Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 63
Devanagari script
सुगंधेन सुशीतेन सुमदेन सुवायुना । क्षणं संवीजितो राजा पल्लवव्यजनैः कुजैः
Transliteration
sugaṃdhena suśītena sumadena suvāyunā | kṣaṇaṃ saṃvījito rājā pallavavyajanaiḥ kujaiḥ
Translation
وبنسيمٍ معطّرٍ باردٍ مُبهِج، هُوِّيَ على الملك لحظةً من قِبَل الأشجار، كأنها تروّحه بمراوح من براعم الأوراق.
Word by Word
सुगंधेनwith a pleasant fragrance
सुगंधेन:
Karana (Instrument/करण)
TypeNoun
Rootसु + गन्ध (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन; साधनवाचक
सुशीतेनvery cool
सुशीतेन:
Karana (Instrument/करण)
TypeAdjective
Rootसु + शीत (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन; विशेषणम् (agreeing with वायुना)
सुमदेनdelightful, exhilarating
सुमदेन:
Karana (Instrument/करण)
TypeAdjective
Rootसु + मद (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन; विशेषणम् (agreeing with वायुना)
सुवायुनाby a gentle breeze
सुवायुना:
Karana (Instrument/करण)
TypeNoun
Rootसु + वायु (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन; साधनवाचक
क्षणम्for a moment
क्षणम्:
Kala-adhikarana (Time/कालाधिकरण)
TypeNoun
Rootक्षण (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; कालावधिवाचक (for a moment)
संवीजितःwas fanned
संवीजितः:
Kriya (Passive predicate/क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootसम् + √वीज् (धातु)
Formभूतकृदन्त (past passive participle/क्त), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन
राजाthe king
राजा:
Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootराजन् (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन
पल्लवव्यजनैःwith fans made of sprouts/leaves
पल्लवव्यजनैः:
Karana (Instrument/करण)
TypeNoun
Rootपल्लव + व्यजन (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचन; साधनवाचक
कुजैःby the trees
कुजैः:
Kartr (Agent in passive/कर्तृ)
TypeNoun
Rootकुज (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचन; करणकर्तृवाचक (agents/instruments)
Speaker
Skanda (deduced: Kāśīkhaṇḍa commonly Skanda → Agastya)
Tirtha Mahatmya
Tirtha: Ānandakānana
Type: kshetra
Skanda Dialogue
Listener: Śaunaka and sages
Visual Art Cues
Scene: Perfumed, cool wind moves through leafy branches; trees bend as if waving leaf-fans toward the king, who pauses and is gently comforted.
Characters & Entities
Ā
Ānandakānana (implied)D
Durdama (implied)FAQs
The sacred realm is depicted as actively welcoming the pilgrim, offering solace that hints at divine presence.
Ānandakānana of Kāśī.
None; the verse poetically conveys the sanctity of place through its life-giving atmosphere.