Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 71

Devanagari script

प्रसन्नोस्मि भृशं बाल गुर्वर्थकृतचेतसः । गुरुणा गुरुपत्न्या च गुर्वपत्यद्वयेन च

Transliteration

prasannosmi bhṛśaṃ bāla gurvarthakṛtacetasaḥ | guruṇā gurupatnyā ca gurvapatyadvayena ca

Translation

“I am exceedingly pleased, child, because your mind is devoted to serving the Guru’s welfare—honouring the Guru, the Guru’s wife, and the Guru’s two children as well.”

Word by Word

• prasannaḥ: pleased, satisfied
• prasannaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: prasanna (प्रातिपदिक; √sad/सद् + pra उपसर्ग, क्त-प्रत्ययान्त विशेषण)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past participle) विशेषण; अस्मदर्थे कर्तरि प्रयोगः

• asmi: I am
• asmi: Kriya (Verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √as (अस्)
• Form: लट् (Present), उत्तमपुरुष (1st person), एकवचन; धातु: अस् (to be)

• bhṛśam: greatly, exceedingly
• bhṛśam: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial modifier)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: bhṛśa (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रियाविशेषण (adverb)

• bāla: O boy
• bāla: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bāla (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8th/Vocative), एकवचन

• gurvartha-kṛta-cetasaḥ: of you whose mind is devoted to the guru’s purpose
• gurvartha-kṛta-cetasaḥ: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: guru (प्रातिपदिक) + artha (प्रातिपदिक) + kṛta (कृ/√kṛ, क्त-प्रत्ययान्त) + cetas (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन; समासः (तत्पुरुष): गुरोः अर्थे कृतं चेतः यस्य (genitive relation); विशेषणं (अस्य/तव)

• guruṇā: by the guru
• guruṇā: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: guru (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन

• gurupatnyā: by the guru’s wife
• gurupatnyā: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: guru (प्रातिपदिक) + patnī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन; समासः (तत्पुरुष): गुरोः पत्नी

• ca: and
• ca: Samuccaya (Conjunction/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयार्थक निपात (conjunction)

• gurvapatya-dvayena: by the pair of the guru’s children
• gurvapatya-dvayena: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: guru (प्रातिपदिक) + apatya (प्रातिपदिक) + dvaya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन; समासः (तत्पुरुष): गुरोः अपत्ययोः द्वयम् (the pair of the guru’s children)

• ca: and
• ca: Samuccaya (Conjunction/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयार्थक निपात (conjunction)

Speaker

Bhava (Śiva)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kāśī

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A benevolent deity/śiva-like figure or revered guru-figure speaks to a young devotee, blessing him for serving the guru, the guru’s wife, and two children; the setting suggests a Kāśī shrine courtyard with lamps and riverine ambience.

Characters & Entities

• Guru
• Guru-patnī
• Guru’s children
• Bhava (Śiva)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Service to the Guru and the Guru’s household is a high dharma that directly pleases Śiva.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Kāśī is the narrative setting, presenting dharma and devotion as integral to Kāśī’s spiritual potency.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Guru-sevā: honoring and supporting the guru, the guru’s wife, and the guru’s children.