Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 93

Devanagari script

पुंडरीकमयीं मालां सश्रीकां बिभ्रती हृदि । ध्यातव्यानेन रूपेण मुमुक्षुभिरहर्निशम्

Transliteration

puṃḍarīkamayīṃ mālāṃ saśrīkāṃ bibhratī hṛdi | dhyātavyānena rūpeṇa mumukṣubhiraharniśam

Translation

وہ اپنے قلب پر سفید کنولوں کی نہایت باجلال مالا دھارے ہوئے ہے؛ نجات کے طالب سالکوں کو دن رات اسی صورت میں اُس کا دھیان کرنا چاہیے۔

Word by Word

• puṃḍarīka-mayīm: made of white lotuses
• puṃḍarīka-mayīm: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: puṃḍarīka (प्रातिपदिक) + mayī (प्रातिपदिक/तद्धित -मयट्)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन; विशेषण (fem. acc. sg.)

• mālām: garland
• mālām: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mālā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन (fem. acc. sg.)

• sa-śrīkām: splendid/with auspicious beauty
• sa-śrīkām: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sa (उपसर्ग/प्रातिपदिक) + śrī (प्रातिपदिक) + -ka (तद्धित)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; ‘स-’=सहितार्थक (with-) (fem. acc. sg.)

• bibhratī: bearing/wearing
• bibhratī: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √bhṛ भृ (धातु) शतृ (bibhrat)
• Form: शतृ-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त; स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; वर्तमानकालिक-कर्तरि (present active participle, fem. nom. sg.)

• hṛdi: in (her) heart
• hṛdi: Adhikaraṇa (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: hṛd (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन (loc. sg.)

• dhyātavyā: to be meditated upon
• dhyātavyā: Vidheyaviśeṣaṇa (Predicative qualifier/विधेय-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: √dhyai ध्यै (धातु) तव्यत्
• Form: तव्यत्-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (gerundive); स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; विधेय-विशेषण (to be meditated upon)

• anena: by/with this
• anena: Karaṇa (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: idam (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), एकवचन (instr. sg.)

• rūpeṇa: form
• rūpeṇa: Karaṇa (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rūpa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), एकवचन (instr. sg.)

• mumukṣubhiḥ: by seekers of liberation
• mumukṣubhiḥ: Karta (Agent/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mumukṣu (कृदन्त; √muc मुच् (धातु) सन्/इच्छार्थ)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), बहुवचन (instr. pl.); इच्छार्थक-प्रातिपदिक (one desiring liberation)

• ahar-niśam: day and night; always
• ahar-niśam: Kāla (Time/काल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ahar (प्रातिपदिक) + niśā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (adverb of time), अव्ययीभाव-समास

Speaker

Skanda (deduced; Kāśīkhaṇḍa context typically Skanda speaking to Agastya)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Maṇikarṇikā

Type: tirtha

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A serene goddess-form with a splendid white-lotus garland resting upon her heart; the composition emphasizes the chest/heart region as the locus of śrī and purity; contemplative posture implied.

Characters & Entities

• Maṇikarṇikā Devī
• Puṇḍarīka (white lotus)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Liberation is supported by continuous remembrance: sustained meditation on the deity’s form refines the mind toward mokṣa.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Maṇikarṇikā in Kāśī, presented as a liberating center where devotion and meditation are especially potent.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Perform continuous dhyāna—meditate on this described form day and night, especially for those seeking mokṣa.