Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 53

Devanagari script

विश्वेशो विश्वया सार्धं सदोपमणिकर्णिकम् । मध्यंदिनं समासाद्य संस्नाति प्रतिवासरम्

Transliteration

viśveśo viśvayā sārdhaṃ sadopamaṇikarṇikam | madhyaṃdinaṃ samāsādya saṃsnāti prativāsaram

Translation

毗湿维湿（Viśveśa）与毗湿瓦（Viśvā）同来，常近摩尼迦耳尼迦（Maṇikarṇikā）；至正午时分，他日日在彼沐浴。

Word by Word

• विश्वेशः: Viśveśa (Lord of the universe)
• विश्वेशः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विश्व-ईश (प्रातिपदिक; विश्व + ईश)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा (Case 1), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (विश्वस्य ईशः)

• विश्वया: with Viśvā (the Goddess)
• विश्वया: Sahakaraka (Accompaniment/सह)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विश्वा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (Case 3), एकवचन

• सार्धम्: together with
• सार्धम्: Sahakaraka (Accompaniment/सह)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सार्धम् (अव्यय)
• Form: सहार्थक अव्यय (indeclinable of accompaniment)

• सदा: always
• सदा: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सदा (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक अव्यय (adverb of time)

• उपमणिकर्णिकम्: (to) the vicinity of Maṇikarṇikā
• उपमणिकर्णिकम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: उप-मणिकर्णिका (प्रातिपदिक; उप + मणिकर्णिका)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (Case 2), एकवचन; उपपद-तत्पुरुष (मणिकर्णिकायाः उप/समीपे)

• मध्यंदिनम्: midday
• मध्यंदिनम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मध्यंदिन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, द्वितीया (Case 2), एकवचन; कालवाचक द्वितीया

• समासाद्य: having reached/arrived at
• समासाद्य: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम् + आ + सद् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त अव्ययकृदन्त (Gerund/Absolutive)

• संस्नाति: bathes
• संस्नाति: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम् + स्ना (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन

• प्रतिवासरम्: every day
• प्रतिवासरम्: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: प्रति-वासर (प्रातिपदिक; प्रति + वासर)
• Form: अव्ययीभावसमास; क्रियाविशेषण (adverbial)

Speaker

Skanda

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Maṇikarṇikā

Type: ghat

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: null

Visual Art Cues

Scene: At blazing noon, Viśveśa and Viśvā appear in subtle divine radiance near Maṇikarṇikā; the riverbank glows, attendants hold white parasols, and the water reflects a halo as the divine couple performs snāna.

Characters & Entities

• Viśveśa
• Viśvā
• Maṇikarṇikā

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

The tīrtha’s greatness is affirmed by divine participation: Śiva and Śakti themselves are depicted as honoring Maṇikarṇikā.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Maṇikarṇikā in Kāśī, associated closely with Viśveśa (Kāśī Viśvanātha).

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Midday (madhyāhna) bathing is highlighted as a sanctifying time, modeled here by Viśveśa’s daily snāna.