Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 63

Devanagari script

अहो अहोभिर्बहुभिः फलितो मे मनोरथः । यत्त्वं मेद्य गृहे प्राप्तः किंचित्प्रार्थयितुं द्विज

Transliteration

aho ahobhirbahubhiḥ phalito me manorathaḥ | yattvaṃ medya gṛhe prāptaḥ kiṃcitprārthayituṃ dvija

Translation

‘আহো! আহো!’ বুলি বহু বাৰ উচ্ছ্বাসৰ পাছত মোৰ মনোৰথ ফলিল: যে তুমি আজি মোৰ ঘৰলৈ আহিছা, হে দ্বিজ, কিবা এটা প্ৰাৰ্থনা কৰিবলৈ।

Word by Word

• अहो: ah!; oh!
• अहो: Sambandha (Exclamation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अहो (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; विस्मयार्थक-निपात (interjection: ah!/oh!)

• अहोभिः: with many exclamations
• अहोभिः: Sahakari (Manner/सहकारी)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अहो (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; तृतीया-प्रयोगवत् (idiomatic instrumental plural: with many ‘ahos’/exclamations)

• बहुभिः: many
• बहुभिः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: बहु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन (Instr. Pl.); विशेषण

• फलितः: fulfilled; borne fruit
• फलितः: Karta-predicative (Predicate/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: फलित (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; √फल्)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन (Masculine, Nominative, Singular); भूतकृदन्त (past participle: fructified)

• मे: my
• मे: Shashthi-sambandha (Possessor/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-विभक्ति, एकवचन (Genitive, Singular)

• मनोरथः: wish; desire
• मनोरथः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मनोरथ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन (Masculine, Nominative, Singular)

• यत्: since; that
• यत्: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय; हेत्वर्थक/यदर्थक-निपात (conjunctive: since/that)

• त्वम्: you
• त्वम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन (Nominative, Singular)

• मे: my
• मे: Shashthi-sambandha (Possessor/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-विभक्ति, एकवचन (Genitive, Singular)

• अद्य: today; now
• अद्य: Kala-adhikarana (Time/काल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अद्य (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; कालवाचक (adverb: today/now)

• गृहे: in (my) house
• गृहे: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गृह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन (Neuter, Locative, Singular)

• प्राप्तः: arrived
• प्राप्तः: Karta-predicative (Predicate/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्राप्त (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; √आप्/√प्राप्)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन (Masculine, Nominative, Singular); भूतकृदन्त (past participle: arrived)

• किंचित्: something; a little
• किंचित्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: किंचित् (सर्वनाम/अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; प्रमाणवाचक (indefinite: something/a little)

• प्रार्थयितुम्: to request; to ask for
• प्रार्थयितुम्: Prayojana (Purpose/प्रयोजन)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्रार्थय् (धातु; प्र+अर्थय्)
• Form: तुमुन्-प्रत्ययान्त (infinitive: to request); क्रियार्थक

• द्विज: O Brahmin
• द्विज: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्विज (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति, एकवचन (Masculine, Vocative, Singular)

Speaker

A dharmaśīla king (addressing a Brāhmaṇa guest)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kāśī

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A Brāhmaṇa guest arrives at the king’s doorway; the king, delighted, steps forward with welcoming gestures, while attendants prepare water, seat, and offerings; the mood is celebratory yet sacred.

Characters & Entities

• Dvija (Brāhmaṇa)
• Gṛha (household hospitality)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

A giver sees the arrival of a needy or worthy guest as grace—an opportunity to fulfill dharma through giving.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The teaching is situated in the Kāśīkhaṇḍa’s Kāśī milieu, highlighting dharma practiced within a sacred city.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

The verse implies atithi-satkāra (honoring guests) and dāna when a Brāhmaṇa approaches to request support.