Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 75

Devanagari script

स्वसौधात्स विनिर्गत्य बालोऽबालपराक्रमः । अनुकूलेन मरुता दर्शिताध्वाऽविशद्वनम्

Transliteration

svasaudhātsa vinirgatya bālo'bālaparākramaḥ | anukūlena marutā darśitādhvā'viśadvanam

Translation

Sorti de son propre palais, l’enfant—au courage au-delà de l’enfance—entra dans la forêt, tandis qu’un vent propice semblait lui indiquer la route.

Word by Word

• स्व: his own
• स्व: Sambandha (Possessive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स्व (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्वत्ववाचक — possessive (qualifying सौधात्)

• सौधात्: from the mansion/palace
• सौधात्: Apadana (Source/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सौध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (अपादान), एकवचन — Ablative singular

• सः: he
• सः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन — Nominative singular

• विनिर्गत्य: having gone out
• विनिर्गत्य: Purvakala (Prior action/पूर्वकाल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वि-निर्-√गम् (गम् धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्यय (gerund) — absolutive

• बालः: the boy
• बालः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: बाल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन — Nominative singular

• अबालपराक्रमः: having prowess not (fit) for a child; extraordinary in valor
• अबालपराक्रमः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अ-बाल + पराक्रम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन — Nominative singular; नञ्-तत्पुरुष (negation)

• अनुकूलेन: favorable
• अनुकूलेन: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अनुकूल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग/पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन — Instrumental singular (qualifying मरुता)

• मरुता: by the wind
• मरुता: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मरुत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन — Instrumental singular

• दर्शिताध्वा: whose path was shown
• दर्शिताध्वा: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दर्शित (√दृश् धातु, क्त) + अध्वन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन — Nominative singular; कर्मधारयः ‘दर्शितः अध्वा’

• अविशत्: entered
• अविशत्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ-√विश् (विश् धातु)
• Form: लङ् (अनद्यतनभूत), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद — Imperfect, 3rd sg

• वनम्: the forest
• वनम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन — Accusative singular

Speaker

Skanda to Agastya (deduced)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A young prince steps out of a palace gate; his posture is resolute. A gentle wind bends trees and lifts his scarf/garment forward, visually ‘pointing’ the way toward a dark-green forest path.

Characters & Entities

• Skanda
• Agastya
• Dhruva

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

When resolve is pure, even nature becomes supportive; spiritual determination can transcend age and circumstance.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No specific tīrtha is mentioned; the scene is the forest-journey setting.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; it narrates the commencement of a tapas-journey.