: in the vicinity of Pañcanadā
• paṃca-nadābhyāśe: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: paṃca + nadī + abhyāśa (प्रातिपदिक-समास)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन; समासः—षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (पञ्चनदीनाम् अभ्याशः = vicinity of the five rivers)

• mārkaṇḍeya-ādi: by Mārkaṇḍeya and others
• mārkaṇḍeya-ādi: Kartr/Hetu (Agent group/कर्ता-समूह)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mārkaṇḍeya + ādi (प्रातिपदिक-समास)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन (अध्याहृतम्) / अथवा समास-पूर्वपद; अर्थः—'मार्कण्डेयादिभिः' (instrumental sense in context)

• sevite: frequented/served
• sevite: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sevita (कृदन्त; √sev)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (past passive participle), नपुंसकलिङ्ग/पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन; 'सेविते (स्थाने)'—'in the place frequented/served'

• govindam: Govinda
• govindam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: govinda (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• agnibiṃduḥ: Agnibindu
• agnibiṃduḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: agnibiṃdu (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• saḥ: he
• saḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• stutavān: having praised
• stutavān: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: stutavat (कृदन्त; √stu)
• Form: कृत्-प्रत्ययान्त (क्तवतु/क्तवत्), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; परोक्षभूतार्थे—'having praised'

• tuṣṭa-mānasaḥ: with a pleased mind
• tuṣṭa-mānasaḥ: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: tuṣṭa (कृदन्त; √tuṣ) + mānasa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; समासः—कर्मधारयः (तुष्टं मानसं यस्य)

Speaker

Narrator (contextual)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Pañcanadā

Type: sangam

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Śaunaka and ṛṣis (chapter frame)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A riverside confluence with multiple small streams meeting; hermitages in the background; Mārkaṇḍeya-like sages present or implied; Agnibiṃdu sings hymns to Govinda with serene joy.

Characters & Entities

• Pañcanadā
• Mārkaṇḍeya
• Govinda
• Agnibiṃdu

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Holy places gain radiance through the presence of sages, and devotion offered there becomes especially potent and joy-giving.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Pañcanadā, a sacred locale in the Kāśīkhaṇḍa landscape, associated with revered sages like Mārkaṇḍeya.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Hymn-recitation (stuti) to Govinda is exemplified; no further ritual details are specified.