Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 83

Devanagari script

पितः सोढुं न शक्नोमि तेजस्तेजोनिधेरहम् । तीव्रं तस्यार्यपुत्रस्य काश्यपस्य महात्मनः

Transliteration

pitaḥ soḍhuṃ na śaknomi tejastejonidheraham | tīvraṃ tasyāryaputrasya kāśyapasya mahātmanaḥ

Translation

പിതാവേ! തേജസ്സിൻ്റെ നിധിയായ ആ മഹാത്മാവായ കാശ്യപൻ്റെ (സൂര്യൻ്റെ) തീവ്രമായ തേജസ്സ് സഹിക്കാൻ എനിക്ക് കഴിയുന്നില്ല.

Word by Word

• pitaḥ: O father
• pitaḥ: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pitṛ (पितृ-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; सम्बोधन (Vocative/सम्बोधन), एकवचन

• soḍhum: to endure
• soḍhum: Karma (Object of ability/कर्म)
• Type: Verb
• Root: sah (सह्-धातु)
• Form: तुमुन्-प्रत्ययान्त (infinitive); ‘सह्’—सहनं कर्तुम् (to endure)

• na: not
• na: Pratishedha (Negation/निषेध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेधार्थक-अव्यय (negation particle)

• śaknomi: I am able
• śaknomi: Kriya (Main verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: śak (शक्-धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present); परस्मैपदी; उत्तमपुरुष (1st person), एकवचन

• tejaḥ: splendor; radiance
• tejaḥ: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tejas (तेजस्-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; द्वितीया (Accusative/कर्म), एकवचन

• tejonidheḥ: of the treasure/storehouse of splendor
• tejonidheḥ: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tejas + nidhi (तेजस् + निधि-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (genitive tatpurusha): ‘तेजसः निधिः’ = tejonidhi; पुंलिङ्ग; षष्ठी (Genitive/सम्बन्ध), एकवचन

• aham: I
• aham: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (अस्मद्-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम; प्रथमा (Nominative/कर्ता), एकवचन; लिङ्गनिर्देशः न (personal pronoun)

• tīvram: intense
• tīvram: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: tīvra (तीव्र-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; द्वितीया (Accusative), एकवचन; विशेषणम् (qualifying ‘tejaḥ’)

• tasya: of him
• tasya: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (तद्-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम; पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग; षष्ठी (Genitive/सम्बन्ध), एकवचन

• āryaputrasya: of the noble son
• āryaputrasya: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ārya + putra (आर्य + पुत्र-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः/कर्मधारय-सदृशः: ‘आर्यः पुत्रः’ (noble son); पुंलिङ्ग; षष्ठी (Genitive), एकवचन

• kāśyapasya: of Kāśyapa
• kāśyapasya: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kāśyapa (काश्यप-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; षष्ठी (Genitive/सम्बन्ध), एकवचन

• mahātmanaḥ: of the great-souled one
• mahātmanaḥ: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: mahātman (महात्मन्-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; षष्ठी (Genitive), एकवचन; विशेषणम् (qualifying Kāśyapa)

Speaker

A daughter addressing her father Tvaṣṭṛ (narrative voice reported by Skanda)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: The daughter, distressed, speaks to Tvaṣṭṛ: her face shows strain; behind her, a faint aura suggests Kāśyapa’s blazing ascetic radiance, contrasted with her vulnerability.

Characters & Entities

• Tvaṣṭṛ
• Kāśyapa

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Spiritual power (tejas) is portrayed as palpable and awe-inspiring, demanding inner preparedness and discipline.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No specific tirtha is named; the passage belongs to the Kāśī-centered discourse of the Kāśīkhaṇḍa.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; the verse focuses on the intensity of tejas rather than a rite.