Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 52

Devanagari script

भृगुकेशवपूर्वेण तीर्थं वै भार्गवं परम् । तत्र स्नातो नरः प्राज्ञो भवेद्भार्गववत्सुधीः

Transliteration

bhṛgukeśavapūrveṇa tīrthaṃ vai bhārgavaṃ param | tatra snāto naraḥ prājño bhavedbhārgavavatsudhīḥ

Translation

在婆利古—凯沙瓦之东，确有至上的婆伽婆圣渡处（Bhārgava-tīrtha）。智者于彼沐浴，便得智慧与明辨，如同婆伽婆之贤。

Word by Word

• भृगुकेशवपूर्वेण: to the east of Bhṛgu-Keśava
• भृगुकेशवपूर्वेण: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: भृगुकेशव + पूर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3), एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (भृगुकेशवस्य पूर्वेण = to the east of Bhṛgu-Keśava)

• तीर्थम्: a sacred ford
• तीर्थम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तीर्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन

• वै: indeed
• वै: Sambandha (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वै (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निश्चयार्थक/खल्वर्थक (indeed)

• भार्गवम्: Bhārgava (connected with Bhṛgu)
• भार्गवम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: भार्गव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन; ‘of Bhṛgu / Bhārgava’

• परम्: supreme
• परम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; स्थानवाचक

• स्नातः: having bathed
• स्नातः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्नात (प्रातिपदिक; √स्ना)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (past passive participle); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन; ‘having bathed’

• नरः: a man
• नरः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन

• प्राज्ञः: wise
• प्राज्ञः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्राज्ञ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन

• भवेत्: would become
• भवेत्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• भार्गववत्: like Bhārgava (Bhṛgu)
• भार्गववत्: Sambandha (Comparison/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: भार्गव + वत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय; उपमानवाचक (like Bhārgava)

• सुधीः: very intelligent
• सुधीः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सुधी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन; इकारान्त (धी-शब्द)

Speaker

Skanda (deduced; Kāśī Khaṇḍa commonly Skanda → Agastya)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Bhārgava-tīrtha

Type: ghat

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Kāśī-māhātmya audience

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A serene bathing spot marked as Bhārgava-tīrtha; a learned pilgrim emerges from water holding a manuscript/palm-leaf, while a subtle vision of Bhṛgu and Bhārgava sages bless him; nearby stands Bhṛgu-Keśava shrine indicating the eastward relation.

Characters & Entities

• Bhṛgu-Keśava
• Bhārgava-tīrtha
• snāna (bathing)
• Bhṛgu/Bhārgava

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Sacred bathing in Kāśī is linked not only to merit but also to refinement of intellect and discernment.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The supreme Bhārgava-tīrtha, located east of Bhṛgu-Keśava.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Snāna (ritual bathing) at Bhārgava-tīrtha.