Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 35

Devanagari script

वयं पिंगाक्षविश्वासादस्मिन्मार्गेऽकुतोभयाः । यातायातं सदा कुर्मः स च दूर इतो वनात्

Transliteration

vayaṃ piṃgākṣaviśvāsādasminmārge'kutobhayāḥ | yātāyātaṃ sadā kurmaḥ sa ca dūra ito vanāt

Translation

Kerana kepercayaan kami kepada Piṅgākṣa, kami tidak gentar di jalan ini. Kami sentiasa berulang-alik, dan dia tidak jauh dari rimba ini.

Word by Word

• वयम्: we
• वयम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम (pronoun), बहुवचन (plural), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (nominative, 1st case)

• पिंगाक्षविश्वासात्: from trust in Piṅgākṣa
• पिंगाक्षविश्वासात्: Hetu (Cause/हेतु)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पिंगाक्ष + विश्वास (प्रातिपदिक; समास)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (masculine), एकवचन (singular), पञ्चमी-विभक्ति (ablative, 5th case); हेतौ (cause): ‘पिंगाक्षे विश्वासात्’ (from trust in Piṅgākṣa)

• अस्मिन्: in this
• अस्मिन्: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम (pronoun), एकवचन (singular), सप्तमी-विभक्ति (locative, 7th case)

• मार्गे: on the path
• मार्गे: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मार्ग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (masculine), एकवचन (singular), सप्तमी-विभक्ति (locative, 7th case)

• अकुतोभयाः: fearless (from any side)
• अकुतोभयाः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अकुतोभय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (masculine), बहुवचन (plural), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (nominative, 1st case); विशेषण (adjective) to वयम्

• यातायातम्: going and coming / travel
• यातायातम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यात + आयात (प्रातिपदिक; समास)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (neuter), एकवचन (singular), द्वितीया-विभक्ति (accusative, 2nd case); ‘going and coming’ (iterative movement)

• सदा: always
• सदा: Kala (Time/काल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सदा (अव्यय)
• Form: काल-अव्यय (adverb of time)

• कुर्मः: we do
• कुर्मः: Kriya (Verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (present), उत्तम-पुरुष (1st person), बहुवचन (plural)

• सः: he / that (one)
• सः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम (pronoun), पुंलिङ्ग (masculine), एकवचन (singular), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (nominative, 1st case)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha/Connector (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

• दूरः: far
• दूरः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दूर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (masculine), एकवचन (singular), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (nominative, 1st case); विशेषण (adjective) to सः

• इतः: from here
• इतः: Apadana (Source/अपादान)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इतः (अव्यय)
• Form: देश-अव्यय (adverb of place): ‘from here’

• वनात्: from the forest
• वनात्: Apadana (Source/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (neuter), एकवचन (singular), पञ्चमी-विभक्ति (ablative, 5th case)

Speaker

Kārpaṭikāḥ (the travelers/mendicants)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kāśī/Avimukta (narrative perimeter)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Pilgrims declare they are fearless due to trust in Piṅgākṣa; the road is shown as frequently traversed, with the sense that their protector is nearby though unseen.

Characters & Entities

• Piṅgākṣa

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Trust in a righteous protector (and by extension divine order) removes fear on the journey.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No named tīrtha; it references a route and forest in the Kāśīkhaṇḍa narrative milieu.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None.