Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 49

Devanagari script

सदा सुकृतिनो यत्र सर्वभोगभुजो द्विज । नवयौवनसंपन्ना नित्यं यत्र मृगीदृशः

Transliteration

sadā sukṛtino yatra sarvabhogabhujo dvija | navayauvanasaṃpannā nityaṃ yatra mṛgīdṛśaḥ

Translation

ഹേ ദ്വിജ! അവിടെ സുകൃതികളായവർ സദാ എല്ലാ ഭോഗങ്ങളും അനുഭവിക്കുന്നു; അവിടെ മൃഗനയനികളായ സ്ത്രീകൾ നിത്യവും നവയൗവനസമ്പന്നരായി നിലകൊള്ളുന്നു।

Word by Word

• सदा: always
• सदा: Kala (Time/काल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सदा (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (adverb of time)

• सुकृतिनः: the meritorious (people)
• सुकृतिनः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुकृतिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन

• यत्र: where
• यत्र: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्यय (relative adverb: where)

• सर्वभोगभुजः: enjoyers of all pleasures
• सर्वभोगभुजः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक) + भोग (प्रातिपदिक) + भुज् (धातु)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; उपपद-तत्पुरुषः/बहुपद-समासः (सर्वभोगान् भुङ्क्ते इति)

• द्विज: O twice-born
• द्विज: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्विज (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8th/Vocative), एकवचन

• नवयौवनसंपन्नाः: endowed with fresh youth
• नवयौवनसंपन्नाः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: नव (प्रातिपदिक) + यौवन (प्रातिपदिक) + संपन्न (प्रातिपदिक/कृदन्ताधारित)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; तत्पुरुषः (नवम् यौवनम्; तेन संपन्नाः) विशेषण

• नित्यम्: constantly
• नित्यम्: Kala (Time/काल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नित्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययीभावेन प्रयोगः; कालवाचक-अव्यय (always/constantly)

• यत्र: where
• यत्र: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्यय (where)

• मृगीदृशः: women with doe-like eyes
• मृगीदृशः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मृगी (प्रातिपदिक) + दृश् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; बहुव्रीहिः (मृगीव दृष्टी यस्याः)

Speaker

Skanda

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: a dvija

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Celestial gardens of Ilāvṛta with ever-blooming trees; radiant men and women in perpetual youth, doe-eyed women (mṛgīdṛśaḥ) adorned with simple celestial ornaments, suggesting effortless abundance.

Characters & Entities

• Ilāvṛta-varṣa

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Merit (sukṛti) is depicted as yielding refined enjoyments in higher realms, while the Kāśī-khaṇḍa’s larger thrust urges seekers to convert merit into lasting spiritual welfare.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The verse describes Ilāvṛta-varṣa as a reward-realm; it is not a terrestrial tīrtha.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None is stated in this verse.