Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 11

Devanagari script

विलोक्य काश्यां दुर्वासा ब्राह्मणान्मुमुदेतराम्

Transliteration

vilokya kāśyāṃ durvāsā brāhmaṇānmumudetarām

Translation

En voyant les brāhmaṇas à Kāśī, Durvāsā se réjouit au plus haut point.

Word by Word

• विलोक्य: having observed
• विलोक्य: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वि-√लोक् (धातु) (कृदन्त)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्यय (gerund); ‘विलोक्य’ = having seen

• काश्याम्: in Kāśī
• काश्याम्: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: काशी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• दुर्वासाः: Durvāsā
• दुर्वासाः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दुर्वासस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• ब्राह्मणान्: Brahmins
• ब्राह्मणान्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्राह्मण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• मुमुदे: rejoiced
• मुमुदे: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √मुद् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (परिपूर्णभूत/Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन, आत्मनेपद

• तराम्: exceedingly
• तराम्: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तराम् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रियाविशेषण (adverb) ‘अत्यन्तम्/बहु’

Speaker

Skanda (deduced: Kāśīkhaṇḍa narrative typically Skanda to Agastya)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kāśī (Avimukta)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Purāṇic audience (frame)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Durvāsā, radiant and intense, stands on a Kāśī ghat smiling with rare softness as he beholds disciplined brāhmaṇas—some reciting Veda, some performing sandhyā—against the backdrop of Viśveśa’s sacred cityscape.

Characters & Entities

• Kāśī (Vārāṇasī)
• Durvāsā
• Brāhmaṇas

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Kāśī’s spiritual culture is so elevated that even great sages find joy simply by witnessing its dhārmic community.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Kāśī (Vārāṇasī).

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; the verse is a testimonial of Kāśī’s sanctifying atmosphere.