Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 50

Devanagari script

सर्वे यमभिलष्यंति यस्मात्सर्वसुखोदयः । कदाचिद्यो न नश्येत यः सदैवानुवर्तते

Transliteration

sarve yamabhilaṣyaṃti yasmātsarvasukhodayaḥ | kadācidyo na naśyeta yaḥ sadaivānuvartate

Translation

„Alle sehnen sich nach ihm, denn aus ihm geht jedes Glück hervor. Niemals vergeht er zu irgendeiner Zeit, und stets bleibt er gegenwärtig, unfehlbar begleitend.“

Word by Word

• सर्वे: all (people)
• सर्वे: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), बहुवचन (Plural)

• यम्: whom
• यम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular)

• अभिलष्यन्ति: desire, long for
• अभिलष्यन्ति: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अभि√लष् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd person), बहुवचन (Plural)

• यस्मात्: from whom / because of whom
• यस्मात्: Apadana (Source/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी-विभक्ति (Ablative/5th), एकवचन (Singular)

• सर्वसुखोदयः: the arising of all happiness
• सर्वसुखोदयः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व + सुख + उदय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular); षष्ठी/तत्पुरुष-समासः (determinative: 'rise of all happiness')

• कदाचित्: ever, at any time
• कदाचित्: Kriya-vishesana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: कदाचित् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; कालवाचक-क्रियाविशेषण (temporal adverb)

• यः: who
• यः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• न: not
• न: Kriya-pratiṣedha (Negation/निषेध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निषेध (negation particle)

• नश्येत: would perish
• नश्येत: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √नश् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular); परस्मैपदम्

• यः: who
• यः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• सदैव: always
• सदैव: Kriya-vishesana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सदैव (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; नित्यत्ववाचक-क्रियाविशेषण (adverb of continuity)

• अनुवर्तते: follows, continues
• अनुवर्तते: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अनु√वृत् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular); आत्मनेपदम्

Speaker

Dhūtapāpā

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Avimukta-Kāśī / Viśveśvara-kṣetra (implied)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A devotee in Kāśī, hands folded, sensing an unseen yet intimate divine presence that never departs; the city’s ghats and a liṅga-shrine glow softly, suggesting the Lord as ever-accompanying refuge.

Characters & Entities

• Dhūtapāpā

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

The highest refuge is imperishable and the source of true well-being; seeking that is the heart of dharma.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Not specified in this verse; it continues the praise within the Kāśī-centered Kāśīkhaṇḍa.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; the verse is descriptive, emphasizing permanence and the source of happiness.