Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 60

Devanagari script

स विलोक्याथ सर्वत्र पादपा नवकेशिनः । सुच्छायांश्च सुविस्तारान्गतश्रम इवाभवत्

Transliteration

sa vilokyātha sarvatra pādapā navakeśinaḥ | succhāyāṃśca suvistārāngataśrama ivābhavat

Translation

Als er überall umherblickte, sah er ringsum Bäume, frisch mit neuem Laub, weit ausladend und von lieblichem Schatten; und es war, als sei seine Müdigkeit verflogen.

Word by Word

• सः: he
• सः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• विलोक्य: having looked/seen
• विलोक्य: Purvakala-kriya (Prior action/पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वि + √लोक् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund) ‘having seen’; अव्ययभाव (indeclinable verbal)

• अथ: then
• अथ: Sambandha (Discourse connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अथ (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अनुक्रम/आरम्भसूचक (then/thereupon)

• सर्वत्र: everywhere
• सर्वत्र: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सर्वत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; देशवाचक क्रियाविशेषण (locative adverb)

• पादपान्: trees
• पादपान्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पादप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), बहुवचन; कर्मपदम्

• नवकेशिनः: with fresh foliage (new-haired)
• नवकेशिनः: Karma (Object qualifier/कर्मविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: नव + केशिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), बहुवचन; विशेषणम् (agreeing with पादपान्)

• सुच्छायान्: well-shaded
• सुच्छायान्: Karma (Object qualifier/कर्मविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सु + छाया (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), बहुवचन; विशेषणम्

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय (conjunction)

• सुविस्तारान्: very expansive, wide-spreading
• सुविस्तारान्: Karma (Object qualifier/कर्मविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सु + विस्तार (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), बहुवचन; विशेषणम्

• गतश्रमः: with fatigue gone, rested
• गतश्रमः: Karta (Subject complement/कर्ता-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: गत + श्रम (प्रातिपदिक; गत is कृदन्त from √गम्)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; विशेषणम्

• इव: as if
• इव: Sambandha (Comparison marker/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इव (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; उपमावाचक (comparative particle)

• अभवत्: became
• अभवत्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √भू (धातु)
• Form: लङ् (Imperfect/Past), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

Speaker

Skanda (deduced: Kāśīkhaṇḍa commonly Skanda → Agastya)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Ānandakānana

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Śaunaka and sages

Visual Art Cues

Scene: The king scans the forest: broad-canopied trees with tender new leaves and deep shade; his posture relaxes as fatigue seems to lift.

Characters & Entities

• Ānandakānana (implied)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Holy landscapes are portrayed as outward signs of inward grace—bringing relief and calm even to troubled hearts.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Ānandakānana within the Kāśī sacred region.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; this verse is descriptive, highlighting the sanctity and soothing power of the sacred grove.