Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 6

Devanagari script

रोमाली हृदयं वक्षो वक्षोजद्वयचूचुकम् । जत्रुस्कंधां सकक्षादोर्मणिबंध करद्वयम्

Transliteration

romālī hṛdayaṃ vakṣo vakṣojadvayacūcukam | jatruskaṃdhāṃ sakakṣādormaṇibaṃdha karadvayam

Translation

Then consider the line of hair, the heart-region, the chest, the pair of breasts with their nipples; the collarbone region and shoulders, together with the armpits, the arms, the wrists, and the two hands.

Word by Word

• romālī: line of hair
• romālī: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: roma (प्रातिपदिक) + ālī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष (row/line of hair)

• hṛdayam: heart
• hṛdayam: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: hṛdaya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• vakṣaḥ: chest
• vakṣaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vakṣas (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• vakṣoja-dvaya-cūcukam: the pair of nipples
• vakṣoja-dvaya-cūcukam: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vakṣoja (प्रातिपदिक) + dvi (संख्या) + cūcuka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; द्विगु-समास (pair of nipples of the breasts)

• jatru-skaṃdhān: collarbones and shoulders
• jatru-skaṃdhān: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: jatru (प्रातिपदिक) + skandha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; इतरेतर-द्वन्द्व (collarbones and shoulders)

• sa-kakṣa-dor: arms with the armpits
• sa-kakṣa-dor: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sa (अव्यय/उपपद) + kakṣa (प्रातिपदिक) + dor (प्रातिपदिक, bāhu)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), द्विवचनार्थे (arms as a pair); उपपद-तत्पुरुष ‘with armpits/axillae’

• maṇi-baṃdhaḥ: wrist
• maṇi-baṃdhaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: maṇi (प्रातिपदिक) + bandha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष (wrist-joint)

• kara-dvayam: the pair of hands
• kara-dvayam: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kara (प्रातिपदिक) + dvi (संख्या)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; द्विगु-समास (two hands)

Speaker

Skanda

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Muni/ṛṣi

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Upper-torso and arm sequence: a calm figure with highlighted heart and chest, shoulders and collarbones, then arms to wrists and hands—hands poised in offering gesture to hint at devotional application.

Characters & Entities

• Skanda
• Agastya
• Kāśī (context)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

The verse continues a systematic pedagogy—knowledge is transmitted step-by-step, reflecting the Purāṇic style of instruction.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

None explicitly; the passage is embedded within the Kāśīkhaṇḍa narrative setting.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None.