Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 4

Devanagari script

अतीवरूपसंपन्ना अतीव सुमहाबलाः । अतीव शस्त्रशास्त्रज्ञा अतीव शुभलक्षणाः

Transliteration

atīvarūpasaṃpannā atīva sumahābalāḥ | atīva śastraśāstrajñā atīva śubhalakṣaṇāḥ

Translation

അവർ അത്യന്തം രൂപസമ്പന്നർ, അത്യന്തം മഹാബലവാന്മാർ; ശസ്ത്ര-ശാസ്ത്രങ്ങളിൽ അത്യന്തം നിപുണർ, അത്യന്തം ശുഭലക്ഷണങ്ങളാൽ യുക്തർ.

Word by Word

• अतीव-रूपसम्पन्नाः: endowed with exceedingly great beauty
• अतीव-रूपसम्पन्नाः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अतीव + रूप + सम्पन्न (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; सम्+पद्/पद् + क्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), बहुवचन; समासः—अतीवरूप (कर्मधारय) + सम्पन्न (तत्पुरुष-श्रृङ्खला); ‘सम्पन्न’ = क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past participle)

• अतीव: exceedingly
• अतीव: Sambandha (Relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अतीव (अव्यय)
• Form: परिमाण/अतिशयवाचक अव्यय (adverb: exceedingly)

• सु-महाबलाः: very mighty
• सु-महाबलाः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सु + महा + बल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), बहुवचन; समासः—सुमहाबल (कर्मधारय)

• अतीव: exceedingly
• अतीव: Sambandha (Relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अतीव (अव्यय)
• Form: परिमाण/अतिशयवाचक अव्यय (adverb)

• शस्त्र-शास्त्रज्ञाः: knowers of weapons and treatises
• शस्त्र-शास्त्रज्ञाः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शस्त्र + शास्त्र + ज्ञ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), बहुवचन; समासः—शस्त्रशास्त्र (इतरेतर-द्वन्द्व) + ज्ञ (तत्पुरुष: ‘ज्ञः’)

• अतीव: exceedingly
• अतीव: Sambandha (Relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अतीव (अव्यय)
• Form: परिमाण/अतिशयवाचक अव्यय (adverb)

• शुभ-लक्षणाः: having auspicious marks
• शुभ-लक्षणाः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शुभ + लक्षण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), बहुवचन; समासः—शुभलक्षण (कर्मधारय)

Speaker

Contextual attribution: Skanda (continuing narrative description to Agastya)

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Kumbhaja (Agastya)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A procession or assembly of exceptionally handsome, powerful youths bearing weapons and scriptures, marked with auspicious signs—depicted as disciplined warrior-scholars.

Characters & Entities

• Agastya (implied by prior address)
• Warriors/sons (contextual)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Dharma is portrayed as holistic excellence—strength guided by knowledge and auspicious character.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No specific tīrtha is mentioned in this verse; it functions as character-description within the chapter’s narrative.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; it lists qualities rather than prescribing practice.