Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 54

Devanagari script

इत्युक्त्वा निर्ययौ देवी कोपांधीकृतलोचना । यियासुभिश्च कार्यार्थं यत्कर्तव्यं न तत्कृतम्

Transliteration

ityuktvā niryayau devī kopāṃdhīkṛtalocanā | yiyāsubhiśca kāryārthaṃ yatkartavyaṃ na tatkṛtam

Translation

Having spoken thus, the Devī went out, her eyes as though blinded by anger. And in the haste to depart for her intended purpose, what ought to have been done was not done.

Word by Word

• iti: thus
• iti: Sambandha (Quotative/इति)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: iti (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (उद्धरण/इति)

• uktvā: having said
• uktvā: Kriya (Gerund/पूर्वक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vac (वच् धातु) + ktvā (क्त्वा)
• Form: कृदन्त (क्त्वा/अव्ययभाव), पूर्वकालिक क्रिया; अर्थः ‘having said’

• niryayau: went out
• niryayau: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: nir-yā (या धातु)
• Form: लिट् (परोक्षभूत), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद; अर्थः ‘went out’

• devī: the goddess
• devī: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: devī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1/कर्ता), एकवचन

• kopa-andhī-kṛta-locanā: with eyes blinded by anger
• kopa-andhī-kṛta-locanā: Karta (Subject qualifier/कर्तृविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: kopa (प्रातिपदिक) + andhī (अन्धी प्रातिपदिक) + kṛta (कृ धातु, क्त) + locanā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कृदन्त-समास; स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; समासः (तत्पुरुष) ‘कोपान्धीकृतलोचना’ = ‘whose eyes were made blind by anger’

• yiyāsubhiḥ: by those wishing to go
• yiyāsubhiḥ: Karta (Agent/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yiyāsu (या धातु से इच्छार्थक/गमनेच्छु प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3/करण), बहुवचन; ‘यियासु’ = ‘one wishing to go’

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (Conjunction/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (समुच्चय = ‘and’)

• kārya-artham: for the purpose of the task
• kārya-artham: Prayojana (Purpose/प्रयोजन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kārya (कृ धातु, यत्/ण्यम्; प्रातिपदिक) + artha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2/कर्म), एकवचन; समासः (तत्पुरुष) ‘कार्यर्थम्’ = ‘for the purpose of the task’ (अर्थे द्वितीया)

• yat: that which
• yat: Sambandha (Relative/यत्)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (यद् सर्वनाम)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; सम्बन्धक (relative)

• kartavyam: ought to be done
• kartavyam: Kriya (Obligation/विधेय)
• Type: Verb
• Root: kṛ (कृ धातु) + tavya (तव्य प्रत्यय)
• Form: कृदन्त (तव्यत्/तव्य), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; अर्थः ‘to be done/should be done’

• na: not
• na: Sambandha (Negation/निषेध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (निषेध-निपात)

• tat: that
• tat: Sambandha (Correlative/तत्)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (तद् सर्वनाम)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; निर्देशक (correlative)

• kṛtam: was done
• kṛtam: Kriya (Result state/क्रियाफल)
• Type: Verb
• Root: kṛ (कृ धातु) + ta (क्त)
• Form: कृदन्त (क्त), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; कर्मणि/भावे; अर्थः ‘done’

Speaker

Narrator (deduced: Skanda narrating to Agastya within Kāśīkhaṇḍa style)

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Audience within the frame narration (contextual)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Devī storms out with anger-darkened eyes; attendants or empty doorway emphasize haste; a shrine or liṅga remains behind, unattended.

Characters & Entities

• Devī

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Anger clouds discernment and leads to omission of essential dharma—especially acts of reverence that should precede departure.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Within the Kāśī Khaṇḍa, the implied sacred setting is Kāśī where correct devotional conduct toward Mahādeva is paramount.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Implied prescription: before leaving, one should complete obligatory acts of reverence (such as bowing and circumambulation), elaborated in the next verses.