Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 26

Devanagari script

मानसान्यपि तीर्थानि सत्यादीनि च वै प्रिये । एतानि मुक्तिदान्येव नात्र कार्या विचारणा

Transliteration

mānasānyapi tīrthāni satyādīni ca vai priye | etāni muktidānyeva nātra kāryā vicāraṇā

Translation

即便是“心中之圣渡”（意念的 tīrtha），如以“真实”（Satya）等为首者，也是如此，亲爱的。它们确能赐予解脱（mokṣa）；对此不必疑虑争辩。

Word by Word

• मानसानि: mental/pertaining to Mānas(a)
• मानसानि: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मानस (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2nd/Accusative), बहुवचन; विशेषणम् (तीर्थानि)

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

• तीर्थानि: tīrthas
• तीर्थानि: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तीर्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2nd/Accusative), बहुवचन

• सत्यादीनि: beginning with Satya (etc.)
• सत्यादीनि: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सत्य + आदि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2nd/Accusative), बहुवचन; ‘सत्य-आदि’ = ‘beginning with Satya’

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-बोधक अव्यय (conjunction)

• वै: indeed
• वै: Sambandha (Emphasis/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वै (अव्यय)
• Form: निश्चयार्थक निपात (particle: indeed)

• प्रिये: O dear one
• प्रिये: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रिय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति (Vocative), एकवचन

• एतानि: these
• एतानि: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: एतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन

• मुक्तिदानि: granting liberation
• मुक्तिदानि: Visheshana (Predicate adjective/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मुक्ति + द (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; उपपद-तत्पुरुष (मुक्तिं ददाति इति)

• एव: indeed
• एव: Sambandha (Emphasis/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारणार्थक अव्यय (only/indeed)

• न: not
• न: Sambandha (Negation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेधार्थक अव्यय (negation)

• अत्र: here/in this matter
• अत्र: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक अव्यय (locative adverb: here)

• कार्या: to be done/necessary
• कार्या: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कार्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; विधेय-विशेषणम् (विचारणा)

• विचारणा: consideration/deliberation
• विचारणा: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विचारणा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

Speaker

Skanda (deduced from Kāśīkhaṇḍa dialogue context)

Characters & Entities

• Mānasatīrtha
• Satya

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Pilgrimage is not only geographic; inner, mind-based tīrthas also function as authentic means toward liberation when approached with purity and intent.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The verse points to ‘mānasatīrthas’ (inward tīrthas), mentioning those ‘beginning with Satya’ as exemplars rather than one physical location.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No outward ritual; the emphasis is on inner orientation—recognizing subtle tīrthas and trusting their salvific potency.