Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 75

Devanagari script

जनयित्रीमनाभाष्य भूतभीतिं विहाय च । ध्रुवोऽच्युतध्यानपरः पुनरेव बभूव ह

Transliteration

janayitrīmanābhāṣya bhūtabhītiṃ vihāya ca | dhruvo'cyutadhyānaparaḥ punareva babhūva ha

Translation

Sans adresser une parole à sa mère, et rejetant la crainte des êtres, Dhruva redevint tout entier voué à la méditation d’Acyuta, l’Immuable.

Word by Word

• जनयित्रीम्: mother
• जनयित्रीम्: Karma (Object of ‘not speaking to’)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जनयित्री (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन

• अनाभाष्य: without speaking (to her)
• अनाभाष्य: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Prior action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अन्-आ-√भाष् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (Absolutive/Gerund) नकारार्थक उपसर्गयुक्तः; ‘not having spoken (to)’

• भूतभीतिम्: fear of beings/spirits
• भूतभीतिम्: Karma (Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भूत + भीति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (भूतानां भीतिः)

• विहाय: having abandoned
• विहाय: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Prior action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वि-√हा (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (Absolutive/Gerund), ‘having abandoned’

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक अव्यय (and)

• ध्रुवः: Dhruva
• ध्रुवः: Karta (Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ध्रुव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (Nominative/1st), एकवचन

• अच्युतध्यानपरः: intent on meditation on Acyuta (Vishnu)
• अच्युतध्यानपरः: Karta (Subject qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अच्युत + ध्यान + पर (प्रातिपदिकानि)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (Nominative/1st), एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (अच्युतस्य ध्यानं तस्मिन् परः/तत्परः)

• पुनः: again
• पुनः: Sambandha (Adverb)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पुनः (अव्यय)
• Form: पुनरावृत्त्यर्थक अव्यय (again)

• एव: indeed
• एव: Sambandha (Emphasis particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारणार्थक अव्यय (indeed/just)

• बभूव: became
• बभूव: Kriyā (Main action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √भू (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन, परस्मैपद

• ह: indeed (expletive)
• ह: Sambandha (Particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ह (अव्यय)
• Form: पादपूरण/स्मरणार्थक अव्यय (expletive particle)

Speaker

Narrator (contextual; within Kāśī-khaṇḍa, typically Skanda narrating to Agastya)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kāśī

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Audience in the kathā frame (implicit)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Dhruva, without speaking to his mother, turns away; the forest path or ascetic route opens ahead; shadowy creatures/fears recede as he becomes absorbed in Acyuta’s meditation.

Characters & Entities

• Dhruva
• Acyuta (Viṣṇu)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Single-pointed devotion to Acyuta produces fearlessness and unwavering focus, even when family and dangers distract.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No specific tīrtha is stated in this verse.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Meditation on Acyuta is emphasized; no formal vrata, snāna, or dāna is described.