Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 41

Devanagari script

धनंजयोपि च मुने केनचिच्छिवयोगिना । सार्धं तपोदयादित्थं सोऽभवद्धर्मतत्परः

Transliteration

dhanaṃjayopi ca mune kenacicchivayoginā | sārdhaṃ tapodayāditthaṃ so'bhavaddharmatatparaḥ

Translation

മുനേ, ധനഞ്ജയനും ഒരു ശിവയോഗിയുമായുള്ള സാന്നിധ്യത്താലും തപസ്സിന്റെ ഉദയത്താലും ഇങ്ങനെ ധർമ്മപരായണനായി മാറി।

Word by Word

• धनंजयः: Dhanañjaya (Arjuna)
• धनंजयः: कर्ता (Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: धनंजय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (masculine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (singular); नाम (proper noun)

• अपि: also
• अपि: सम्बन्ध/निपात (Emphasis)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle), अव्यय; ‘also/even’

• च: and
• च: सम्बन्ध (Conjunction)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय (conjunction), अव्यय

• मुने: O sage
• मुने: सम्बोधन (Address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुनि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (masculine), सम्बोधन-विभक्ति (Vocative), एकवचन (singular)

• केनचित्: by/with someone
• केनचित्: सह/करण (Agent/Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: किम् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम (indefinite: ‘some’), पुं/नपुंसक (contextual), तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), एकवचन (singular)

• शिवयोगिना: by/with a Śiva-yogin
• शिवयोगिना: सह/करण (Agent/Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिव + योगिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समासः (tatpuruṣa): शिवस्य योगी; पुंलिङ्ग (masculine), तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), एकवचन (singular)

• सार्धम्: together (with)
• सार्धम्: सह (Accompaniment)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सार्धम् (अव्यय)
• Form: सह-योगे अव्यय (indeclinable meaning ‘together with’)

• तपोदयात्: from the rise/result of austerity
• तपोदयात्: हेतु/अपादान (Cause/Ablative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तपस् + उदय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समासः (tatpuruṣa): तपसः उदयः; पुंलिङ्ग (masculine), पञ्चमी-विभक्ति (Ablative/5th), एकवचन (singular)

• इत्थम्: thus/in this way
• इत्थम्: सम्बन्ध (Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इत्थम् (अव्यय)
• Form: प्रकारवाचक-अव्यय (adverb of manner)

• सः: he
• सः: कर्ता (Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम (pronoun), पुंलिङ्ग (masculine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (singular)

• अभवत्: became
• अभवत्: क्रिया (Action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: लङ्-लकार (Imperfect), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (singular)

• धर्मतत्परः: devoted to dharma
• धर्मतत्परः: विशेषण (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: धर्म + तत्पर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समासः (tatpuruṣa): धर्मे तत्परः; पुंलिङ्ग (masculine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (singular); सः इति विशेष्यस्य विशेषणम्

Speaker

Skanda (deduced: Kāśīkhaṇḍa commonly Skanda → Agastya)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kāśī-kṣetra (contextual)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: A sage addressed as ‘mune’ (explicit in verse)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Dhanaṃjaya (Arjuna) meets a serene Śiva-yogin; the yogin’s presence radiates calm power. A subtle inner ‘rise of tapas’ is shown as a flame or aura around Arjuna, who shifts from warrior readiness to dharma-focused composure.

Characters & Entities

• Dhanaṃjaya
• Śiva-yogin
• Tapas

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Holy company and tapas awaken dharma; association with a Śaiva yogin is portrayed as spiritually reformative.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The Kāśī-khaṇḍa setting frames the narrative, but this verse highlights spiritual mentorship rather than a named tirtha.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Tapas (austerity) is mentioned as the catalyst; no detailed rite is specified.