Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 60

Devanagari script

स एव विद्वाञ्जगति स एव विजितेंद्रियः । स एव पुण्यवान्धन्यो लब्ध्वा काशीं न यस्त्यजेत्

Transliteration

sa eva vidvāñjagati sa eva vijiteṃdriyaḥ | sa eva puṇyavāndhanyo labdhvā kāśīṃ na yastyajet

Translation

هو وحده الحكيم حقًّا في العالم؛ وهو وحده قاهرُ الحواس؛ وهو وحده ذوُ البرّ والبركة—مَن نال كاشي (Kāśī) فلا يهجرها.

Word by Word

• saḥ: he
• saḥ: Karta (Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• eva: indeed
• eva: Avadhāraṇa (Emphasis)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, अवधारणार्थक

• vidvān: a learned man
• vidvān: Pradhāna-nāma (Predicate nominative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vidvas (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक, √vid)
• Form: शतृ-प्रत्ययान्त (present participle used as noun), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; ‘knower/learned’

• jagati: in the world
• jagati: Adhikaraṇa (Sphere/locative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: jagat (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/अधिकरण), एकवचन

• saḥ: he
• saḥ: Karta (Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• eva: indeed
• eva: Avadhāraṇa (Emphasis)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, अवधारणार्थक

• vijita-indriyaḥ: one who has conquered the senses
• vijita-indriyaḥ: Pradhāna-nāma (Predicate adjective)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: vijita (कृदन्त, √ji with vi-) + indriya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः—‘विजितानि इन्द्रियाणि येन’ (one whose senses are conquered)

• saḥ: he
• saḥ: Karta (Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• eva: indeed
• eva: Avadhāraṇa (Emphasis)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, अवधारणार्थक

• puṇyavān: meritorious
• puṇyavān: Pradhāna-nāma (Predicate adjective)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: puṇyavat (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; मतुप्-प्रत्ययान्त (possessive)

• dhanyaḥ: blessed/fortunate
• dhanyaḥ: Pradhāna-nāma (Predicate adjective)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: dhanya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• labdhvā: having obtained
• labdhvā: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Adverbial modifier)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: √labh (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund), अव्ययभावः; ‘having obtained’

• kāśīm: Kāśī
• kāśīm: Karma (Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kāśī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• na: not
• na: Pratiṣedha (Negation)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, निषेध

• yaḥ: who
• yaḥ: Karta (Subject of tyajet)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yat (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; सम्बन्धसूचक (relative pronoun)

• tyajet: should abandon
• tyajet: Kriyā (Predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √tyaj (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; ‘should abandon’

Speaker

Narrative voice within the chapter (contextually Viṣṇu’s discourse)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kāśī

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Sages / aspirants weighing whether to remain or depart

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A pilgrim arrives at Kāśī and chooses to remain: leaving behind baggage of worldly life, taking up simple living near a temple; imagery of conquered senses—calm gaze, restrained posture—against the bustling city.

Characters & Entities

• Kāśī

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

True wisdom and self-mastery are measured by recognizing Kāśī’s supreme spiritual value and remaining steadfast to it.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Kāśī (Vārāṇasī), praised as the incomparable refuge that the wise do not forsake.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; the verse praises steadfastness and discernment regarding residence/attachment to the sacred kṣetra.