Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 27

Devanagari script

पुनः पुनर्विश्वनाथं दृष्ट्वा स्तुत्वा प्रणम्य च । जग्मुः परोपकारार्थमगस्तिर्यत्र तिष्ठति

Transliteration

punaḥ punarviśvanāthaṃ dṛṣṭvā stutvā praṇamya ca | jagmuḥ paropakārārthamagastiryatra tiṣṭhati

Translation

Encore et encore, après avoir vu Viśvanātha, l’avoir loué et s’être prosternés, ils partirent—pour le bien d’autrui—vers le lieu où demeure Agastya.

Word by Word

• punaḥ: again
• punaḥ: Adverbial (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: punaḥ (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रियाविशेषण (again)

• punar: again
• punar: Adverbial (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: punar (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रियाविशेषण (again)

• viśvanātham: Viśvanātha (Lord of the universe)
• viśvanātham: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: viśva (प्रातिपदिक) + nātha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (कर्म), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष (विश्वस्य नाथः)

• dṛṣṭvā: having seen
• dṛṣṭvā: Adverbial (पूर्वक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √dṛś (धातु), क्त्वा-प्रत्यय
• Form: क्त्वान्त अव्ययकृदन्त (absolutive/gerund); पूर्वकालिक क्रिया

• stutvā: having praised
• stutvā: Adverbial (पूर्वक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √stu (धातु), क्त्वा-प्रत्यय
• Form: क्त्वान्त अव्ययकृदन्त; पूर्वकालिक क्रिया

• praṇamya: having saluted
• praṇamya: Adverbial (पूर्वक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √nam (धातु) + प्र, ल्यप् (प्रणम्य)
• Form: ल्यप्-प्रत्ययान्त अव्ययकृदन्त; पूर्वकालिक क्रिया

• ca: and
• ca: Connector (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयार्थक निपात

• jagmuḥ: they went
• jagmuḥ: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √gam (धातु), लिट्-लकार (परस्मैपद)
• Form: लिट् (परिपूर्णभूत/Perfect), प्रथम-पुरुष, बहुवचन; परस्मैपद

• para-upakāra-artham: for the sake of helping others
• para-upakāra-artham: Purpose (प्रयोजन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: para (प्रातिपदिक) + upakāra (प्रातिपदिक) + artha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (प्रयोजन/उद्देश्य), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष (परोपकारस्य अर्थः = प्रयोजनम्)

• agastiḥ: Agastya
• agastiḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: agasti (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (कर्ता), एकवचन

• yatra: where
• yatra: Adverbial (देश)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: yatra (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; सम्बन्धबोधक/देशवाचक (relative adverb: where)

• tiṣṭhati: stays/stands
• tiṣṭhati: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √sthā (धातु), लट्-लकार
• Form: लट् (वर्तमान), प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

Speaker

Skanda (deduced; Kāśīkhaṇḍa commonly Skanda → Agastya)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Viśvanātha-darśana and Agastya-sthāna (within Kāśī sacred geography)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Naimiṣāraṇya sages (typical)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Pilgrims repeatedly bow at Viśvanātha’s shrine, then depart in a purposeful line toward a quiet hermitage where Agastya resides, carrying offerings and intent on benefiting others.

Characters & Entities

• Viśvanātha
• Agastya
• Śiva

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Repeated darśana and reverence to Viśvanātha should mature into paropakāra—spiritual practice expressed as benefit to the world.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Viśvanātha of Kāśī is central; the verse also points to the āśrama-region where Agastya resides within the narrative geography.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Darśana, stuti (praise), and praṇāma (prostration) to Viśvanātha, followed by purposeful travel to a sage’s abode.