Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 15

Devanagari script

अन्रूरुवाक्यमाकर्ण्य सविता हृद्यचिन्तयत् । अहो गगनमार्गोपि रुध्यते चातिविस्मयः

Transliteration

anrūruvākyamākarṇya savitā hṛdyacintayat | aho gaganamārgopi rudhyate cātivismayaḥ

Translation

अनूरुचे वचन ऐकून सविता अंतःकरणात विचार करू लागला—अहो! आकाशमार्गही अडविला जातो; किती मोठे विस्मय!

Word by Word

• अन्रूरु-वाक्यम्: Anrūru's speech/words
• अन्रूरु-वाक्यम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अन्रूरु (प्रातिपदिक) + वाक्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (genitive determinative)

• आकर्ण्य: having heard
• आकर्ण्य: Purvakala-kriya (पूर्वकाल-क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ + कर्ण् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त (Gerund/Absolutive), अव्ययभाव (indeclinable)

• सविता: the Sun (Savitṛ)
• सविता: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सवितृ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन

• हृदि: in (his) heart
• हृदि: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/Location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हृद् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/7th), एकवचन

• अचिन्तयत्: thought/pondered
• अचिन्तयत्: Kriya (क्रिया/Predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: चिन्त् (धातु)
• Form: लङ्-लकार (Imperfect/Past), प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन, परस्मैपद

• अहो: ah! indeed!
• अहो: Discourse/Exclamation
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अहो (अव्यय)
• Form: उद्गार (exclamation)

• गगन-मार्गः: the path in the sky
• गगन-मार्गः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गगन (प्रातिपदिक) + मार्ग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (sky-path)

• अपि: even/also
• अपि: Discourse particle
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle); अपि = 'also/even'

• रुध्यते: is obstructed/blocked
• रुध्यते: Kriya (क्रिया/Predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: रुध् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन, आत्मनेपद; कर्मणि-प्रयोग (passive sense)

• च: and
• च: Connector
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय (conjunction)

• अति-विस्मयः: great astonishment
• अति-विस्मयः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अति (अव्यय) + विस्मय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; उपपद-तत्पुरुष (intense wonder)

Speaker

Narrator (contextual); inner thought of Savitṛ

Characters & Entities

• Anūru
• Savitṛ (Sūrya)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

When adharma rises, even what seems unshakeable (cosmic order) appears threatened—prompting discernment and corrective action.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The broader section belongs to Kāśī-khaṇḍa (the glory of Kāśī/Varanasi), though this verse itself focuses on a cosmic event.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None in this verse; it is narrative reflection.