Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 20

Devanagari script

मुने लक्ष्मीनृसिंहोस्मि तीर्थे तन्नाम्नि पावने । दिशामि भक्तियुक्तेभ्यः सदानैः श्रेयसीं श्रियम्

Transliteration

mune lakṣmīnṛsiṃhosmi tīrthe tannāmni pāvane | diśāmi bhaktiyuktebhyaḥ sadānaiḥ śreyasīṃ śriyam

Translation

圣者啊，在那以此名闻名、能净化众生的圣地（tīrtha）中，我即是吉祥天女—人狮（Lakṣmī‑Narasiṃha）。对具足奉爱（bhakti）者，我赐予最吉祥的福富，并赐恒常的施与与安泰。

Word by Word

• मुने: O sage
• मुने: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुनि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8th/सम्बोधन), एकवचन

• लक्ष्मीनृसिंहः: Lakṣmī-Nṛsiṃha
• लक्ष्मीनृसिंहः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लक्ष्मी + नृसिंह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुष (लक्ष्म्याः नृसिंहः / लक्ष्मी-सहितः नृसिंहः)

• अस्मि: am
• अस्मि: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √अस् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (present), उत्तमपुरुष (1st), एकवचन

• तीर्थे: in the tīrtha
• तीर्थे: Adhikarana (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तीर्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन

• तत्: of that
• तत्: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/षष्ठी), एकवचन; (तस्य)

• नाम्नि: in the name (bearing that name)
• नाम्नि: Adhikarana (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नामन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन

• पावने: purifying
• पावने: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पावन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन; विशेषणम् (qualifying तीर्थे)

• दिशामि: I bestow
• दिशामि: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √दिश् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (present), उत्तमपुरुष (1st), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• भक्तियुक्तेभ्यः: to those endowed with devotion
• भक्तियुक्तेभ्यः: Sampradana (Dative/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भक्ति + युक्त (प्रातिपदिक; √युज् (धातु) क्त-प्रत्यय)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th/चतुर्थी), बहुवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुष (भक्ति-युक्त = endowed with devotion)

• सदानैः: with gifts (acts of giving)
• सदानैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स + दान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), बहुवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुष (स-दान = with gifts/with giving)

• श्रेयसीम्: most excellent
• श्रेयसीम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: श्रेयसी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन; विशेषणम् (qualifying श्रियम्)

• श्रियम्: prosperity/fortune
• श्रियम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्री (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन

Speaker

Skanda (deduced for Kāśī Khaṇḍa dialogues)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Lakṣmī-Nṛsiṃha Tīrtha

Type: ghat

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Muni explicitly addressed (‘muṇe’)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Lakṣmī seated beside Narasiṃha in a serene yet powerful icon; devotees offer lamps and flowers at a Kāśī ghāṭa shrine; the atmosphere is purifying and auspicious, with symbols of abundance (lotus, grain, coins) presented as offerings.

Characters & Entities

• Lakṣmī-Narasiṃha
• Lakṣmī
• Narasiṃha
• Kāśī
• Tīrtha

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Devotion joined with purity of place invites both spiritual welfare (śreyas) and rightful prosperity (śrī).

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Lakṣmī-Narasiṃha Tīrtha in Kāśī (a purifying sacred ford bearing this name).

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Bhakti-based worship at the tīrtha; the verse also foregrounds dāna/boons as divine bestowal (sadā-dānaiḥ).