Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 44

Devanagari script

मत्परिग्रहतः सर्वे हरपापे कृतोदकाः । आराध्य मामनेनैव वपुषा सिद्धिमागताः

Transliteration

matparigrahataḥ sarve harapāpe kṛtodakāḥ | ārādhya māmanenaiva vapuṣā siddhimāgatāḥ

Translation

میرے پرِگ्रह (حفاظت) میں رہنے والے سب نے ہرپاپ میں اُدک کریا کی؛ اسی مجسّم روپ میں میری آرادھنا کر کے وہ سب سِدھی کو پہنچ گئے۔

Word by Word

• मत्परिग्रहात्: because of my acceptance/protection
• मत्परिग्रहात्: Hetu/Apadana (हेतु/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मत् (अस्मद्-षष्ठी) + परिग्रह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• सर्वे: all (of them)
• सर्वे: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• हरपापे: at Harapāpa (place/name)
• हरपापे: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हर + पाप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; (स्थानवाचक)

• कृतोदकाः: having performed the water-rite / having taken ritual water
• कृतोदकाः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कृत + उदक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: बहुव्रीहिवत् प्रयोगः; कृत (क्त) + उदक; पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; विशेषण (सर्वे)

• आराध्य: having worshipped
• आराध्य: Purvakala-kriya (पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: आ + राध् (धातु)
• Form: ल्यप्-प्रत्ययान्त अव्यय (absolutive/gerund)

• माम्: me
• माम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• अनेन: by this
• अनेन: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• एव: indeed / only
• एव: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अवधारण (emphatic particle)

• वपुषा: with the body / in bodily form
• वपुषा: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वपुस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• सिद्धिम्: attainment / success
• सिद्धिम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सिद्धि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• आगताः: attained / reached
• आगताः: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ + गम् (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past participle used finitely); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन

Speaker

Skanda (deduced Kāśīkhaṇḍa default narration)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Harapāpa-hrada (Harapāpa)

Type: kund

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Devī (Pārvatī)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Pilgrims at the hrada perform water-rites; on the bank, Śiva is worshipped in a tangible, embodied manifestation; a subtle radiance indicates siddhi attained by the devotees.

Characters & Entities

• Harapāpa (tīrtha)
• Udaka-kriyā (water rite)
• Siddhi

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Tīrtha-rituals joined with sincere worship lead to siddhi; sacred geography becomes transformative when approached with devotion.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Harapāpa (Harapāpa-hrada) in Kāśī.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Kṛtodaka—performing a water rite/ablution and worship (ārādhana) at the tīrtha.