Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 62

Devanagari script

त्वदीयस्यास्य तपसो महोपचय दर्शनात् । यन्मयांदोलितो मौलिरहिश्रवणभूषणः

Transliteration

tvadīyasyāsya tapaso mahopacaya darśanāt | yanmayāṃdolito maulirahiśravaṇabhūṣaṇaḥ

Translation

汝の苦行によって積まれた大いなる功徳を見て、我は心を動かされた。蛇を耳飾りとして戴くこの頭は、思わず揺れ動いた。

Word by Word

• त्वदीयस्य: of yours
• त्वदीयस्य: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: त्वदीय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे षष्ठी-विभक्तिः (Genitive/6th), एकवचनम्; विशेषणम्

• अस्य: of this
• अस्य: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे षष्ठी-विभक्तिः (Genitive/6th), एकवचनम्; सर्वनाम

• तपसः: of austerity
• तपसः: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तपस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे षष्ठी-विभक्तिः (Genitive/6th), एकवचनम्

• महोपचय: great increase/accumulation
• महोपचय: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महान् (प्रातिपदिक) + उपचय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे प्रथमा-एकवचनम्/द्वितीया-एकवचनम् (context-dependent); समासः कर्मधारयः (महान् उपचयः)

• दर्शनात्: from seeing; because of the sight
• दर्शनात्: Hetu/Apadana (Cause/Ablative/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दर्शन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे पञ्चमी-विभक्तिः (Ablative/5th), एकवचनम्

• यत्: which
• यत्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्; सम्बन्धसूचकं यत्

• मया: by me
• मया: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: उत्तमपुरुष-सर्वनाम; तृतीया-विभक्तिः (Instrumental/3rd), एकवचनम्

• आन्दोलितः: shaken/swayed
• आन्दोलितः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: आन्दोलि (धातु) → आन्दोलित (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक, क्त/PPP)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्तः (Past Passive Participle); पुंलिङ्गे प्रथमा-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्; विशेषणम्

• मौलिः: the crown/topknot/head
• मौलिः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मौलि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे प्रथमा-विभक्तिः (Nominative/1st), एकवचनम्

• अहि-श्रवण-भूषणः: having a serpent as ear-ornament
• अहि-श्रवण-भूषणः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अहि (प्रातिपदिक) + श्रवण (प्रातिपदिक) + भूषण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे प्रथमा-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्; षष्ठी/सप्तमी-तत्पुरुषसमासः (श्रवणस्य भूषणम्; अहिः इव/अहिः-सम्बद्धम्)

Speaker

Śiva (deduced from immediate context leading into Viṣṇu’s reply and Māṇikarṇikā etiology)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Māṇikarṇikā (etiological prelude)

Type: ghat

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Viṣṇu (addressed/engaged in the narrative frame)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Śiva, with serpent ornaments at the ears, is emotionally stirred by the sight of immense tapas; his head gently sways, foreshadowing the fall of a jeweled ear-ornament that will sanctify Kāśī.

Characters & Entities

• Śiva
• tapas (austerity)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

True tapas generates immense spiritual merit that even the gods acknowledge, revealing the power of disciplined dharma.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The verse is part of the narrative leading to the manifestation and fame of Māṇikarṇikā in Kāśī.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No explicit ritual is prescribed here; it sets the devotional-etiological context for the tīrtha’s greatness.