Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 14

Devanagari script

मर्त्या अमर्त्यान्स्वगृहं प्राप्तानपि भयार्दिताः । अपि संभाषमात्रेण नार्च्चयंति विपज्जुषः

Transliteration

martyā amartyānsvagṛhaṃ prāptānapi bhayārditāḥ | api saṃbhāṣamātreṇa nārccayaṃti vipajjuṣaḥ

Translation

ມະນຸດຜູ້ຖືກຄວາມຢ້ານກົວບີບຄັ້ນ ບໍ່ໄດ້ນົບນ້ອມແມ່ນແຕ່ອະມະຕະຜູ້ມາຮອດເຮືອນຕົນ; ຜູ້ຖືກໄພພິບັດຄອບງຳ ກໍບໍ່ອາດຖວາຍຄວາມເຄົາລົບແມ່ນແຕ່ດ້ວຍຄຳທັກທາຍພຽງຄຳດຽວ।

Word by Word

• मर्त्याः: mortals
• मर्त्याः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मर्त्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), बहुवचन (Plural)

• अमर्त्यान्: immortals (gods)
• अमर्त्यान्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अमर्त्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative), बहुवचन (Plural)

• स्वगृहम्: one’s own house
• स्वगृहम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्व + गृह (प्रातिपदिक-द्वय)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative), एकवचन (Singular) — ‘स्वस्य गृहं’ इति षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष

• प्राप्तान्: having arrived
• प्राप्तान्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्राप्त (कृदन्त; प्र-आप् धातु)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative), बहुवचन (Plural) — भूतकृदन्त (past passive participle)

• अपि: even
• अपि: Sambandha (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय — अप्यर्थक-निपात (even)

• भयार्दिताः: afflicted by fear
• भयार्दिताः: Visheshana (Qualifier of ‘मर्त्याः’/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: भय + अर्दित (कृदन्त; अर्द्/अर्दय् धातु)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), बहुवचन (Plural) — ‘भयेन अर्दिताः’ इति तृतीया-तत्पुरुष; भूतकृदन्त

• अपि: even
• अपि: Sambandha (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय — समुच्चय/अप्यर्थक-निपात

• संभाषमात्रेण: by mere conversation
• संभाषमात्रेण: Karana (Means/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: संभाष + मात्र (प्रातिपदिक-द्वय)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental), एकवचन (Singular) — ‘संभाषस्य मात्रम्’ इति षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष

• न: not
• न: Sambandha (Negation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय — निषेध-निपात (negation)

• अर्चयन्ति: they honor, worship
• अर्चयन्ति: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अर्च् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), बहुवचन (Plural), परस्मैपद

• विपज्जुषः: those beset by calamity
• विपज्जुषः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विपद् + जुष् (कृदन्त/प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), बहुवचन (Plural) — ‘विपद्-जुष्’ (misfortune-experiencing), वर्तमानकृदन्त/प्रातिपदिक-प्रयोग

Speaker

Skanda (contextual attribution within Kāśīkhaṇḍa Uttarārdha dialogues)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kāśī

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Immortals arriving at human homes, yet householders—pale, trembling—cannot even utter a greeting; doors half-closed, lamps dim, the air heavy with dread and misfortune.

Characters & Entities

• Amartya (immortals/devas)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Fear and despair can erode basic dharma like reverence and hospitality; steadiness preserves righteousness even under pressure.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The Kāśīkhaṇḍa frame implies Kāśī’s dharmic ethos, but no particular tīrtha is named in this verse.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No explicit rite; it implicitly praises satkāra—honoring worthy beings—even if only through respectful speech.