Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 28

Devanagari script

त्वद्दर्शनेन मे गात्रं चिंतासंतापतापितम् । हिमानी गाहनेनेव शीतलं भवति क्षणम्

Transliteration

tvaddarśanena me gātraṃ ciṃtāsaṃtāpatāpitam | himānī gāhaneneva śītalaṃ bhavati kṣaṇam

Translation

Dengan memandang Paduka, tubuhku yang terbakar oleh panasnya duka dan kecemasan seketika menjadi sejuk, seakan menyelam ke aliran air yang bersumber dari salju.

Word by Word

• tvat: your
• tvat: Sambandha (Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tvad (त्वद् सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (6th), एकवचन (समासाङ्ग)

• darśanena: by (your) sight
• darśanena: Karana (Instrument/Means)
• Type: Noun
• Root: darśana (दर्शन प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; तृतीया (3rd), एकवचन

• me: my
• me: Sambandha (Possessor)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (अस्मद् सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (6th), एकवचन; सर्वनाम (enclitic)

• gātram: body, limb
• gātram: Karta (Subject of bhavati)
• Type: Noun
• Root: gātra (गात्र प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन

• ciṃtā: of anxiety
• ciṃtā: Sambandha (Genitive in compound)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ciṃtā (चिन्ता प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; षष्ठी (6th), एकवचन (समासाङ्ग)

• saṃtāpa: of distress/heat
• saṃtāpa: Sambandha (Genitive in compound)
• Type: Noun
• Root: saṃtāpa (संताप प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; षष्ठी (6th), एकवचन (समासाङ्ग)

• tāpitam: tormented, scorched
• tāpitam: Visheshana (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: √tap (तप् धातु)
• Form: कृदन्त; भूतकृदन्त (क्त); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन; 'heated/tormented' (गात्रम् विशेषण)

• himānī: snowy river/stream (himānī)
• himānī: Upamana (Standard of comparison)
• Type: Noun
• Root: himānī (हिमानी प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• gāhanena: by plunging/immersion
• gāhanena: Karana (Instrument/Means)
• Type: Noun
• Root: gāhana (गाहन प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; तृतीया (3rd), एकवचन

• iva: like, as if
• iva: Upama (Comparison marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: iva (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; उपमावाचक (comparative particle)

• śītalam: cool
• śītalam: Karta (Predicate complement of gātram)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: śītala (शीतल प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन; विधेयविशेषण (predicate adjective)

• bhavati: becomes
• bhavati: Kriya (Action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √bhū (भू धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), परस्मैपद; प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• kṣaṇam: for a moment
• kṣaṇam: Kāla-adhikarana (Duration)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kṣaṇa (क्षण प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; कालावधि-अर्थे (accusative of duration)

Speaker

Tvāṣṭra (the seeker)

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Śaunaka-ādi ṛṣis

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Close, intimate moment: Tvāṣṭra’s face softens as if cooled; behind them a suggested glimmer of a cold stream, or a visual metaphor of cool light washing over him.

Characters & Entities

• Tvāṣṭra
• Tāpasa

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

The darśana of the holy (sādhu-darśana) cools the inner fires of anxiety and grief, restoring clarity and peace.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The chapter’s frame is Kāśī’s greatness; this verse highlights saintly presence as a channel of grace within that sacred narrative.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No explicit rite; it praises the spiritual efficacy of darśana (meeting/seeing a realized ascetic).