Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 59

Devanagari script

तथाकरोच्च विनता तेपि श्रुत्वा तदीरितम् । सर्पाः संमंत्र्य तां प्रोचुर्विनतां हृष्टमानसाः

Transliteration

tathākarocca vinatā tepi śrutvā tadīritam | sarpāḥ saṃmaṃtrya tāṃ procurvinatāṃ hṛṣṭamānasāḥ

Translation

Vinata lo hizo así. Y también esas serpientes, habiendo escuchado lo que se transmitió, consultaron entre sí y luego hablaron a Vinata con corazones deleitados.

Word by Word

• tathā: thus
• tathā: Sambandha (Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tathā (अव्यय)
• Form: क्रियाविशेषण (adverb)

• akarot: did
• akarot: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: kṛ (धातु)
• Form: लङ् (imperfect/past), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

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

• vinatā: Vinatā
• vinatā: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vinatā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन

• te: they
• te: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), बहुवचन

• api: also
• api: Sambandha (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: api (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle) ‘also/even’

• śrutvā: having heard
• śrutvā: Purvakala (Prior action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: śru (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund)

• tat: that
• tat: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2), एकवचन; विशेषण

• īritam: spoken/uttered
• īritam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: īrita (कृदन्त; √īr)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2), एकवचन; क्त-प्रत्यय (past passive participle)

• sarpāḥ: the serpents
• sarpāḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sarpa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), बहुवचन

• saṃmantrya: having consulted
• saṃmantrya: Purvakala (Prior action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: sam + mantr (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund)

• tām: her
• tām: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2), एकवचन

• procuḥ: said
• procuḥ: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pra + vac (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन; परस्मैपद

• vinatām: to Vinatā
• vinatām: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vinatā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2), एकवचन

• hṛṣṭamānasāḥ: with delighted minds
• hṛṣṭamānasāḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: hṛṣṭa + mānasa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), बहुवचन; बहुव्रीहिः ‘whose minds are delighted’

Speaker

Narrator (within the dialogue frame of Kāśīkhaṇḍa; likely Skanda narrating to Agastya)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kāśī

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Ṛṣis

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Nāgas gather in a secretive council, hoods flared, exchanging glances; Vinatā stands respectfully at a distance as they decide her fate, their faces bright with satisfaction.

Characters & Entities

• Vinatā
• Sarpāḥ (Nāgas/serpents)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

When powerful desires arise, even hostile parties may negotiate—yet dharma requires discernment about the motives behind agreement.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

None; it is a narrative transition.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None.