Skanda Purana — Vishnu Khanda, Shloka 11

Devanagari script

तस्य शुश्रूषणपरो मुनिः कौत्सो यतव्रतः । बभूव परमोदारमतिर्विगतमत्सरः

Transliteration

tasya śuśrūṣaṇaparo muniḥ kautso yatavrataḥ | babhūva paramodāramatirvigatamatsaraḥ

Translation

അവന്റെ ശുശ്രൂഷയിൽ തത്പരനായി, വ്രതനിയമങ്ങളിൽ നിയന്ത്രിതനായ കൗത്സ മുനി പരമോദാരമതിയും അസൂയാരഹിതനുമായി മാറി.

Word by Word

• तस्य: of him (of Viśvāmitra)
• तस्य: Sambandha (Possessor/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (genitive), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• शुश्रूषण-परः: devoted to service/attendance
• शुश्रूषण-परः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शुश्रूषण (प्रातिपदिक) + पर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (शुश्रूषणे परः), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषण (मुनिः)

• मुनिः: the sage
• मुनिः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुनि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

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

• यत-व्रतः: of restrained vows, self-disciplined
• यत-व्रतः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: यत (प्रातिपदिक) + व्रत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कर्मधारय-समास (यतं व्रतं यस्य), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषण (कौत्सः/मुनिः)

• बभूव: became, was
• बभूव: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद

• परम-उदार-मतिḥ: of exceedingly noble mind
• परम-उदार-मतिḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: परम (प्रातिपदिक) + उदार (प्रातिपदिक) + मति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: बहुपद-तत्पुरुष/कर्मधारय-प्राय समास (परमा उदारा मतिः), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषण (कौत्सः)

• विगत-मत्सरः: free from envy
• विगत-मत्सरः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विगत (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक) + मत्सर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (विगतः मत्सरः यस्य), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषण (कौत्सः)

Speaker

Narrator (Ayodhyāmāhātmya frame; Vaiṣṇavakhaṇḍa—traditionally Brahmā to Nārada)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Ayodhyā

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Kautsa stands respectfully near Viśvāmitra, offering water or arranging ritual items; his face is gentle, free of rivalry, embodying disciplined service.

Characters & Entities

• Kautsa
• Viśvāmitra

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Guru-sevā and disciplined vows cultivate nobility of mind and freedom from envy—key inner marks of dharma.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Ayodhyā remains the overarching sacred frame; the verse highlights āśrama-dharma rather than a named tīrtha.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Service to the guru (śuśrūṣā) and observance of vows (vrata) are implied disciplines.