Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 10

Devanagari script

पितर्युपरतेसोऽथ पूर्णभद्रो महायशाः । सुकृतोपात्तविभव भवसंभोगभुक्तिभाक्

Transliteration

pitaryuparateso'tha pūrṇabhadro mahāyaśāḥ | sukṛtopāttavibhava bhavasaṃbhogabhuktibhāk

Translation

Lorsque son père eut quitté ce monde, l’illustre Pūrṇabhadra, possesseur d’une fortune acquise par le mérite, devint celui qui goûtait aux expériences et aux plaisirs de l’existence mondaine.

Word by Word

• पितरि: when/while the father (was)
• पितरि: Adhikarana (Context/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पितृ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/7th), एकवचन

• उपरते: having passed away
• उपरते: Sati-saptami (Locative absolute/सति-सप्तमी)
• Type: Verb
• Root: उप + रम् (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (past passive participle, क्त); पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; पितरि इत्यनेन सह सति-सप्तमी (locative absolute): ‘father having departed’

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

• अथ: then
• अथ: Sambandha (Discourse particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अथ (अव्यय)
• Form: अनन्तर्य-बोधक-अव्यय (then)

• पूर्णभद्रः: Pūrṇabhadra
• पूर्णभद्रः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पूर्णभद्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; समासः—पूर्ण + भद्र (कर्मधारयः; नाम)

• महायशाः: greatly renowned
• महायशाः: Visheshana (Adjective/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महा + यशस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; समासः—महत् यशः यस्य (कर्मधारय/बहुव्रीहि-सदृश प्रयोग; रूपः -यशाः)

• सुकृतोपात्तविभवः: whose prosperity was obtained through merit
• सुकृतोपात्तविभवः: Visheshana (Adjective of पूर्णभद्रः/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सुकृत + उपात्त + विभव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; समासः—सुकृतेन उपात्तः विभवः यस्य (तत्पुरुषः; ‘acquired by merit’)

• भवसंभोगभुक्तिभाक्: partaker of worldly enjoyments
• भवसंभोगभुक्तिभाक्: Visheshana (Adjective/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: भव + संभोग + भुक्ति + भाज् (धातु-निष्पन्न प्रातिपदिक: भाक्)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; समासः—भवस्य संभोगस्य भुक्तेः भाक् (तत्पुरुषः; ‘enjoyer/partaker’)

Speaker

Skanda

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Primary interlocutor(s) of Kāśīkhaṇḍa discourse

Visual Art Cues

Scene: After the father’s passing, Pūrṇabhadra sits amid inherited treasures and attendants, enjoying refined pleasures; a subtle shadow or funeral lamp hints at impermanence behind opulence.

Characters & Entities

• Pūrṇabhadra
• Ratnabhadra

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Merit (sukṛta) is shown as a root of prosperity, yet worldly enjoyment remains part of saṃsāra unless guided toward higher dharma.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No tīrtha is named in this verse; it continues the narrative that will connect to Kāśī’s sanctifying greatness.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; this is narrative description of karmic fruition and worldly life.