Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 39

Devanagari script

अग्निशुश्रूषणरतो वेदाध्ययनतत्परः । तस्य पुत्रो गुणनिधिश्चंद्रबिंबसमाकृतिः

Transliteration

agniśuśrūṣaṇarato vedādhyayanatatparaḥ | tasya putro guṇanidhiścaṃdrabiṃbasamākṛtiḥ

Translation

He was devoted to attentive service of the sacred fire and intent on Vedic study. His son was Guṇanidhi, whose face was like the orb of the moon.

Word by Word

• अग्नि-शुश्रूषण-रतः: devoted to service of the sacred fire
• अग्नि-शुश्रूषण-रतः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अग्नि (प्रातिपदिक) + शुश्रूषण (प्रातिपदिक) + रत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• वेद-अध्ययन-तत्परः: intent on study of the Veda
• वेद-अध्ययन-तत्परः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वेद (प्रातिपदिक) + अध्ययन (प्रातिपदिक) + तत्पर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• तस्य: of him
• तस्य: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Masculine/Neuter), षष्ठी (Genitive/6th), एकवचन (Singular)

• पुत्रः: son
• पुत्रः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुत्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• गुण-निधिः: treasury of virtues
• गुण-निधिः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गुण (प्रातिपदिक) + निधि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

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

• चन्द्र-बिम्ब-सम-आकृतिः: having a form like the moon’s orb
• चन्द्र-बिम्ब-सम-आकृतिः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: चन्द्र (प्रातिपदिक) + बिम्ब (प्रातिपदिक) + सम (प्रातिपदिक) + आकृति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine; आकृतिः), प्रथमा (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

Speaker

Skanda

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Domestic sacred-fire service at dawn: Yajñadatta tending the fire with ladle and offerings; beside him, a youthful Guṇanidhi with moonlike face, calm and radiant.

Characters & Entities

• Agni
• Guṇanidhi

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Dharma is sustained by daily reverence to Agni and steadfast Vedic learning, forming the seedbed for virtue in a family line.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No tīrtha is directly praised; the verse continues the character-setting within the Kāśī-khaṇḍa frame.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Service to the sacred fire (Agni) and dedication to Vedic study are indicated as core disciplines.