Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 48

Devanagari script

भगवन्सर्वगोपीह तिष्ठ पंचनदे ह्रदे । हिताय सर्व जंतूनां मुमुक्षूणां विशेषतः

Transliteration

bhagavansarvagopīha tiṣṭha paṃcanade hrade | hitāya sarva jaṃtūnāṃ mumukṣūṇāṃ viśeṣataḥ

Translation

Lạy Đấng bao trùm khắp, xin Ngài lưu trú nơi đây, tại hồ Pañcanada, vì lợi ích của mọi chúng sinh, đặc biệt cho những ai cầu giải thoát (mokṣa).

Word by Word

• भगवन्: O Lord
• भगवन्: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भगवत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन, एकवचन

• सर्वग: O all-pervading one
• सर्वग: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व + ग (कृदन्त/प्रातिपदिक; √गम्)
• Form: उपपद-समास (सर्वत्र गच्छति/सर्वं गच्छति), पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन, एकवचन; विशेषण

• अपि: also
• अपि: Sambandha (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय/अपेक्षार्थक-अव्यय (also/even)

• इह: here
• इह: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इह (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्यय (here)

• तिष्ठ: stay
• तिष्ठ: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्था (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकार (Imperative), मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• पञ्चनदे: in Pañcanada (place of five rivers)
• पञ्चनदे: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पञ्च + नदी (प्रातिपदिक; समास)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (नदी), सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/7th), एकवचन; द्विगु-समास (पञ्च नद्यः यस्मिन्)

• ह्रदे: in the lake
• ह्रदे: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ह्रद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन

• हिताय: for the welfare
• हिताय: Sampradana (Purpose/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हित (कृदन्त; √धा/√हि ‘to place’ → ‘beneficial’)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (हित), चतुर्थी-विभक्ति (Dative/4th), एकवचन; प्रयोजनार्थ (for the sake of)

• सर्व: of all
• सर्व: Shashthi-sambandha (Genitive relation/षष्ठीसम्बन्ध)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/6th), बहुवचन; ‘जन्तूनाम्’ इत्यस्य विशेषण

• जन्तूनाम्: of beings
• जन्तूनाम्: Shashthi-sambandha (Genitive relation/षष्ठीसम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जन्तु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, बहुवचन

• मुमुक्षूणाम्: of those desiring liberation
• मुमुक्षूणाम्: Shashthi-sambandha (Genitive relation/षष्ठीसम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुमुक्षु (कृदन्त; √मुच्)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, बहुवचन; इच्छार्थक-प्रत्यय (desiderative adjective used substantively)

• विशेषतः: especially
• विशेषतः: Sambandha (Adverbial modifier/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: विशेषतः (अव्यय)
• Form: रीत्यर्थक-अव्यय (adverb: especially)

Speaker

Agnibindu

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Pañcanada-hrada

Type: kund

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Frame-audience

Visual Art Cues

Scene: At a lotus-filled sacred pond, the sage gestures toward the waters and surrounding ghāṭa, beseeching Viṣṇu to remain; pilgrims in the distance perform snāna and offer lamps, suggesting future benefit.

Characters & Entities

• Viṣṇu
• Pañcanada Hrada (Kāśī)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

A true devotee seeks not only personal gain but a divine presence that uplifts all beings—especially liberation-seekers.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Pañcanada Hrada (the sacred lake/pond called Pañcanada) in Kāśī.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No explicit rite is stated, but the verse frames Pañcanada Hrada as a liberation-oriented tirtha where the Lord’s abiding presence benefits pilgrims.