Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 43

Devanagari script

विद्याजातं समस्तं च साक्षिमात्राद्गुरोर्मुखात् । विनयादिगुणानाविष्कुर्वञ्जग्राह शक्तिमान्

Transliteration

vidyājātaṃ samastaṃ ca sākṣimātrādgurormukhāt | vinayādiguṇānāviṣkurvañjagrāha śaktimān

Translation

كلُّ ما كان ينبغي أن يُكتسَب من العلم تلقّاه مباشرةً من فمِ الغورو، كأنما بمجرد الشهادة؛ وهو القادرُ استوعبه مُظهِرًا فضائلَ كالتواضع وسائر الخصال.

Word by Word

• विद्याजातम्: the whole body of learning acquired
• विद्याजातम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विद्या + जात (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; तत्पुरुष (विद्यायाः जातम्—‘समुदाय/सम्पत्ति’)

• समस्तम्: entire, complete
• समस्तम्: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: समस्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; ‘विद्याजातम्’ विशेषण

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

• साक्षिमात्रात्: only by witnessing (i.e., merely by listening/observing)
• साक्षिमात्रात्: Apadana (Source/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: साक्षि + मात्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी, एकवचन; तत्पुरुष (साक्षिणः मात्रम्—‘केवलं साक्षित्वम्’)

• गुरोः: of the teacher
• गुरोः: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गुरु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, एकवचन

• मुखात्: from the mouth
• मुखात्: Apadana (Source/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुख (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी, एकवचन

• विनयादिगुणान्: qualities such as humility
• विनयादिगुणान्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विनय + आदि + गुण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, बहुवचन; तत्पुरुष (विनय-आदि-गुणाः)

• आविष्कुर्वन्: manifesting, displaying
• आविष्कुर्वन्: Kriya-viśeṣaṇa (Concomitant action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आविष् + कृ (धातु)
• Form: शतृ-प्रत्ययान्त वर्तमान-कृदन्त (Present active participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; समकालिक क्रिया (while manifesting)

• जग्राह: received, grasped
• जग्राह: Kriya (Verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ग्रह् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• शक्तिमान्: capable, powerful
• शक्तिमान्: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शक्तिमत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; कर्तृ-विशेषण

Speaker

Gaṇas (continuing narration)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kāśī

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A serene guru teaching, the student seated lower with folded hands, eyes attentive; knowledge depicted as a subtle radiance flowing from the guru’s mouth to the student’s heart; symbols of humility—simple dress, lowered gaze, service implements.

Characters & Entities

• Guru

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Knowledge bears fruit when received through reverence and humility; vinaya is presented as the hallmark of true learning.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No specific site is named; the verse contributes to dharma-education themes within the Kāśīkhaṇḍa.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No ritual is prescribed; it describes the ideal transmission of knowledge in the guru–śiṣya tradition.