Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 80

Devanagari script

योभूच्चटचटाशब्दः स्फुटतो भूमिभागतः । तच्छब्दाद्व्यसृजद्वेधाः समाधिं क्रमतो वशी

Transliteration

yobhūccaṭacaṭāśabdaḥ sphuṭato bhūmibhāgataḥ | tacchabdādvyasṛjadvedhāḥ samādhiṃ kramato vaśī

Translation

Da erhob sich deutlich ein „caṭa-caṭa“-Laut aus einem Bereich der Erde; und durch diesen Klang löste sich der selbstbeherrschte Schöpfer Schritt für Schritt aus dem Samādhi.

Word by Word

• yaḥ: who/which
• yaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; सम्बन्धसूचक-सर्वनाम (relative pronoun)

• abhūt: arose/occurred
• abhūt: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: bhū (धातु)
• Form: लुङ् (Aorist), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• caṭacaṭāśabdaḥ: the ‘caṭacaṭā’ sound (clattering sound)
• caṭacaṭāśabdaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: caṭacaṭā (प्रातिपदिक) + śabda (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (caṭacaṭāyāḥ śabdaḥ)

• sphuṭataḥ: distinctly/clearly
• sphuṭataḥ: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: sphuṭa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रियाविशेषण (adverb)

• bhūmibhāgataḥ: coming from a portion of the ground
• bhūmibhāgataḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: bhūmi (प्रातिपदिक) + bhāga (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; पञ्चमी-तत्पुरुषः (bhūmibhāgāt gataḥ = ‘gone/coming from a part of the ground’)

• tat: that
• tat: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन; निर्देशार्थक (demonstrative)

• śabdāt: from the sound
• śabdāt: Apadana (Source/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śabda (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5th/Ablative), एकवचन

• vyasṛjat: he emitted/produced
• vyasṛjat: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: sṛj (धातु)
• Form: लुङ् (Aorist), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; उपसर्गः वि-

• vedhāḥ: the Creator (Brahmā)
• vedhāḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vedhas (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• samādhim: meditative absorption (samādhi)
• samādhim: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: samādhi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• kramataḥ: gradually/in sequence
• kramataḥ: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: krama (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रियाविशेषण (adverb)

• vaśī: self-controlled/masterful
• vaśī: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: vaśin (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; गुणवाचक-विशेषण

Speaker

Skanda (deduced: Kāśīkhaṇḍa commonly Skanda → Agastya)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kāśī

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Brahmā seated in deep samādhi upon a lotus-like seat; from the earth-region ahead arises a crisp ‘caṭa-caṭa’ vibration, shown as rippling lines or sparks; Brahmā gradually opens from trance, the atmosphere still and cosmic.

Characters & Entities

• Brahmā (Vedhāḥ)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Inner awakening can begin from nāda (subtle sound), drawing the mind out of absorption into conscious insight.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The broader context is Kāśī (Vārāṇasī) in the Kāśīkhaṇḍa, where sound (nāda) and liberation-teachings are celebrated.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None explicitly; the verse describes a meditative-cosmic event (samādhi and nāda) rather than a concrete rite.