Skanda Purana — Vishnu Khanda, Shloka 57

Devanagari script

कौत्स उवाच । राजन्नभ्युदयस्तेऽस्तु गच्छाम्यन्यत्र सांप्रतम्

Transliteration

kautsa uvāca | rājannabhyudayaste'stu gacchāmyanyatra sāṃpratam

Translation

കൗത്സൻ പറഞ്ഞു—രാജാവേ, നിനക്കു അഭ്യുദയം ഉണ്ടാകട്ടെ; ഞാൻ ഇപ്പോൾ മറ്റിടത്തേക്ക് പോകുന്നു.

Word by Word

• कौत्सः: Kautsa
• कौत्सः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कौत्स (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; वक्ता

• उवाच: said
• उवाच: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु) (वचने)
• Form: लिट्-लकार, प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन

• राजन्: O king
• राजन्: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राजन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• अभ्युदयः: prosperity
• अभ्युदयः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अभ्युदय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• ते: of you/your
• ते: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• अस्तु: may it be
• अस्तु: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अस् (धातु) (सत्तायाम्)
• Form: लोट्-लकार (आशीर्लिङ्/आज्ञार्थ-प्रयोग), प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन

• गच्छामि: I go
• गच्छामि: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: गम् (धातु) (गत्यर्थ)
• Form: लट्-लकार (वर्तमान), उत्तम-पुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्

• अन्यत्र: elsewhere
• अन्यत्र: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अन्यत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; देशवाचक क्रियाविशेषण (elsewhere)

• सांप्रतम्: now
• सांप्रतम्: Kriya-visheshana (Temporal/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सांप्रतम् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; कालवाचक (now/at present)

Speaker

Kautsa

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Ayodhyā

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Kautsa stands poised to depart, right hand raised slightly in blessing; Raghu remains attentive, hands folded, the court quiet and respectful.

Characters & Entities

• Kautsa
• Raghu

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

A dharmic person departs without bitterness, offering blessings even when personal aims remain unmet.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Ayodhyā is the narrative setting; its glory is conveyed through the refined conduct of both king and sage.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No direct ritual is prescribed; the verse concludes a moment in the guru-dakṣiṇā episode with a benediction and departure.