Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 25

Devanagari script

अत्रिनेत्रसमुद्भूतः पौत्रो वै द्रुहिणस्य यः । नाथः सर्वौषधीनां च ज्योतिषां पतिरेव च

Transliteration

atrinetrasamudbhūtaḥ pautro vai druhiṇasya yaḥ | nāthaḥ sarvauṣadhīnāṃ ca jyotiṣāṃ patireva ca

Translation

അത്രിയുടെ നേത്രത്തിൽ നിന്നു ഉദ്ഭവിച്ചവൻ, ദ്രുഹിണൻ (ബ്രഹ്മാവ്) എന്നവന്റെ പൗത്രൻ; അവൻ സർവ്വ ഔഷധികളുടെ നാഥനും ജ്യോതിഷ്കങ്ങളുടെ അധിപതിയും ആകുന്നു।

Word by Word

• अत्रिनेत्रसमुद्भूतः: arisen from Atri’s eye
• अत्रिनेत्रसमुद्भूतः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अत्रि (प्रातिपदिक) + नेत्र (प्रातिपदिक) + समुद्भूत (कृदन्त; सम्+उद्+भू धातु + क्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; समासः (अत्रेः नेत्रम्) इति षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष + समुद्भूत (P.P.P.)

• पौत्रः: grandson
• पौत्रः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पौत्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• वै: indeed
• वै: Sambandha (Discourse particle/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वै (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle/emphasis)

• द्रुहिणस्य: of Druhiṇa (Brahmā)
• द्रुहिणस्य: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्रुहिण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• यः: who
• यः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• नाथः: lord
• नाथः: Karta (Predicate nominative/कर्ता-समानााधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नाथ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• सर्वौषधीनाम्: of all herbs/medicinal plants
• सर्वौषधीनाम्: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक) + औषधी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; समासः सर्व + औषधी

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक-अव्यय (conjunction)

• ज्योतिषाम्: of the luminaries
• ज्योतिषाम्: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ज्योतिस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• पतिः: lord
• पतिः: Karta (Predicate nominative/कर्ता-समानााधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• एव: indeed/just
• एव: Sambandha (Emphasis/अवधारण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारणार्थक-अव्यय (restrictive particle)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक-अव्यय (conjunction)

Speaker

Skanda (deduced for Kāśīkhaṇḍa dialogues, commonly Skanda → Agastya)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kāśī

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Sages / in-text interlocutor(s)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: The Moon-god (Candra/Soma) emerging from Atri’s eye, with Brahmā (Druhiṇa) in the background, surrounded by stars and medicinal herbs personified as attendants.

Characters & Entities

• Atri
• Brahmā (Druhiṇa)
• Candramā (Moon)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Cosmic order is dharmically structured—celestial powers (like the Moon) sustain life through time, light, and healing.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The immediate verse is cosmological praise; its placement within Kāśī-khaṇḍa supports Kāśī’s overarching sacred narrative rather than naming a specific tīrtha here.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No direct prescription; it provides theological identification of Candramā as lord of herbs and luminaries.