Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 36

Devanagari script

सुहृदि प्रेमसंपन्ने त्वय्यनुद्यं न किंचन । साधुभिः सह संवादः सर्वश्रेयोऽभिवृद्धये

Transliteration

suhṛdi premasaṃpanne tvayyanudyaṃ na kiṃcana | sādhubhiḥ saha saṃvādaḥ sarvaśreyo'bhivṛddhaye

Translation

فيك—يا صديقنا المحبّ المفعم بحسن النيّة—لا يوجد شيء يُلام عليه البتّة. ومجالسة الصالحين ومحادثتهم إنما هي لزيادة كل خيرٍ أسمى.

Word by Word

• सुहृदि: O good-hearted friend
• सुहृदि: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुहृद् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन; सम्बोधनार्थेऽपि सप्तमी (O friend)

• प्रेमसंपन्ने: endowed with love
• प्रेमसंपन्ने: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्रेम + संपन्न (प्रातिपदिके)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुष (प्रेम्णा संपन्नः)

• त्वयि: in you
• त्वयि: Adhikarana (Locus/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सप्तमी, एकवचन

• अनुद्यम्: no lack of effort; nothing to be urged
• अनुद्यम्: Karta (Predicative complement/कर्ता-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अनुद्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषण (न उद्यमः यस्मिन्/उद्यमरहितम्)

• न: not
• न: Sambandha (Negation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेधार्थक-अव्यय (negation particle)

• किंचन: anything
• किंचन: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: किंचन (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; अनिश्चित/अल्पार्थक (anything)

• साधुभिः: with the good (saints)
• साधुभिः: Sahakari (Association/सहकारी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: साधु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, बहुवचन

• सह: together with
• सह: Sahakari (Association/सहकारी)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सह (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; सहार्थक (with)

• संवादः: conversation
• संवादः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: संवाद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• सर्वश्रेयो: all welfare; highest good
• सर्वश्रेयो: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व + श्रेयस् (प्रातिपदिके)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुष (सर्वं श्रेयः)

• अभिवृद्धये: for increase
• अभिवृद्धये: Sampradana (Purpose/Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अभि + वृद्धि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th/Dative), एकवचन

Speaker

Gaṇas

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kāśī (Avimukta-kṣetra)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Śivaśarman

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A warm, respectful satsanga: the Gaṇas address Śivaśarman as a beloved friend, affirming his blamelessness; the setting suggests a quiet temple courtyard or ghat-side pavilion where virtuous dialogue unfolds.

Characters & Entities

• Gaṇas
• Sādhus (the virtuous)
• Śivaśarman (implicit addressee)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Satsaṅga—association and dialogue with the virtuous—is a direct means to expand all forms of spiritual welfare.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No single site; the verse teaches a universal dharma principle often emphasized in Kāśī narratives.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No formal ritual; it recommends sādhusaṃvāda (edifying discourse with the virtuous) as a practice.