Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 29

Devanagari script

अतः शुचे न भेतव्यं त्वया शुचि मनोगते । अतर्कितोपस्थितया त्वया च स्खलितं मया

Transliteration

ataḥ śuce na bhetavyaṃ tvayā śuci manogate | atarkitopasthitayā tvayā ca skhalitaṃ mayā

Translation

Por eso, oh Śucī, no temas—oh pura, que has entrado en mi mente. Por tu aparición inesperada, también yo he tropezado.

Word by Word

• अतः: therefore
• अतः: Sambandha (Logical connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अतः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; हेत्वर्थक (therefore)

• शुचे: O Śuci
• शुचे: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शुचि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; सम्बोधन एकवचन (Voc. sg.)

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

• भेतव्यम्: to be feared (i.e., you should fear)
• भेतव्यम्: Kriya (Obligation predicate/विधेय)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भी (धातु)
• Form: तव्यत्-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (gerundive); नपुंसकलिङ्ग; प्रथमा/द्वितीया एकवचन; ‘ought to be feared’ (न भेतव्यम् = ‘should not fear’)

• त्वया: by you
• त्वया: Kartr-karana (Agent in passive sense/कर्ता-करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: मध्यमपुरुष-सर्वनाम; तृतीया एकवचन (Instr. sg.)

• शुचि: O pure one
• शुचि: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शुचि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; सम्बोधन एकवचन (Voc. sg.)

• मनोगते: O one who has entered my mind
• मनोगते: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मनस् (प्रातिपदिक) + गत (कृदन्त/प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; सम्बोधन एकवचन (Voc. sg.); तत्पुरुषः (मनसि गतः/गता)

• अतर्कितोपस्थितया: by (your) unexpected arrival
• अतर्कितोपस्थितया: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अ-तर्कित (कृदन्त/प्रातिपदिक) + उपस्थित (कृदन्त/प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; तृतीया एकवचन (Instr. sg.); कर्मधारयः (अतर्किता उपस्थितिः यस्याः/या)

• त्वया: by you
• त्वया: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: मध्यमपुरुष-सर्वनाम; तृतीया एकवचन (Instr. sg.)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयबोधक

• स्खलितम्: a slip/err was made
• स्खलितम्: Kriya (Result state/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्खल् (धातु)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त); नपुंसकलिङ्ग; प्रथमा/द्वितीया एकवचन; ‘slipped/erred’

• मया: by me
• मया: Kartr-karana (Agent in passive sense/कर्ता-करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: उत्तमपुरुष-सर्वनाम; तृतीया एकवचन (Instr. sg.)

Speaker

Muni (sage) speaking to Śucī

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kāśī (Avimukta)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Śaunaka and ṛṣis (frame implied)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: The sage gently reassures Śucī, palm open in comfort; Śucī’s fear dissolves, and the atmosphere brightens as if Kāśī’s lamps glow at dusk.

Characters & Entities

• Śucī (apsarā)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Admit human frailty without cruelty; reassure others and respond with humility rather than anger.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No specific tīrtha is named; the verse belongs to the Kāśī Khaṇḍa’s sacred narrative setting.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; it stresses inner ethics—fearlessness, humility, and mindful restraint.