Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 47

Devanagari script

अविप्लुत ब्रह्मचर्यास्तद्राष्ट्रे ब्रह्मचारिणः । नित्यं गुरुकुलाधीना वेदग्रहणतत्पराः

Transliteration

avipluta brahmacaryāstadrāṣṭre brahmacāriṇaḥ | nityaṃ gurukulādhīnā vedagrahaṇatatparāḥ

Translation

في ذلك الملكوت كان البراهمتشاريون لا تنكسر عفّتهم ولا يختلّ نظام سلوكهم؛ ملازمين بيت الغورو دائمًا، منصرفين إلى تلقّي الفيدا وحفظها.

Word by Word

• avipluta-brahmacaryāḥ: whose celibacy was unbroken
• avipluta-brahmacaryāḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: avipluta + brahmacarya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग/पुंलिङ्ग (समूहवाचक), प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; कर्मधारयः (अविप्लुतं ब्रह्मचर्यं येषाम्)

• tad-rāṣṭre: in that kingdom
• tad-rāṣṭre: Adhikarana (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad + rāṣṭra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (तस्य राष्ट्रे)

• brahmacāriṇaḥ: brahmacārins, students
• brahmacāriṇaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: brahmacārin (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन

• nityam: always
• nityam: Sambandha/Modifier (सम्बन्ध/विशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: nityam (अव्यय; nitya- से)
• Form: कालवाचक अव्यय (adverb of time)

• gurukula-adhīnāḥ: dependent on the guru’s household
• gurukula-adhīnāḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: gurukula + adhīna (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; तत्पुरुषः (गुरुकुले अधीनाः = dependent on the teacher’s household)

• veda-grahaṇa-tatparāḥ: intent on learning the Veda
• veda-grahaṇa-tatparāḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: veda + grahaṇa + tatpara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; तत्पुरुषः (वेदग्रहणे तत्पराः)

Speaker

Skanda

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kāśī

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Śaunaka and sages

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A gurukula scene: young brahmacārins with matted hair and deer-skin, carrying samidh and water pots, seated near a guru under a tree, reciting Veda; celibate discipline symbolized by calm posture and simplicity.

Characters & Entities

• Divodāsa

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Spiritual power is rooted in discipline, purity, and faithful learning under a guru.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Kāśī’s sanctity is reflected in the culture of Vedic study and disciplined living associated with its region.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No specific rite; the prescription is the observance of brahmacarya and sustained Vedic study.