Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 59

Devanagari script

उपसर्गा न शेषांश्च कुब्जा हरति पूजिता । तस्मात्कुब्जा प्रयत्नेन पूज्या काश्यां शुभार्थिभिः

Transliteration

upasargā na śeṣāṃśca kubjā harati pūjitā | tasmātkubjā prayatnena pūjyā kāśyāṃ śubhārthibhiḥ

Translation

جب کُبجا کی باادب اور درست طریقے سے پوجا کی جائے تو وہ آفات اور باقی رہ جانے والی تکلیفیں بھی دور کر دیتی ہے۔ اس لیے کاشی میں جو لوگ سعادت و برکت چاہتے ہیں، انہیں پوری کوشش سے کُبجا کی پوجا کرنی چاہیے۔

Word by Word

• उपसर्गाः: afflictions, obstacles
• उपसर्गाः: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: उपसर्ग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), बहुवचन (Plural)

• न: not
• न: Sambandha (Relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेधार्थक-अव्यय (negative particle)

• शेषान्: remaining (ones), leftovers
• शेषान्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शेष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), बहुवचन (Plural)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-अव्यय (conjunction)

• कुब्जा: Kubjā (name of the goddess)
• कुब्जा: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कुब्जा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• हरति: removes, takes away
• हरति: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: हृ (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), परस्मैपद, प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular)

• पूजिता: being worshipped
• पूजिता: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पूजित (कृदन्त; √पूज् धातु)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि-क्त (past passive participle), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषणम् (qualifying ‘कुब्जा’)

• तस्मात्: therefore
• तस्मात्: Hetu (Cause/हेतु)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तस्मात्-इति हेत्वर्थक-अव्ययप्रयोगः (ablatival adverb: ‘therefore/from that’)

• कुब्जा: Kubjā
• कुब्जा: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कुब्जा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• प्रयत्नेन: with effort
• प्रयत्नेन: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रयत्न (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), एकवचन

• पूज्या: should be worshipped
• पूज्या: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पूज्य (कृदन्त; √पूज् धातु)
• Form: तव्यत्-प्रत्ययान्त (gerundive: ‘to be worshipped’), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विधेय-विशेषणम् (predicate adjective)

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

• शुभार्थिभिः: by those desiring auspiciousness
• शुभार्थिभिः: Karta (Agent/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शुभ + अर्थिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (शुभस्य अर्थी), पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), बहुवचन

Speaker

Skanda

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kubjā (Devī-sthāna) in Kāśī

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A Kāśī lane opening into a small Devī-sthāna: Kubjā is worshipped by pilgrims with lamps and flowers; the atmosphere suggests protection from misfortune, with the Ganga-city skyline faintly present.

Characters & Entities

• Kubjā
• Kāśī (Vārāṇasī)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Earnest worship of the local Devī in Kāśī is presented as a dharmic means to dispel misfortune and secure auspiciousness.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Kāśī (Vārāṇasī) is the setting, with emphasis on the local sacred presence of Devī Kubjā.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Pūjā (formal worship) of Kubjā in Kāśī, performed with sincere effort by those seeking śubha (auspicious results).