Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 71

Devanagari script

अंतर्बहिश्चरा नित्यं सर्वविश्रंभ भूमयः । समागतेषु तेष्वत्र सर्वं नः सेत्स्यति प्रियम्

Transliteration

aṃtarbahiścarā nityaṃ sarvaviśraṃbha bhūmayaḥ | samāgateṣu teṣvatra sarvaṃ naḥ setsyati priyam

Translation

അവർ നിത്യം അകത്തും പുറത്തും സഞ്ചരിക്കുന്നവർ; സമ്പൂർണ്ണ വിശ്വാസത്തിന്റെ ആശ്രയഭൂമികൾ. അവർ ഇവിടെ എത്തിയാൽ ഞങ്ങൾക്ക് പ്രിയമായതെല്ലാം നിശ്ചയമായി സിദ്ധിക്കും.

Word by Word

• अन्तर्बहिश्चराः: moving within and without
• अन्तर्बहिश्चराः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अन्तर्बहिस् + चर (प्रातिपदिक; चर-धातु-आधारित बहुव्रीहिसदृश विशेषण)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन; विशेषण (those who move inside and outside)

• नित्यम्: always
• नित्यम्: Adverbial (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नित्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रियाविशेषण (adverb)

• सर्वविश्रंभ: with full confidence/intimacy
• सर्वविश्रंभ: Qualifier (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व + विश्रंभ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन/एकवचन-समर्थ; विशेषण (complete trust/intimacy)

• भूमयः: lands/regions
• भूमयः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भूमि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन

• समागतेषु: when (they) have arrived / among the arrived
• समागतेषु: Adhikarana (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सम् + आ + गम् (गम्-धातु) → समागत (कृदन्त-भूतकृदन्त)
• Form: सप्तमी (7th), बहुवचन; भूतकृदन्त (past passive participle)

• तेषु: among them
• तेषु: Adhikarana (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), बहुवचन; सर्वनाम

• अत्र: here
• अत्र: Adverbial (देशवाचक)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; देशवाचक (adverb of place)

• सर्वम्: everything
• सर्वम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन

• नः: our / for us
• नः: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (6th), बहुवचन; सर्वनाम (enclitic)

• सेत्स्यति: will be accomplished
• सेत्स्यति: Kriya (Verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सिध् (धातु)
• Form: लृट् (Future), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• प्रियम्: what is dear/desired
• प्रियम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रिय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन

Speaker

Bṛhaspati (contextual continuation)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kāśī

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: null

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A celestial council anticipates the arrival of subtle agents who move ‘inside and outside’; Kāśī’s luminous skyline and ghāṭas appear as the destined stage for fulfillment.

Characters & Entities

• Devas
• trusted agents/allies

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Dharma is strengthened by trustworthy companions; right causes succeed through reliable support.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The Kāśī-khaṇḍa setting is primary; no individual tirtha is named in this verse.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None.