Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 14

Devanagari script

तत्रैव भार्गवे तीर्थे भृगुकेशव नामतः । काशीनिवासिनः पुंसो बिभर्मि च मनोरथैः

Transliteration

tatraiva bhārgave tīrthe bhṛgukeśava nāmataḥ | kāśīnivāsinaḥ puṃso bibharmi ca manorathaiḥ

Translation

وہیں بھارگوَ تیرتھ پر میں ‘بھِرگوکیشَو’ کے نام سے ہوں؛ اور کاشی میں بسنے والے انسان کو میں سہارا دیتا ہوں، اس کی دلی مرادیں پوری کرتا ہوں۔

Word by Word

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; देशवाचक क्रियाविशेषण

• एव: indeed
• एव: Sambandha (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निपात

• भार्गवे: in (the) Bhārgava
• भार्गवे: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: भार्गव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7 विभक्ति), एकवचन; तीर्थे इति विशेषणम् ('in the Bhārgava [tīrtha]')

• तीर्थे: in the tīrtha
• तीर्थे: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तीर्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7 विभक्ति), एकवचन

• भृगुकेशवः: Bhṛgu-Keśava (name/title)
• भृगुकेशवः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भृगु-केशव (प्रातिपदिक; समास)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1 विभक्ति), एकवचन; कर्मधारयः (भृगुः केशवः इव/नाम)

• नामतः: by name
• नामतः: Sambandha (Adverbial/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नामतः (अव्यय; नामन्-तस्)
• Form: अव्यय; तसिल्-प्रत्ययान्त क्रियाविशेषण ('as to name/by name')

• काशीनिवासिनः: of the resident of Kāśī
• काशीनिवासिनः: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: काशी-निवासिन् (प्रातिपदिक; समास)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6 विभक्ति), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (काश्यां निवसति इति)

• पुंसः: of a man/person
• पुंसः: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुम्स्/पुंस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6 विभक्ति), एकवचन

• बिभर्मि: I bear/fulfil
• बिभर्मि: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भृ (धातु)
• Form: लट् (वर्तमाने), उत्तमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयार्थक निपात (conjunction)

• मनोरथैः: with (their) desired wishes/boons
• मनोरथैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मनोरथ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3 विभक्ति), बहुवचन; साधन/करणवाचक ('by means of wishes' / 'with desired boons')

Speaker

Skanda (deduced for Kāśīkhaṇḍa context) speaking to Agastya

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Bhārgava-tīrtha

Type: ghat

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Pilgrims/devotees in the Kāśīkhaṇḍa narrative setting

Visual Art Cues

Scene: At Bhārgava-tīrtha, Bhṛgukeśava appears as a sustaining protector; a Kashi householder family offers worship; their ‘manorathas’ are symbolized as blossoming lotuses or filled granaries.

Characters & Entities

• Bhārgava-tīrtha
• Bhṛgukeśava
• Bhṛgu
• Kāśī (residents)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Kāśī is portrayed as a grace-filled abode where divine worship supports household and spiritual aims, integrating dharma with legitimate aspirations.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Bhārgava-tīrtha, associated with Bhṛgu and the form Bhṛgukeśava.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Implicit worship/recourse to Bhṛgukeśava at Bhārgava-tīrtha for the support and fulfillment of manorathas.