Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 53

Devanagari script

स्थानादमुष्मान्ममराजसौधात्प्राच्यां मनागीशसमाश्रितायाम् । सव्येपसव्ये च कराः क्रमेण शतत्रयी यापि शतद्वयी च

Transliteration

sthānādamuṣmānmamarājasaudhātprācyāṃ manāgīśasamāśritāyām | savyepasavye ca karāḥ krameṇa śatatrayī yāpi śatadvayī ca

Translation

Mula sa pook na iyon—ang aking maharlikang palasyo—patungong silangan, bahagyang nakahilig at nakasandig malapit sa Panginoon; sa kaliwa at sa kanan, ayon sa wastong ayos, naroon ang mga “kamay” (mga dugtong na terasa/hagdan), isang hanay na tatlong daan at isa pang hanay na dalawang daan.

Word by Word

• स्थानात्: from the place
• स्थानात्: Apādāna (Source)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्थान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी-विभक्ति (ablative), एकवचन

• अमुष्मात्: from that
• अमुष्मात्: Apādāna (Source)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अदस् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसक-प्रयोगे, पञ्चमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; दूरनिर्देश-सर्वनाम (from that)

• मम: my
• मम: Sambandha (Genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• राजसौधात्: from the royal palace
• राजसौधात्: Apādāna (Source)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राज + सौध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (royal palace/mansion)

• प्राच्याम्: in the east
• प्राच्याम्: Adhikaraṇa (Location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्राची (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (locative), एकवचन

• मनाक्: slightly
• मनाक्: Viśeṣaṇa (Adverbial modifier)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: मनाक् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb) = ‘a little/slightly’

• ईशसमाश्रितायाम्: in (the region) resorted to Īśa
• ईशसमाश्रितायाम्: Adhikaraṇa (Location/qualifier of prācyām)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ईश + समाश्रित (सम्-आ-श्रि धातु; कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; भूतकृदन्त (past passive participle) ‘समाश्रित’ = ‘resorted to’; तत्पुरुषः (resorted to Īśa)

• सव्ये: on the left
• सव्ये: Adhikaraṇa (Location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सव्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग/पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; (on the left)

• अपसव्ये: on the right
• अपसव्ये: Adhikaraṇa (Location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अपसव्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग/पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; (on the right/contrary side)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय

• कराः: rays/lines
• कराः: Karta (Subject/Topic)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; (कर = ray/hand; अत्र ‘किरण/रेखा’ अर्थे)

• क्रमेण: in sequence
• क्रमेण: Kriyā-viśeṣaṇa (Manner)
• Type: Noun
• Root: क्रम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; अव्ययीभाववत् प्रयोगः (in order/gradually)

• शतत्रयी: three hundred
• शतत्रयी: Karta (Subject/Topic)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शत + त्रयी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; द्विगु-समासः (three hundreds)

• या: which
• या: Sambandha (Relative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; सम्बन्धे (relative pronoun)

• अपि: also
• अपि: Sambandha (Particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (also/even)

• शतद्वयी: two hundred
• शतद्वयी: Karta (Coordinated subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शत + द्वयी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; द्विगु-समासः (two hundreds)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय

Speaker

Śiva/Viśvanātha (probable; first-person ‘mama rāja-saudha’ continuing the Maṇikarṇikā description)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Maṇikarṇikā (spatial description of its precinct)

Type: ghat

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A diagrammatic yet sacred depiction of Maṇikarṇikā: an eastern-leaning slope near a lordly shrine, with two flanking step-terraces like ‘hands’—one larger (300) and one smaller (200)—leading to the waterline; the ‘royal mansion’ of the deity anchors the axis.

Characters & Entities

• Īśa (Śiva)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

The mahātmya grounds spiritual greatness in sacred geography, describing the divine layout near the Lord’s abode to guide reverent orientation in Kāśī.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The description continues the Kāśī sacred zone associated with Maṇikarṇikā and the Lord (Īśa/Śiva).

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No direct ritual instruction; it is a sthāna-varṇana (site-description) supporting pilgrimage mapping and reverential movement.