Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 58

Devanagari script

तपनस्तप्यतेत्यंतं दहनोपि च दह्यते । कंपंते सर्व तेजांसि दृष्ट्वा पातिव्रतं महः

Transliteration

tapanastapyatetyaṃtaṃ dahanopi ca dahyate | kaṃpaṃte sarva tejāṃsi dṛṣṭvā pātivrataṃ mahaḥ

Translation

Le soleil est brûlé à l’excès, et même le feu se consume ; toutes les splendeurs frémissent en voyant la grande radiance née de la fidélité d’une épouse.

Word by Word

• तपनः: the sun
• तपनः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tapana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा (Nominative/कर्ता), एकवचन (Singular)

• तप्यते: is scorched/tormented
• तप्यते: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √tap (धातु: तप्)
• Form: लट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular), आत्मनेपद (Ātmanepada); कर्मणि प्रयोग (passive)

• अत्यन्तम्: exceedingly
• अत्यन्तम्: Kriya-vishesana (Adverbial modifier/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: atyantam (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (Avyaya), परिमाण/तीव्रतावाचक क्रियाविशेषण (adverb: exceedingly)

• दहनः: fire
• दहनः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dahana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा (Nominative/कर्ता), एकवचन (Singular)

• अपि: also
• अपि: Discourse particle (Nipata/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: api (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (Avyaya), समुच्चय/अपि-शब्द (particle: also)

• च: and
• च: Connector (Conjunction/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (Avyaya), समुच्चयबोधक (conjunction)

• दह्यते: is burnt
• दह्यते: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √dah (धातु: दह्)
• Form: लट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular), आत्मनेपद (Ātmanepada); कर्मणि प्रयोग (passive)

• कम्पन्ते: tremble
• कम्पन्ते: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √kamp (धातु: कम्प्)
• Form: लट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), बहुवचन (Plural), आत्मनेपद (Ātmanepada)

• सर्व: all
• सर्व: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), प्रथमा (Nominative), बहुवचन (Plural); तेजांसि इत्यस्य विशेषण

• तेजांसि: splendours, energies
• तेजांसि: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tejas (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), प्रथमा (Nominative/कर्ता), बहुवचन (Plural)

• दृष्ट्वा: having seen
• दृष्ट्वा: Purvakala-kriya (Prior action/पूर्वक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √dṛś (धातु: दृश्)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (Gerund/Absolutive), पूर्वकाल (having seen)

• पातिव्रतम्: of a devoted wife (pativrata)
• पातिव्रतम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: pātivrata (प्रातिपदिक; from pativratā)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), द्वितीया (Accusative/कर्म), एकवचन (Singular); महः इत्यस्य विशेषण—‘pativrata-related’

• महः: radiance, great light
• महः: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mahas (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), द्वितीया (Accusative/कर्म), एकवचन (Singular)

Speaker

Yamadūtas (continued first-person context from prior verse; descriptive testimony)

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Pilgrimage-inquirer audience

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A vast aura rises from the pativratā—so intense that the sun seems dimmed and fire seems consumed; celestial lights tremble, and even the air quivers with her mahas.

Characters & Entities

• Sūrya (Sun)
• Agni (Fire)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Spiritual ‘tejas’ generated by dharma is portrayed as surpassing even cosmic forces.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The shloka focuses on the mahimā of pativratā-dharma within Kāśī-khaṇḍa rather than a named tīrtha.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; it is an exaltation of inner virtue and its metaphysical power.