Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 77

Devanagari script

दीक्षितायिनि कुत्रासि क्व ते गुणनिधिः सुतः । अथ तिष्ठतु किं तेन क्व सा मम शुभोर्मिका

Transliteration

dīkṣitāyini kutrāsi kva te guṇanidhiḥ sutaḥ | atha tiṣṭhatu kiṃ tena kva sā mama śubhormikā

Translation

“ໂອ ດີກຊິຕາຍິນີ, ເຈົ້າຢູ່ໃສ? ລູກຊາຍຂອງເຈົ້າ ຜູ້ເປັນຄັງຄຸນທຳ ຢູ່ໃສ? ປ່ອຍເຂົາໄປ—ຈະເປັນຫຍັງ; ແຕ່ແຫວນມງຄົດຂອງຂ້ອຍຢູ່ໃສ?”

Word by Word

• dīkṣitāyini: O dīkṣitāyinī (initiated woman/attendant)
• dīkṣitāyini: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dīkṣitāyinī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8/सम्बोधन), एकवचन — Vocative singular feminine

• kutra: where
• kutra: Adverbial (स्थान/देश)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: kutra (अव्यय)
• Form: प्रश्नाव्यय (interrogative adverb)

• asi: are
• asi: Kriyā (Verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: as (अस् धातु)
• Form: लट् (वर्तमान), मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन — Present indicative, 2nd person singular

• kva: where
• kva: Adverbial (स्थान/देश)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: kva (अव्यय)
• Form: प्रश्नाव्यय (interrogative adverb)

• te: your
• te: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tvad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, षष्ठी (6/षष्ठी), एकवचन — Pronoun, genitive singular

• guṇanidhiḥ: treasure of virtues
• guṇanidhiḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: guṇa+nidhi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1/प्रथमा), एकवचन — Masculine, nominative singular; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (guṇānāṃ nidhiḥ)

• sutaḥ: son
• sutaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: suta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1/प्रथमा), एकवचन — Masculine, nominative singular

• atha: then; now
• atha: Discourse particle
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: atha (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय/अनन्तरार्थक अव्यय (then/now)

• tiṣṭhatu: let (it) remain
• tiṣṭhatu: Kriyā (Verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: sthā (स्था धातु)
• Form: लोट् (आज्ञार्थ), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन — Imperative, 3rd person singular

• kim: what (use)
• kim: Discourse particle
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: kim (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रश्नाव्यय/निपात (here: ‘what use?’)

• tena: with that; by that
• tena: Karaṇa/Hetu (Instrument/Cause)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, तृतीया (3/तृतीया), एकवचन — Pronoun, instrumental singular

• kva: where
• kva: Adverbial (स्थान/देश)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: kva (अव्यय)
• Form: प्रश्नाव्यय (interrogative adverb)

• sā: that (she/it)
• sā: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1/प्रथमा), एकवचन — Pronoun, feminine nominative singular

• mama: my
• mama: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, षष्ठी (6/षष्ठी), एकवचन — Pronoun, genitive singular

• śubhā: auspicious
• śubhā: Viśeṣaṇa (Adjective)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: śubha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1/प्रथमा), एकवचन — Feminine nominative singular; विशेषण (to ūrmikā)

• ūrmikā: ring
• ūrmikā: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ūrmikā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1/प्रथमा), एकवचन — Feminine nominative singular

Speaker

Dīkṣita (householder; speaking to Dīkṣitāyinī)

Characters & Entities

• Kāśī (implied textual setting)
• Dīkṣita
• Dīkṣitāyinī
• son (suta)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Even ordinary household speech reveals one’s dharma: restraint, truthfulness, and non-attachment are tested amid daily concerns.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The excerpt sits within the Kāśī-khaṇḍa framework (Varanasi/Kāśī), though this verse itself is a domestic exchange rather than a direct tīrtha praise.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No explicit rite is prescribed here; the verse is part of a narrative dialogue.