Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 79

Devanagari script

ततस्तास्त्वरिताः सख्यः परितापोपहारकान् । बहुशः शीतलोपायान्व्यधुर्मोहप्रशांतये

Transliteration

tatastāstvaritāḥ sakhyaḥ paritāpopahārakān | bahuśaḥ śītalopāyānvyadhurmohapraśāṃtaye

Translation

तब सखियाँ शीघ्र ही उसके दाह-जन्य संताप को हरने वाले अनेक शीतल उपाय करने लगीं, ताकि उसका मोह और व्याकुलता शांत हो जाए।

Word by Word

• ततः: then
• ततः: Sambandha (Adverbial/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: देश/काल-अव्यय (adverb: then/from there)

• ताः: they (f.)
• ताः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), बहुवचन (Plural)

• त्वरिताः: hurried
• त्वरिताः: Karta (Qualifier/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: त्वरित (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), बहुवचन (Plural)

• सख्यः: friends
• सख्यः: Karta (Apposition/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सखी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), बहुवचन (Plural)

• परितापोपहारकान्: distress-removing (things)
• परितापोपहारकान्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: परिताप + उपहारक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), बहुवचन (Plural); ‘परितापस्य उपहारकाः’ (removers/relievers of distress)

• बहुशः: many times; in many ways
• बहुशः: Sambandha (Adverbial/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: बहुशः (अव्यय)
• Form: प्रकार-अव्यय (adverb: many times/in many ways)

• शीतलोपायान्: cooling remedies
• शीतलोपायान्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शीतल + उपाय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), बहुवचन (Plural); ‘शीतलाः उपायाः’ (cooling remedies)

• व्यधुः: they applied/arranged
• व्यधुः: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वि-धा (धातु)
• Form: लुङ्-लकार (Aorist), परस्मैपद, प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd person), बहुवचन (Plural)

• मोहप्रशांतये: for the calming of delusion
• मोहप्रशांतये: Sampradana (Purpose/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मोह + प्रशान्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी-विभक्ति (Dative/4th), एकवचन (Singular); ‘मोहस्य प्रशान्तये’ (for the pacification of delusion)

Speaker

Narrator (contextual)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Friends fan Ratnāvalī, apply cool sandal paste, offer water, and arrange a shaded resting place; their faces show focused compassion.

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Compassionate service (sevā) in times of crisis is upheld as an immediate dharmic response.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Kāśī is the overarching frame; this verse focuses on caregiving actions rather than a named tīrtha.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No formal ritual; it mentions practical “cooling measures” as treatment.