Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 76

Devanagari script

समरुत्तरुशाखाग्र प्रसारणमिषेण सः । कृताहूतिरिव प्रेम्णा वनेन वनमाविशत्

Transliteration

samaruttaruśākhāgra prasāraṇamiṣeṇa saḥ | kṛtāhūtiriva premṇā vanena vanamāviśat

Translation

वाऱ्याने हलणाऱ्या वृक्षशाखा जणू स्वागतार्थ पसरल्या; तसे तो, आह्वान केलेल्या यजमानासारखा, वनाच्या प्रेमाने ओढला जाऊन अधिक आत वनात शिरला।

Word by Word

• स: he
• स: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन — Nominative singular

• मरुत्: with the wind
• मरुत्: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मरुत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन — Instrumental sense in compound (with wind)

• तरु: of a tree
• तरु: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तरु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, एकवचन — Genitive (in compound)

• शाखा: of a branch
• शाखा: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शाखा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, एकवचन — Genitive (in compound)

• अग्र: of the tip
• अग्र: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अग्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, एकवचन — Genitive (in compound)

• प्रसारण: stretching/extension
• प्रसारण: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रसारण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन — Accusative (in compound)

• मिषेण: by the pretext
• मिषेण: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मिष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन — Instrumental singular

• कृताहूतिः: one who has made an offering
• कृताहूतिः: Upamana (Standard of comparison/उपमान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कृत (√कृ धातु, क्त) + आहुति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन — Nominative singular; कर्मधारयः ‘कृता आहूतिः’

• इव: like
• इव: Sambandha (Comparison marker/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इव (अव्यय)
• Form: उपमावाचक-अव्यय — comparative particle

• प्रेम्णा: with affection
• प्रेम्णा: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रेमन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन — Instrumental singular

• वनेन: by/through the forest
• वनेन: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन — Instrumental singular

• वनम्: (another) forest; the forest-region
• वनम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन — Accusative singular

• आविशत्: entered
• आविशत्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ-√विश् (विश् धातु)
• Form: लङ् (अनद्यतनभूत), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद — Imperfect, 3rd sg

Speaker

Skanda to Agastya (deduced)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Wind moves through trees; branches extend like arms in greeting. The boy enters as if into a ritual arena; subtle fire-offering imagery overlays the scene—glowing motes like sparks around him.

Characters & Entities

• Skanda
• Agastya
• Dhruva

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

The world responds to sincere dharma; auspicious signs mirror inner purity and the rightness of one’s spiritual direction.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No specific tīrtha is praised in this verse.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No direct prescription; the verse uses ritual imagery (āhūti/invocation) as a simile.