Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 18
Devanagari script
वरणायास्तटे पूर्वे पूज्यं कुंतीश्वरं नृभिः । तत्पूजनात्प्रजायंते पुत्रा निजकुलोज्ज्वलाः
Transliteration
varaṇāyāstaṭe pūrve pūjyaṃ kuṃtīśvaraṃ nṛbhiḥ | tatpūjanātprajāyaṃte putrā nijakulojjvalāḥ
Translation
在瓦拉那河（Varaṇā）东岸，世人应礼拜昆蒂湿伐罗（Kuntīśvara）。由此供奉，便得诞生光耀自家族系的贤子。
Word by Word
वरणायाःof (the river) Varaṇā
वरणायाः:
Sambandha (Genitive relation)
TypeNoun
Rootवरणा (प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, एकवचन
तटेon the bank
तटे:
Adhikaraṇa (Location)
TypeNoun
Rootतट (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन
पूर्वेeastern
पूर्वे:
Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier)
TypeAdjective
Rootपूर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण (agreeing with तटे)
पूज्यम्worthy to be worshipped
पूज्यम्:
Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier)
TypeAdjective
Rootपूज् (धातु) + यत् (कृदन्त)
Formयत्-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (gerundive/भाव्य); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; ‘to be worshipped’
कुन्ती-ईश्वरम्Kuntīśvara (Lord of Kuntī)
कुन्ती-ईश्वरम्:
Karma (Object)
TypeNoun
Rootकुन्ती (प्रातिपदिक) + ईश्वर (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन
नृभिःby men
नृभिः:
Karta (Agent)
TypeNoun
Rootनृ (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन
तत्-पूजनात्from worshipping that
तत्-पूजनात्:
Apadāna (Source/Cause)
TypeNoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) + पूजन (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; अपादानार्थ (from the act of worship of that)
प्रजायन्तेare born / come into being
प्रजायन्ते:
Kriya (Predicate)
TypeVerb
Rootप्र + जन् (धातु)
Formलट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन; आत्मनेपद
पुत्राःsons
पुत्राः:
Karta (Subject)
TypeNoun
Rootपुत्र (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन
निज-कुल-उज्ज्वलाःillustrious in their own lineage
निज-कुल-उज्ज्वलाः:
Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier)
TypeAdjective
Rootनिज (प्रातिपदिक) + कुल (प्रातिपदिक) + उज्ज्वल (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; विशेषण (agreeing with पुत्राः)
Speaker
Skanda
Tirtha Mahatmya
Tirtha: Kuntīśvara
Type: temple
Visual Art Cues
Scene: A riverbank shrine on the Varaṇā: small liṅga sanctum with pilgrims offering water from the river; a householder couple praying for a son; banyan and steps leading to water.
Characters & Entities
V
Varaṇā riverK
Kuntīśvara (Śiva-liṅga)FAQs
Righteous worship at Kāśī’s riverbank shrines is praised as supporting household dharma, including the blessing of worthy progeny.
Kuntīśvara on the eastern bank of the Varaṇā river in Kāśī.
Pūjā (worship) of Kuntīśvara by devotees seeking family welfare and lineage-continuity.