Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 29

Devanagari script

हितोपदेष्टा हितकृदहितात्यहितः सदा । रूपवाञ्छीलसंपन्नो गुणवान्देशकालवित्

Transliteration

hitopadeṣṭā hitakṛdahitātyahitaḥ sadā | rūpavāñchīlasaṃpanno guṇavāndeśakālavit

Translation

তিনি হিতোপদেশ দিতেন, হিতকর্ম করতেন এবং অহিত থেকে সদা দূরে থাকতেন। তিনি রূপবান, শীলসম্পন্ন, গুণবান এবং দেশ-কাল বিচারক—এক আদর্শ পুরুষ ছিলেন।

Word by Word

• हितोपदेष्टा: one who gives beneficial instruction
• हितोपदेष्टा: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हित + उपदेष्टृ (प्रातिपदिक; √दिश्/√दिश्-निर्देशे)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; कृदन्त-तृ (agent noun): ‘हितं उपदिशति’

• हितकृत्: doer of good
• हितकृत्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: हित + कृत् (प्रातिपदिक; √कृ)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; कृदन्त (कृत्-प्रत्यय): ‘हितं करोति’

• अहित: harm
• अहित: Sambandha (Compound member/समासाङ्ग)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अहित (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; समास-पूर्वपद (in next compound)

• अत्यहितः: very harmful
• अत्यहितः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अति (उपसर्ग/अव्यय) + अहित (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; ‘अत्यन्तम् अहितः’ (very harmful)

• सदा: always
• सदा: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सदा (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (adverb of time)

• रूपवान्: handsome, possessing form
• रूपवान्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: रूपवत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; मतुप्-प्रत्यय (possessive)

• शीलसंपन्नः: endowed with good character
• शीलसंपन्नः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शील + संपन्न (प्रातिपदिक; कृदन्त from √पद्/√पन् with सम्)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; ‘शीलेन संपन्नः’ (endowed with good conduct)

• गुणवान्: virtuous, possessing qualities
• गुणवान्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: गुणवत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; मतुप्-प्रत्यय

• देशकालवित्: knower of place and time
• देशकालवित्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: देश + काल + विद् (प्रातिपदिक; √विद्)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; ‘देशं कालं च वेत्ति’ (knower of place and time)

Speaker

Śiva’s Gaṇas

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kāśī (as dharma-practice field)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Āṅgirasa advising seekers: a small group seated respectfully; his posture calm, hand raised in instruction; visual emphasis on benevolence and discernment rather than austerity.

Characters & Entities

• Āṅgirasa

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Dharma is practical: teach good, do good, avoid harm, and act with discernment.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No site is named; the verse focuses on the dhārmic character that supports sacred-place narratives.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; it emphasizes ethical discipline.