Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 73

Devanagari script

जले स्थले च पातालेप्यनिले चानलेऽचले । विद्याधरासुरसुरे किं नरे वानरे नरे

Transliteration

jale sthale ca pātālepyanile cānale'cale | vidyādharāsurasure kiṃ nare vānare nare

Translation

في الماء وعلى اليابسة، وحتى في العالم السفلي؛ في الريح وفي النار وعلى الجبال؛ بين الفيديادهارا، والآسورا، والديڤا—فما القول في البشر وحتى القردة؟ (إنني أراه في كل مكان.)

Word by Word

• जले: in water
• जले: Adhikarana (Location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/locative), एकवचन

• स्थले: on land
• स्थले: Adhikarana (Location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्थल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन

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

• पाताले: in the netherworld
• पाताले: Adhikarana (Location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पाताल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन

• अपि: also/even
• अपि: Sambandha (Particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: सम्भावन/समुच्चय-अव्यय (particle: also/even)

• अनिले: in the wind/air
• अनिले: Adhikarana (Location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अनिल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन

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

• अनले: in fire
• अनले: Adhikarana (Location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अनल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन

• अचले: in the mountain/immovable (place)
• अचले: Adhikarana (Location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अचल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन

• विद्याधर: among Vidyādharas
• विद्याधर: Adhikarana (Location/Domain)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विद्याधर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन (समाहार-निर्देशः)

• असुर: among Asuras
• असुर: Adhikarana (Location/Domain)
• Type: Noun
• Root: असुर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन (समाहार-निर्देशः)

• सुरे: among Devas
• सुरे: Adhikarana (Location/Domain)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन

• किम्: what then/how much more
• किम्: Sambandha (Interrogative/Emphasis)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: किम् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रश्नार्थक-अव्यय (interrogative particle: “what then?/how much more?”)

• नरे: among men
• नरे: Adhikarana (Location/Domain)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन

• वानरे: among monkeys
• वानरे: Adhikarana (Location/Domain)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वानर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन

• नरे: among men
• नरे: Adhikarana (Location/Domain)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन (पुनरुक्ति-बल)

Speaker

Skanda (deduced: Kāśīkhaṇḍa commonly Skanda → Agastya)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kāśī-kṣetra

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Sages/pilgrims

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A panoramic cosmic tableau: water, land, underworld caverns, swirling wind, blazing fire, towering mountains; within each, a subtle luminous Hari-form appears; beings—Vidyādharas, Devas, Asuras, humans, monkeys—turn toward the same presence.

Characters & Entities

• Vidyādhara
• Asura
• Sura (Deva)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Devotional vision matures into perceiving the Divine everywhere—across elements, realms, and species.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No specific tirtha; the verse universalizes sacred presence beyond geography, within Kāśī Khaṇḍa discourse.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Not a ritual act; it implies a contemplative practice of perceiving Hari’s presence in all places and beings.