Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 15

Devanagari script

आहूय गृहिणी सोऽथ यक्षः कनककुंडलाम् । उवाच यक्षिणीं श्रेष्ठां पूर्णभद्रो घटोद्भव

Transliteration

āhūya gṛhiṇī so'tha yakṣaḥ kanakakuṃḍalām | uvāca yakṣiṇīṃ śreṣṭhāṃ pūrṇabhadro ghaṭodbhava

Translation

Da rief jener Yakṣa Pūrṇabhadra — aus einem Topf geboren — seine Gattin herbei, die edle Yakṣiṇī mit goldenen Ohrringen, und sprach zu ihr.

Word by Word

• āhūya: having called
• āhūya: Kriya-visheṣaṇa (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: √hū (धातु) + आ उपसर्ग (कृदन्त; ल्यप्/क्त्वा-प्रत्यय)
• Form: क्त्वान्त अव्यय (absolutive/gerund); पूर्वकालिक—‘आह्वाय/बुलाकर’

• gṛhiṇīm: the housewife; wife
• gṛhiṇīm: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: gṛhiṇī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

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

• atha: then
• atha: Sambandha (Discourse connective/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: atha (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अनुक्रमसूचक (then)

• yakṣaḥ: the Yakṣa
• yakṣaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yakṣa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• kanaka-kuṃḍalām: wearing golden earrings
• kanaka-kuṃḍalām: Visheshana (Adjective/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: kanaka (प्रातिपदिक) + kuṃḍalā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुष (कनकस्य कुण्डले यस्याः/या)

• uvāca: said
• uvāca: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √vac (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• yakṣiṇīm: to the Yakṣiṇī
• yakṣiṇīm: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yakṣiṇī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• śreṣṭhām: excellent; best
• śreṣṭhām: Visheshana (Adjective/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: śreṣṭhā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• pūrṇabhadraḥ: Pūrṇabhadra
• pūrṇabhadraḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pūrṇabhadra (प्रातिपदिक; नाम)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; संबोधनार्थे अपि पाठान्तर-सम्भवः

• ghaṭa-udbhava: O pot-born one
• ghaṭa-udbhava: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ghaṭa (प्रातिपदिक) + udbhava (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, संबोधन-विभक्ति (vocative), एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुष (घटात् उद्भवः)

Speaker

Skanda (deduced: Kāśīkhaṇḍa commonly Skanda → Agastya)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kāśī

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A richly adorned Yakṣa (Pūrṇabhadra) with distinctive ornaments summons his Yakṣiṇī wife with golden earrings; intimate palace interior, poised for dialogue.

Characters & Entities

• Pūrṇabhadra
• Yakṣa
• Yakṣiṇī

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

It sets a dharmic narrative context: even supernatural beings are shown bound to household concerns and moral decisions.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The Kāśīkhaṇḍa’s larger frame glorifies Kāśī, but this verse is a character-introduction within the story.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None.