Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 74

Devanagari script

मधुपिंगलनेत्रोऽसौ नैनं श्रीस्त्यजति क्वचित् । पंचरेखललाटस्तु तथा सिंहोदरः शुभः

Transliteration

madhupiṃgalanetro'sau nainaṃ śrīstyajati kvacit | paṃcarekhalalāṭastu tathā siṃhodaraḥ śubhaḥ

Translation

അവന്റെ കണ്ണുകൾ തേൻ-സ്വർണ്ണവർണ്ണം; ശ്രീ (സമൃദ്ധി) അവനെ ഒരിക്കലും വിട്ടുപോകുന്നില്ല. ലലാട്ടത്തിൽ അഞ്ചു രേഖകൾ; ഉദരം സിംഹസമം—സകലത്തിലും ശുഭം.

Word by Word

• मधुपिङ्गलनेत्रः: having honey-brown (tawny) eyes
• मधुपिङ्गलनेत्रः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मधु (प्रातिपदिक) + पिङ्गल (प्रातिपदिक) + नेत्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुषः (कर्मधारय-प्रायः)

• असौ: he/that person
• असौ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: असद्/अदस् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• न: not
• न: Sambandha (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेधार्थक-अव्यय (negation particle)

• एनम्: him
• एनम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: एतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• श्रीः: fortune, prosperity
• श्रीः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्री (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• त्यजति: leaves, abandons
• त्यजति: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: त्यज् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन

• क्वचित्: ever, at any time
• क्वचित्: Adhikarana (Locative sense/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: क्वचित् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; देश/कालवाचक-अव्यय (adverb: at any time/anywhere)

• पञ्चरेखललाटः: having a forehead with five lines
• पञ्चरेखललाटः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पञ्च (संख्या-प्रातिपदिक) + रेखा (प्रातिपदिक) + ललाट (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुषः (पञ्च-रेखा-युक्तं ललाटम्)

• तु: and/but
• तु: Sambandha (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अवधान/विरोधार्थक-निपात (particle: but/indeed)

• तथा: likewise
• तथा: Sambandha (Adverbial/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; प्रकारवाचक (adverb: likewise)

• सिंहोदरः: lion-bellied (with a lion-like belly)
• सिंहोदरः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सिंह (प्रातिपदिक) + उदर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुषः (सिंहस्य इव उदरम्)

• शुभः: auspicious
• शुभः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शुभ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

Speaker

Nārada (deduced from immediate context)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kāśī

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A radiant child with honey-golden eyes and a forehead marked by five lines, seated in a protective domestic-sacred setting; attendants and sages observe the auspicious signs with mixed wonder and concern.

Characters & Entities

• Śrī (Lakṣmī)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Auspicious qualities and divine favor are indicated through virtuous signs; prosperity follows dharmic merit.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The broader narrative belongs to Kāśīkhaṇḍa, centered on Kāśī (Vārāṇasī), though this verse itself focuses on auspicious marks rather than a named tīrtha.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None in this verse; it is descriptive (lakṣaṇa) rather than prescriptive (vidhi).