Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 2

Devanagari script

यां श्रुत्वा श्रद्धया धीमान्पापेभ्यो मुच्यते क्षणात् । न च श्रिया वियुज्येत संयुज्येत वृषेण च

Transliteration

yāṃ śrutvā śraddhayā dhīmānpāpebhyo mucyate kṣaṇāt | na ca śriyā viyujyeta saṃyujyeta vṛṣeṇa ca

Translation

若以信心聆听此事，智者刹那间便从罪业中解脱；且不与室利（Śrī，吉祥与富饶）分离，并与“公牛”——法（Dharma）相契合。

Word by Word

• याम्: which (her/that)
• याम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; सम्बन्धे (यां कथाम्/आविष्कृतिम्)

• श्रुत्वा: having heard
• श्रुत्वा: Purvakala-kriya (Prior action/पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: श्रु (धातु) + त्वा (क्त्वा-प्रत्यय)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्यय (Gerund/Absolutive)

• श्रद्धया: with faith
• श्रद्धया: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्रद्धा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), एकवचन

• धीमान्: the wise person
• धीमान्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: धीमन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• पापेभ्यः: from sins
• पापेभ्यः: Apadana (Ablative/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पाप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (प्रायः), पञ्चमी-विभक्ति (Ablative/5th), बहुवचन

• मुच्यते: is freed
• मुच्यते: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: मुच् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन, आत्मनेपद; कर्मणि-प्रयोग (Passive sense)

• क्षणात्: in an instant
• क्षणात्: Adhikarana (Time-locus/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: क्षण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; अव्ययीभाववत् ‘तत्क्षणात्’ अर्थे

• न: not
• न: Pratishedha (Negation/निषेध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेध-अव्यय (negation particle)

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (Conjunction/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

• श्रिया: with prosperity (Śrī)
• श्रिया: Sahakarana (Association/सह)
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्री (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• वियुज्येत: would be separated
• वियुज्येत: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वि + युज् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ्-लकार (Optative), प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन, आत्मनेपद; कर्मणि/भावे प्रयोगः (be separated)

• संयुज्येत: would be united
• संयुज्येत: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम् + युज् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ्-लकार (Optative), प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन, आत्मनेपद; कर्मणि/भावे प्रयोगः (be united)

• वृषेण: with the bull (Vṛṣa)
• वृषेण: Sahakarana (Association/सह)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वृष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (Conjunction/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

Speaker

Skanda

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kāśī-māhātmya (Mādhava-āvirbhāva-kathā)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Agastya

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A didactic moment: Skanda declares the fruit of hearing—sins fall away instantly; Śrī stays and Dharma is gained—visualized as Śrī (Lakṣmī) and Dharma as a bull emblematically near the devotee.

Characters & Entities

• Skanda
• Śrī (prosperity)
• Dharma (Vṛṣa/Bull)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Faithful listening to sacred tīrtha-glorification purifies sin and aligns the listener with prosperity and Dharma.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The verse refers to the forthcoming account connected to Kāśī and Pañcanada, praising its hearing as spiritually potent.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Śravaṇa (devotional hearing) with śraddhā is the implied practice; no separate vow, bath, or charity is stated here.