Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 52

Devanagari script

दिनेदिने च सौभाग्यं वर्धते यस्य सन्निधौ । नैरंतर्येण यत्सेवां कुर्वतो न भयं क्वचित्

Transliteration

dinedine ca saubhāgyaṃ vardhate yasya sannidhau | nairaṃtaryeṇa yatsevāṃ kurvato na bhayaṃ kvacit

Translation

„Tag für Tag wächst das Glück in seiner Nähe; und wer ihm ununterbrochen dient, bei dem erhebt sich nirgends Furcht.“

Word by Word

• दिने: in a day
• दिने: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दिन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/7th), एकवचन (Singular)

• दिने: day by day
• दिने: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दिन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/7th), एकवचन (Singular); पुनरुक्ति (iteration)

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

• सौभाग्यम्: good fortune
• सौभाग्यम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सौभाग्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Nom./Acc.), एकवचन (Singular)

• वर्धते: increases
• वर्धते: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √वृध् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular); आत्मनेपदम्

• यस्य: of whom
• यस्य: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/6th), एकवचन (Singular)

• सन्निधौ: in the presence
• सन्निधौ: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सन्निधि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/7th), एकवचन (Singular)

• नैरन्तर्येण: with continuity, uninterruptedly
• नैरन्तर्येण: Karana (Instrument/Means/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नैरन्तर्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), एकवचन (Singular)

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

• सेवाम्: service, worship
• सेवाम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सेवा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular)

• कुर्वतः: of (one) doing
• कुर्वतः: Sambandha (Genitive: 'of one who does')
• Type: Verb
• Root: √कृ (धातु)
• Form: वर्तमान-कृदन्त (शतृ-प्रत्यय/Present active participle), पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/6th), एकवचन (Singular)

• न: no/not
• न: Kriya-pratiṣedha (Negation/निषेध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निषेध (negation particle)

• भयम्: fear
• भयम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Nom./Acc.), एकवचन (Singular)

• क्वचित्: anywhere, ever
• क्वचित्: Kriya-vishesana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: क्वचित् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; देश/कालवाचक-क्रियाविशेषण (indefinite adverb: anywhere/ever)

Speaker

Dhūtapāpā

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kāśī / Viśveśvara-sannidhi (implied)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A sequence-like scene: each day the devotee returns to the shrine; the surroundings brighten, lotus motifs multiply, and the devotee’s posture becomes more serene—symbolizing daily increase of fortune and fearlessness through continuous service.

Characters & Entities

• Dhūtapāpā

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Steady devotion and service to the truly worthy brings increasing auspiciousness and inner fearlessness.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Not specified; the verse functions as a general praise within the Kāśī narrative frame.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

It implies uninterrupted sevā (devotional service/attendance) as a spiritual discipline.