Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 39

Devanagari script

दिनानि पंचपाण्येवमतिवाह्य गृहो द्विजः । शुभे तिथौ शुभे वारे शुभलग्नबले द्विजः

Transliteration

dināni paṃcapāṇyevamativāhya gṛho dvijaḥ | śubhe tithau śubhe vāre śubhalagnabale dvijaḥ

Translation

Nachdem der Dvija auf diese Weise fünf Tage daheim verbracht hatte, wählte er eine glückverheißende Tithi, einen günstigen Wochentag und eine starke, heilsame Lagna und machte sich bereit, zur rechten Zeit aufzubrechen.

Word by Word

• दिनानि: days
• दिनानि: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दिन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd case), बहुवचन

• पञ्च: five
• पञ्च: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पञ्च (संख्याशब्द-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययवत् संख्याविशेषण; (indeclinable-like numeral)

• पाणि: hands
• पाणि: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पाणि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd case), बहुवचन

• एवम्: thus
• एवम्: Avyaya (Adverbial/अव्यय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एवम् (अव्यय)
• Form: रीतिवाचक-अव्यय (adverb of manner)

• अतिवाह्य: having passed (spent)
• अतिवाह्य: Kriya (Gerundial action/पूर्वक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अति-√वह् (धातु) + ल्यप् (कृदन्त)
• Form: क्त्वान्त/ल्यपन्त अव्ययकृदन्त (absolutive/gerund), पूर्वकालिक क्रिया

• गृहः: householder
• गृहः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गृह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st case), एकवचन

• द्विजः: a Brahmin (twice-born)
• द्विजः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्विज (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st case), एकवचन

• शुभे: auspicious (in)
• शुभे: Adhikarana (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शुभ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th case), एकवचन; विशेषण

• तिथौ: on the lunar day
• तिथौ: Adhikarana (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तिथि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th case), एकवचन

• शुभे: auspicious (on)
• शुभे: Adhikarana (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शुभ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th case), एकवचन; विशेषण

• वारे: on the weekday
• वारे: Adhikarana (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वार (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th case), एकवचन

• शुभलग्नबले: at the strength of an auspicious ascendant
• शुभलग्नबले: Adhikarana (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शुभ-लग्न-बल (प्रातिपदिक; components: शुभ + लग्न + बल)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th case), एकवचन; सप्तमी-तत्पुरुष (locative determinative)

• द्विजः: the Brahmin
• द्विजः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्विज (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st case), एकवचन

Speaker

Skanda (deduced; Kāśīkhaṇḍa commonly Skanda → Agastya)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kāśī (anticipated)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A dvija at home completes preliminary days of preparation, consulting pañcāṅga/astrological markers (tithi, vāra, lagna) and arranging travel items, facing east with calm determination.

Characters & Entities

• Dvija
• Tithi
• Vāra
• Lagna

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Dharma values intentionality: sacred travel is begun with purity and auspicious alignment, not carelessly.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The verse sets up a tīrthayātrā narrative within Kāśīkhaṇḍa; the specific sites are detailed in the following verses.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Selecting an auspicious tithi (lunar day), vāra (weekday), and lagna (ascendant) before commencing the journey.