Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 39

Devanagari script

दिनानि पंचपाण्येवमतिवाह्य गृहो द्विजः । शुभे तिथौ शुभे वारे शुभलग्नबले द्विजः

Transliteration

dināni paṃcapāṇyevamativāhya gṛho dvijaḥ | śubhe tithau śubhe vāre śubhalagnabale dvijaḥ

Translation

ഇങ്ങനെ ഗൃഹത്തിൽ അഞ്ചുദിവസം കഴിച്ചുകൂട്ടിയ ആ ദ്വിജൻ, ശുഭതിഥി ശുഭവാരം ബലമുള്ള ശുഭലഗ്നം എന്നിവ നിശ്ചയിച്ച് മംഗളസമയത്തിൽ യാത്രയ്ക്ക് ഒരുക്കം ചെയ്തു।

Word by Word

• दिनानि: days
• दिनानि: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दिन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd case), बहुवचन

• पञ्च: five
• पञ्च: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पञ्च (संख्याशब्द-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययवत् संख्याविशेषण; (indeclinable-like numeral)

• पाणि: hands
• पाणि: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पाणि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd case), बहुवचन

• एवम्: thus
• एवम्: Avyaya (Adverbial/अव्यय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एवम् (अव्यय)
• Form: रीतिवाचक-अव्यय (adverb of manner)

• अतिवाह्य: having passed (spent)
• अतिवाह्य: Kriya (Gerundial action/पूर्वक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अति-√वह् (धातु) + ल्यप् (कृदन्त)
• Form: क्त्वान्त/ल्यपन्त अव्ययकृदन्त (absolutive/gerund), पूर्वकालिक क्रिया

• गृहः: householder
• गृहः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गृह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st case), एकवचन

• द्विजः: a Brahmin (twice-born)
• द्विजः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्विज (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st case), एकवचन

• शुभे: auspicious (in)
• शुभे: Adhikarana (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शुभ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th case), एकवचन; विशेषण

• तिथौ: on the lunar day
• तिथौ: Adhikarana (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तिथि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th case), एकवचन

• शुभे: auspicious (on)
• शुभे: Adhikarana (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शुभ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th case), एकवचन; विशेषण

• वारे: on the weekday
• वारे: Adhikarana (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वार (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th case), एकवचन

• शुभलग्नबले: at the strength of an auspicious ascendant
• शुभलग्नबले: Adhikarana (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शुभ-लग्न-बल (प्रातिपदिक; components: शुभ + लग्न + बल)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th case), एकवचन; सप्तमी-तत्पुरुष (locative determinative)

• द्विजः: the Brahmin
• द्विजः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्विज (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st case), एकवचन

Speaker

Skanda (deduced; Kāśīkhaṇḍa commonly Skanda → Agastya)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kāśī (anticipated)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A dvija at home completes preliminary days of preparation, consulting pañcāṅga/astrological markers (tithi, vāra, lagna) and arranging travel items, facing east with calm determination.

Characters & Entities

• Dvija
• Tithi
• Vāra
• Lagna

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Dharma values intentionality: sacred travel is begun with purity and auspicious alignment, not carelessly.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The verse sets up a tīrthayātrā narrative within Kāśīkhaṇḍa; the specific sites are detailed in the following verses.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Selecting an auspicious tithi (lunar day), vāra (weekday), and lagna (ascendant) before commencing the journey.