Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 38

Devanagari script

कैवल्यमंडपस्यास्य भविष्ये द्वापरे हरे । लोके ख्यातिर्भवित्रीयमेष कुक्कुटमंडपः

Transliteration

kaivalyamaṃḍapasyāsya bhaviṣye dvāpare hare | loke khyātirbhavitrīyameṣa kukkuṭamaṃḍapaḥ

Translation

اے ہری! آنے والے زمانے میں، دوَاپر یُگ کے دوران، یہ کیولیہ منڈپ دنیا میں ‘کُکُّٹ منڈپ’ کے نام سے مشہور ہوگا۔

Word by Word

• kaivalya-maṃḍapasya: of the Kaivalya-pavilion
• kaivalya-maṃḍapasya: Shashthi-sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kaivalya (प्रातिपदिक) + maṃḍapa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (kaivalyasya maṃḍapaḥ)

• asya: of this
• asya: Shashthi-sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: idam (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसक, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन

• bhaviṣye: in the future
• bhaviṣye: Adhikarana (Time/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhaviṣya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन

• dvāpare: in the Dvāpara (age)
• dvāpare: Adhikarana (Time/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dvāpara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन

• hare: O Hari
• hare: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: hari (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (Vocative), एकवचन

• loke: in the world
• loke: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: loka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन

• khyātiḥ: fame, renown
• khyātiḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: khyāti (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• bhavitrī: will be (future), destined to be
• bhavitrī: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: bhū (भू धातु) + tṛ (तृन् प्रत्यय)
• Form: कृदन्त (तृन्-प्रत्यय), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; भविष्यत्-अर्थे (future sense)

• iyam: this
• iyam: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: idam (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• eṣaḥ: this (here)
• eṣaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: etad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• kukkuṭa-maṃḍapaḥ: the Kukkuṭa-pavilion
• kukkuṭa-maṃḍapaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kukkuṭa (प्रातिपदिक) + maṃḍapa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (kukkuṭasya maṃḍapaḥ)

Speaker

Narration within the Kāśīkhaṇḍa dialogue context

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kaivalya-maṇḍapa / Kukkuṭa-maṇḍapa

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Hari (addressed)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A dignified pavilion labeled ‘Kaivalya-maṇḍapa’ with a subtle overlay of time—Dvāpara-era crowds and banners calling it ‘Kukkuṭa-maṇḍapa,’ suggesting shifting names while the sanctity remains constant.

Characters & Entities

• Hari
• Kaivalya-maṇḍapa
• Kukkuṭa-maṇḍapa
• Dvāpara-yuga

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Sites associated with liberation in Kāśī gain enduring renown across ages, indicating the timeless sanctity of the kṣetra.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The Kaivalya-maṇḍapa, later famed as the Kukkuṭa-maṇḍapa, within the Kāśī sacred landscape.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; the verse provides a prophetic identification and fame of the maṇḍapa.