Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 18

Devanagari script

वामभ्रुवां स्वभावाच्च नारदस्य च वाक्यतः । विज्ञाताऽखिलवृत्तांतस्तथ्यं कृष्णोप्यमन्यत

Transliteration

vāmabhruvāṃ svabhāvācca nāradasya ca vākyataḥ | vijñātā'khilavṛttāṃtastathyaṃ kṛṣṇopyamanyata

Translation

Aus der Natur jener schönbrauigen Frauen und aus Nāradas Worten erkannte Kṛṣṇa den ganzen Vorgang und nahm ihn als wahr an.

Word by Word

• वामभ्रुवाम्: of the fair/beautiful-browed women
• वामभ्रुवाम्: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वाम + भ्रू (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th case/Genitive), बहुवचन

• स्वभावात्: from (their) nature
• स्वभावात्: Hetu/Apadana (Cause/Source)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्वभाव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5th case/Ablative), एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (Conjunction)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-अव्यय (conjunction)

• नारदस्य: of Nārada
• नारदस्य: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नारद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (Conjunction)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-अव्यय (conjunction)

• वाक्यतः: from the statement; by the words
• वाक्यतः: Hetu/Apadana (Cause/Source)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वाक्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (Ablative), एकवचन; तसिल्-प्रत्ययान्त-प्रयोग ("-तः" = 'from/by')

• विज्ञातः: having understood; having ascertained
• विज्ञातः: Karta-visheshana (Subject qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वि + ज्ञा (धातु) → विज्ञात (कृदन्त/प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (Past passive participle/क्त), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• अखिलवृत्तान्तः: the whole account (all details)
• अखिलवृत्तान्तः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अखिल + वृत्तान्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• तथ्यम्: the truth
• तथ्यम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तथ्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• कृष्णः: Kṛṣṇa
• कृष्णः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कृष्ण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• अपि: also
• अपि: Sambandha/Emphasis
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: सम्भावन/समुच्चयार्थक-अव्यय (also/even)

• अमन्यत: thought; considered
• अमन्यत: Kriya (Verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: मन् (धातु)
• Form: लङ् (Imperfect/Past), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular), परस्मैपद

Speaker

Narrator (context within Kāśīkhaṇḍa; likely Skanda to Agastya)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kāśī

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Kṛṣṇa listens to Nārada; the sage’s vīṇā and ascetic radiance signify trustworthy testimony; Kṛṣṇa’s composed face shows acceptance of the true account.

Characters & Entities

• Nārada
• Kṛṣṇa

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Truth is established through wise testimony and understanding of human tendencies; discernment (viveka) prevents error.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The broader frame is Kāśī (Vārāṇasī) in the Kāśī-khaṇḍa, though this verse focuses on narrative verification rather than a specific tīrtha.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; it is a narrative transition describing Kṛṣṇa’s acceptance of the facts.