Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 129

Devanagari script

श्रुत्वाऽध्यायमिमं पुण्यं ग्रहपीडा न जायते । नोपसर्गभयं तस्य काश्यां निवसतः सतः

Transliteration

śrutvā'dhyāyamimaṃ puṇyaṃ grahapīḍā na jāyate | nopasargabhayaṃ tasya kāśyāṃ nivasataḥ sataḥ

Translation

اس پاکیزہ باب کو سن لینے سے سیاروں کی اذیت پیدا نہیں ہوتی؛ اور جو نیک بندہ کاشی میں بستا ہے، اسے آفتوں اور بلاؤں کا کوئی خوف نہیں رہتا۔

Word by Word

• श्रुत्वा: having heard
• श्रुत्वा: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: श्रु (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्यय-क्रियाविशेषण (Gerund/Absolutive): ‘having heard’

• अध्यायम्: chapter/lesson
• अध्यायम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अध्याय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular)

• इमम्: this
• इमम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular); विशेषण (qualifying अध्यायम्)

• पुण्यम्: meritorious/holy
• पुण्यम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पुण्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular); विशेषण (qualifying अध्यायम्)

• ग्रहपीडा: affliction from planets
• ग्रहपीडा: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ग्रह + पीडा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular); षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (ग्रहाणां पीडा)

• न: not
• न: Nishedha (निषेध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेध-अव्यय (negation particle)

• जायते: arises/is born
• जायते: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: जन् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), आत्मनेपद, प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular)

• न: not
• न: Nishedha (निषेध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेध-अव्यय (negation particle)

• उपसर्गभयम्: fear of calamities/afflictions
• उपसर्गभयम्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: उपसर्ग + भय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular); षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (उपसर्गस्य भयम्)

• तस्य: of him/of that person
• तस्य: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/6th), एकवचन (Singular)

• काश्याम्: in Kāśī
• काश्याम्: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: काशी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/7th), एकवचन (Singular)

• निवसतः: of (one) dwelling
• निवसतः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Verb
• Root: नि-√वस् (धातु)
• Form: शतृ-प्रत्ययान्त वर्तमान-कृदन्त (Present active participle), पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/6th), एकवचन (Singular)

• सतः: of the virtuous/existent one
• सतः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सत् (प्रातिपदिक; √अस्-धातोः शतृ/सत्)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/6th), एकवचन (Singular); ‘सत्’ = good/virtuous being

Speaker

Skanda (deduced for Kāśīkhaṇḍa phalaśruti)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kāśī (Avimukta)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Sage audience within the frame (traditional Purāṇic śravaṇa setting)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A serene Kāśī scene: a virtuous resident listens to a recitation of the holy chapter near a ghat or temple courtyard; above, symbolic planetary deities fade into harmless light, signifying the cessation of graha-affliction and calamity-fear.

Characters & Entities

• Kāśī (Vārāṇasī)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Śravaṇa (devout listening) to sacred māhātmya and living a righteous life in Kāśī are described as protective forces against suffering.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Kāśī (Vārāṇasī) is explicitly praised as a place where the devotee is freed from fear and adversity.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Hearing/recitation of the chapter (śravaṇa of the adhyāya) is the implied practice; no separate dāna or vrata is specified here.