Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 75

Devanagari script

सीमाविनायकश्चात्र मणिकर्णी ह्रदोत्तरे । सीमाविनायकं भक्त्या पूजयित्वा नरोत्तमः

Transliteration

sīmāvināyakaścātra maṇikarṇī hradottare | sīmāvināyakaṃ bhaktyā pūjayitvā narottamaḥ

Translation

此处亦有西摩·毗那耶迦（Sīmā‑Vināyaka），在摩尼迦耳尼池（Maṇikarṇī）之北。至善之人啊，若以虔敬之心礼拜西摩·毗那耶迦……

Word by Word

• सीमाविनायकः: Sīmā-Vināyaka
• सीमाविनायकः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सीमा + विनायक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा विभक्ति, एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः—सीमायाः विनायकः (Vināyaka at the boundary)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय-निपात

• अत्र: here
• अत्र: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; देशवाचक-क्रियाविशेषण (locative adverb)

• मणिकर्णी: Maṇikarṇī
• मणिकर्णी: Karta (Predicate/विधेय)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मणिकर्णी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; प्रथमा विभक्ति, एकवचन; स्थान/ह्रद-नाम (Maṇikarṇī)

• ह्रद-उत्तरे: to the north of the pond
• ह्रद-उत्तरे: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ह्रद + उत्तर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; सप्तमी विभक्ति, एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः—ह्रदस्य उत्तरे (to the north of the pond)

• सीमाविनायकम्: Sīmā-Vināyaka
• सीमाविनायकम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सीमा + विनायक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; द्वितीया विभक्ति, एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः

• भक्त्या: with devotion
• भक्त्या: Karana (Instrument/Means/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भक्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; तृतीया विभक्ति, एकवचन

• पूजयित्वा: having worshipped
• पूजयित्वा: Kriya (पूर्वक्रिया/Adverbial action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: पूज् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्ययकृदन्त (absolutive/gerund); पूज्-धातोः; (having worshipped)

• नर-उत्तमः: the best of men
• नर-उत्तमः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नर + उत्तम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा विभक्ति, एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः—नराणाम् उत्तमः (best of men)

Speaker

Śrī Viṣṇu

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Maṇikarṇī-hrada / Maṇikarṇikā sector

Type: kund

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Agnibindu (addressed as nara-uttama in the line)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A devotee approaches a Gaṇeśa shrine labeled Sīmā-Vināyaka near a sacred pool; the northern direction is emphasized with a subtle compass-like layout; offerings of dūrvā and lamps glow against the riverine cityscape.

Characters & Entities

• Sīmā-Vināyaka
• Maṇikarṇī Hrada
• Vināyaka (Gaṇeśa)
• Maṇikarṇikā (context)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Devotional worship of Vināyaka at sacred boundaries removes obstacles and completes the pilgrimage with auspicious order.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Sīmā-Vināyaka shrine, located north of the Maṇikarṇī pool within the Maṇikarṇikā sacred region of Kāśī.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Bhakti-pūjā (devotional worship) of Sīmā-Vināyaka as part of tīrtha observance.