Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 37

Devanagari script

उदितेऽत्रोदिमो नित्यमस्तं यात्यस्तमाप्नुमः । उदयेऽनुदये तस्मादस्माकं कारणं रविः

Transliteration

udite'trodimo nityamastaṃ yātyastamāpnumaḥ | udaye'nudaye tasmādasmākaṃ kāraṇaṃ raviḥ

Translation

إذا طلع نهضنا نحن هنا كلَّ يوم، وإذا غاب غبنا نحن أيضاً وبلغنا منتهاَنا. فلذلك، في طلوعه وعدم طلوعه، يكون رَفِي (رَوي) سببَ أمرِنا.

Word by Word

• उदिते: when (it is) risen
• उदिते: Kala-adhikarana (कालाधिकरण/Time)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: उदित (कृदन्त; √उद्+इ 'to rise')
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (7th/Locative), एकवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past participle)

• अत्र: here
• अत्र: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/Location)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक अव्यय (adverb of place)

• उदिमः: we rise
• उदिमः: Kriya (क्रिया/Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: उद्√इ (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), उत्तम-पुरुष (1st person), बहुवचन; परस्मैपद

• नित्यम्: always
• नित्यम्: Kriya-visheshana (क्रियाविशेषण/Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नित्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: क्रियाविशेषण-रूपेण नपुंसक एकवचन (adverbial accusative)

• अस्तम्: to setting (down)
• अस्तम्: Gati/Desha (गति/Direction)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अस्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययीभाववत् क्रियाविशेषण (directional adverb: 'to setting')

• याति: goes
• याति: Kriya (क्रिया/Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √या (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• अस्तम्: to setting
• अस्तम्: Gati/Desha (गति/Direction)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अस्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: क्रियाविशेषण (adverb: 'to setting')

• आप्नुमः: we reach/attain
• आप्नुमः: Kriya (क्रिया/Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √आप् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), उत्तम-पुरुष (1st person), बहुवचन; परस्मैपद

• उदये: at rising
• उदये: Kala-adhikarana (कालाधिकरण/Time)
• Type: Noun
• Root: उदय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (7th/Locative), एकवचन

• अनुदये: at non-rising/setting
• अनुदये: Kala-adhikarana (कालाधिकरण/Time)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अनुदय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (7th/Locative), एकवचन

• तस्मात्: therefore
• तस्मात्: Hetu (हेतु/Reason)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तस्मात्-इति अव्ययीभूतः पञ्चमी-रूप (ablatival adverb: 'therefore/from that')

• अस्माकम्: of us
• अस्माकम्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-विभक्ति (6th/Genitive), बहुवचन

• कारणम्: cause
• कारणम्: Pradhana-kartṛ-sāmānādhikaraṇya (समानााधिकरण/Predicate)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कारण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; विधेय (predicate)

• रविः: the Sun
• रविः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रवि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

Speaker

Skanda (deduced: Kāśī Khaṇḍa commonly Skanda → Agastya)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kāśī-kṣetra (kāla-mṛtyu contemplation)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Śaunaka and ṛṣis (traditional)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A diptych-like scene: at sunrise people ‘rise’—doors open, lamps lit; at sunset silhouettes fade, funeral pyres hinted in distance; above, Sūrya’s arc marks the cause of daily life and daily ending.

Characters & Entities

• Ravi (Sūrya)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Human life mirrors cosmic rhythm; recognizing dependence on the Sun cultivates gratitude and alignment with daily dharma.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Not specified; the teaching is universal within the Kāśī Khaṇḍa discourse.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No explicit prescription; it supports the dhārmic emphasis on morning discipline and timely conduct.