Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 31

Devanagari script

जित्वा क्रोधरिपुं धैर्यात्तपसो यशसः श्रियः । शरीरस्यापि हर्तारं नेतारं तामसीं गतिम्

Transliteration

jitvā krodharipuṃ dhairyāttapaso yaśasaḥ śriyaḥ | śarīrasyāpi hartāraṃ netāraṃ tāmasīṃ gatim

Translation

—Ayant vaincu, par la constance, l’ennemi qu’est la colère, voleuse de l’ascèse, de la renommée et de la prospérité; destructrice même du corps et guide vers une destinée tamasique (obscure)—

Word by Word

• जित्वा: having conquered
• जित्वा: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (prior action)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: जि (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त अव्यय (gerund), अर्थः—विजित्य (having conquered)

• क्रोधरिपुम्: the enemy—anger
• क्रोधरिपुम्: Karma (object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: क्रोध + रिपु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुषसमास (क्रोधः रिपुः = anger as enemy / enemy named anger); पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• धैर्यात्: from/through steadfastness
• धैर्यात्: Hetu (cause)
• Type: Noun
• Root: धैर्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी-विभक्ति (Ablative), एकवचन; हेत्वर्थ (cause/source)

• तपसः: of austerity
• तपसः: Sambandha (genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तपस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive), एकवचन

• यशसः: of fame
• यशसः: Sambandha (genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यशस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• श्रियः: of prosperity
• श्रियः: Sambandha (genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्री (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• शरीरस्य: of the body
• शरीरस्य: Sambandha (genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शरीर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• अपि: also; even
• अपि: Sambandha (particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निपात (particle) = also/even

• हर्तारम्: the taker-away; destroyer
• हर्तारम्: Karma (object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हर्तृ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; कर्तृवाचक-शब्दः (agent noun)

• नेतारम्: the leader; one who leads
• नेतारम्: Karma (object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नेतृ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; कर्तृवाचक-शब्दः

• तामसीम्: dark; tamasic
• तामसीम्: Viśeṣaṇa (qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तामसी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण (qualifying gatim)

• गतिम्: course; path; destination
• गतिम्: Karma (object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

Speaker

Brahmā

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kāśī

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A pilgrim on a busy Kāśī lane restrains anger as a red, fiery demon; dhairya appears as a cool blue guardian holding a lotus; behind, a yogi’s tapas-fire is protected from gusts; a dark path labeled tamas fades away.

Characters & Entities

• Krodha
• Tapas
• Yaśas
• Śrī
• Tamas

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Anger ruins spiritual merit and worldly stability; steadfast self-control safeguards tapas and leads away from tamasic decline.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No specific tīrtha is named in this verse; it serves the Kāśī-khaṇḍa’s liberation theme by stressing inner purification.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; it prescribes ethical-yogic restraint: conquering krodha through dhairya (steadfastness).