Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 48

Devanagari script

एवं तस्य प्रवृत्तस्य कश्चित्पर्वतदेशतः । समागमिष्यति धनी तीर्थयात्रार्थसिद्धये

Transliteration

evaṃ tasya pravṛttasya kaścitparvatadeśataḥ | samāgamiṣyati dhanī tīrthayātrārthasiddhaye

Translation

Ketika ia demikian sibuk, seorang kaya akan datang dari daerah pegunungan, demi memperoleh keberhasilan dalam maksud ziarahnya ke tīrtha-tīrtha suci.

Word by Word

• evaṃ: thus
• evaṃ: Kriya-viseshana (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: evaṃ (अव्यय)
• Form: प्रकारवाचक अव्यय (adverb of manner)

• tasya: of him
• tasya: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन

• pravṛttasya: of (him) who was engaged/acting
• pravṛttasya: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: pra√vṛt (धातु) → pravṛtta (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त), पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन; ‘engaged/acting’

• kaścit: someone
• kaścit: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kaścid (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; अनिश्चितवाचक सर्वनाम

• parvata-deśataḥ: from a mountainous region
• parvata-deśataḥ: Apadana (अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: parvata (प्रातिपदिक) + deśa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5th/Ablative), एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (पर्वतस्य देशः) + तसिल्-प्रत्ययार्थक ‘-तः’ (ablatival)

• samāgamiṣyati: will come/arrive
• samāgamiṣyati: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: samā√gam (धातु)
• Form: लृट् (Simple Future), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• dhanī: a wealthy man
• dhanī: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dhanin (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• tīrtha-yātrā-artha-siddhaye: for the accomplishment of the purpose of pilgrimage
• tīrtha-yātrā-artha-siddhaye: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान/उद्देश्य)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tīrtha (प्रातिपदिक) + yātrā (प्रातिपदिक) + artha (प्रातिपदिक) + siddhi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th/Dative), एकवचन; बहुपद-तत्पुरुषः (तीर्थयात्रायाः अर्थः; तस्य सिद्धिः)

Speaker

Skanda (deduced: Kāśīkhaṇḍa commonly Skanda → Agastya)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A wealthy pilgrim, travel-worn, arrives from a mountainous landscape into the dense sacred city; he carries gifts and looks toward the tīrtha with hopeful resolve.

Characters & Entities

• tīrtha-yātrā

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Pilgrimage is undertaken for spiritual “success,” and such success is intertwined with dharmic conduct, especially dāna and discernment.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Tīrtha-yātrā is referenced generally; the immediate narrative soon points to a specific water-body (Cakrasarasa).

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

The verse implies tīrtha-yātrā (pilgrimage) as a dharmic practice, without detailing a specific rite here.