Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 55
Devanagari script
आश्चर्यवंतस्तत्रत्या यात्रायां मिलिता जनाः । ऊचुरंगुलिनिर्देशैरहो पश्यत पश्यत
Transliteration
āścaryavaṃtastatratyā yātrāyāṃ militā janāḥ | ūcuraṃgulinirdeśairaho paśyata paśyata
Translation
Asombrados, los peregrinos allí reunidos exclamaron, señalando con los dedos: «¡Ah! ¡Mirad, mirad!»
Word by Word
āścaryavantaḥastonished
āścaryavantaḥ:
Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
TypeAdjective
Rootāścarya + vat (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; ‘आश्चर्ययुक्त’
tatratyāḥthose who were there
tatratyāḥ:
Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
TypeAdjective
Roottatratya (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; ‘तत्र भव’ (those present there)
yātrāyāmin the procession/pilgrimage
yātrāyām:
Adhikaraṇa (Location/अधिकरण)
TypeNoun
Rootyātrā (प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/अधिकरण), एकवचन
militāḥassembled
militāḥ:
Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
TypeAdjective
Rootmil (धातु) + ta (कृत्)
Formभूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (past passive participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; ‘assembled’
janāḥpeople
janāḥ:
Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootjana (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/कर्ता), बहुवचन
ūcuḥsaid
ūcuḥ:
Kriyā (Action/क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootvac (धातु)
Formलिट् (Perfect), प्रथमा-पुरुष (3rd), बहुवचन; परस्मैपद; ‘they said’
aṅguli-nirdeśaiḥwith finger-pointing/gestures
aṅguli-nirdeśaiḥ:
Karaṇa (Instrument/करण)
TypeNoun
Rootaṅguli + nirdeśa (प्रातिपदिक; समास)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/करण), बहुवचन; ‘अङ्गुल्या निर्देशः’ इति तृतीया-तत्पुरुषः; instrumental plural
ahoah! behold!
aho:
Sambandha (Discourse particle/सम्बन्ध)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootaho (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय; विस्मयादिबोधक (interjection)
paśyatalook!
paśyata:
Kriyā (Action/क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootpaś (धातु)
Formलोट् (Imperative), मध्यम-पुरुष (2nd), बहुवचन; परस्मैपद; ‘see!’
paśyatalook! (again)
paśyata:
Kriyā (Action/क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootpaś (धातु)
Formलोट् (Imperative), मध्यम-पुरुष (2nd), बहुवचन; परस्मैपद; पुनरुक्ति (repetition for emphasis)
Speaker
Skanda (deduced, Kāśī-khaṇḍa context: Skanda to Agastya)
Characters & Entities
Y
Yātrā (pilgrimage assembly)FAQs
The tīrtha’s glory becomes evident through visible signs, strengthening faith (śraddhā) among pilgrims.
The same kuṇḍa that is about to be identified as Haṃsatīrtha near Kṛttivāsa in Kāśī.
No direct prescription; it depicts pilgrims witnessing a miracle during yātrā.