Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 129

Devanagari script

श्रुत्वाऽध्यायमिमं पुण्यं ग्रहपीडा न जायते । नोपसर्गभयं तस्य काश्यां निवसतः सतः

Transliteration

śrutvā'dhyāyamimaṃ puṇyaṃ grahapīḍā na jāyate | nopasargabhayaṃ tasya kāśyāṃ nivasataḥ sataḥ

Translation

聆听此一圣洁篇章，便不生诸星曜所致之苦恼；而那住于迦尸的善人，亦无灾厄之惧。

Word by Word

• श्रुत्वा: having heard
• श्रुत्वा: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: श्रु (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्यय-क्रियाविशेषण (Gerund/Absolutive): ‘having heard’

• अध्यायम्: chapter/lesson
• अध्यायम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अध्याय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular)

• इमम्: this
• इमम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular); विशेषण (qualifying अध्यायम्)

• पुण्यम्: meritorious/holy
• पुण्यम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पुण्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular); विशेषण (qualifying अध्यायम्)

• ग्रहपीडा: affliction from planets
• ग्रहपीडा: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ग्रह + पीडा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular); षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (ग्रहाणां पीडा)

• न: not
• न: Nishedha (निषेध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेध-अव्यय (negation particle)

• जायते: arises/is born
• जायते: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: जन् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), आत्मनेपद, प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular)

• न: not
• न: Nishedha (निषेध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेध-अव्यय (negation particle)

• उपसर्गभयम्: fear of calamities/afflictions
• उपसर्गभयम्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: उपसर्ग + भय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular); षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (उपसर्गस्य भयम्)

• तस्य: of him/of that person
• तस्य: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/6th), एकवचन (Singular)

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

• निवसतः: of (one) dwelling
• निवसतः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Verb
• Root: नि-√वस् (धातु)
• Form: शतृ-प्रत्ययान्त वर्तमान-कृदन्त (Present active participle), पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/6th), एकवचन (Singular)

• सतः: of the virtuous/existent one
• सतः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सत् (प्रातिपदिक; √अस्-धातोः शतृ/सत्)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/6th), एकवचन (Singular); ‘सत्’ = good/virtuous being

Speaker

Skanda (deduced for Kāśīkhaṇḍa phalaśruti)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kāśī (Avimukta)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Sage audience within the frame (traditional Purāṇic śravaṇa setting)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A serene Kāśī scene: a virtuous resident listens to a recitation of the holy chapter near a ghat or temple courtyard; above, symbolic planetary deities fade into harmless light, signifying the cessation of graha-affliction and calamity-fear.

Characters & Entities

• Kāśī (Vārāṇasī)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Śravaṇa (devout listening) to sacred māhātmya and living a righteous life in Kāśī are described as protective forces against suffering.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Kāśī (Vārāṇasī) is explicitly praised as a place where the devotee is freed from fear and adversity.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Hearing/recitation of the chapter (śravaṇa of the adhyāya) is the implied practice; no separate dāna or vrata is specified here.