Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 75

Devanagari script

प्रवेपमानहृदयाः प्रोचुर्वीक्ष्य परस्परम्

Transliteration

pravepamānahṛdayāḥ procurvīkṣya parasparam

Translation

Mit bebendem Herzen sprachen sie, einander anblickend.

Word by Word

• प्रवेपमान: trembling
• प्रवेपमान: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्र+वेप् (धातु) → प्रवेपमान (शतृ/शानच्-वर्तमान कृदन्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), बहुवचन; वर्तमानकृदन्त, ‘हृदयाः’ इति विशेषण

• हृदयाः: hearts; (by extension) persons with hearts
• हृदयाः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हृदय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), बहुवचन

• प्रोचुः: said/spoke
• प्रोचुः: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र+वच् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (परोक्षभूत/परफेक्ट), प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन; परस्मैपद

• वीक्ष्य: having looked
• वीक्ष्य: Purvakala-kriya (Prior action/पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वीक्ष् (धातु) → वीक्ष्य (ल्यप्/क्त्वान्त-समकक्ष)
• Form: ल्यप्-प्रत्ययान्त अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund), पूर्वकालिक क्रिया

• परस्परम्: at each other/mutually
• परस्परम्: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: परस्परम् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; परस्परार्थक क्रियाविशेषण (mutually)

Speaker

Skanda (narrating within Kāśīkhaṇḍa context, typically to Agastya)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kāśī (contextual)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A tight group of friends exchange glances; their hearts tremble before they speak—an instant of suspended time, heavy with impending decision.

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Shared concern and empathy are dharmic virtues—community support becomes crucial during suffering.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The verse occurs within the Kāśīkhaṇḍa’s Kāśī setting, though it does not name a specific tīrtha.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; it is a narrative connector indicating an imminent reply or counsel.