Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 36

Devanagari script

सुहृदि प्रेमसंपन्ने त्वय्यनुद्यं न किंचन । साधुभिः सह संवादः सर्वश्रेयोऽभिवृद्धये

Transliteration

suhṛdi premasaṃpanne tvayyanudyaṃ na kiṃcana | sādhubhiḥ saha saṃvādaḥ sarvaśreyo'bhivṛddhaye

Translation

Dalam dirimu—sahabat karib yang penuh kasih dan niat baik—tiada apa pun yang patut dicela. Perbualan bersama para sādhū adalah untuk menambah segala kebaikan yang tertinggi.

Word by Word

• सुहृदि: O good-hearted friend
• सुहृदि: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुहृद् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन; सम्बोधनार्थेऽपि सप्तमी (O friend)

• प्रेमसंपन्ने: endowed with love
• प्रेमसंपन्ने: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्रेम + संपन्न (प्रातिपदिके)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुष (प्रेम्णा संपन्नः)

• त्वयि: in you
• त्वयि: Adhikarana (Locus/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सप्तमी, एकवचन

• अनुद्यम्: no lack of effort; nothing to be urged
• अनुद्यम्: Karta (Predicative complement/कर्ता-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अनुद्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषण (न उद्यमः यस्मिन्/उद्यमरहितम्)

• न: not
• न: Sambandha (Negation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेधार्थक-अव्यय (negation particle)

• किंचन: anything
• किंचन: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: किंचन (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; अनिश्चित/अल्पार्थक (anything)

• साधुभिः: with the good (saints)
• साधुभिः: Sahakari (Association/सहकारी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: साधु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, बहुवचन

• सह: together with
• सह: Sahakari (Association/सहकारी)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सह (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; सहार्थक (with)

• संवादः: conversation
• संवादः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: संवाद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• सर्वश्रेयो: all welfare; highest good
• सर्वश्रेयो: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व + श्रेयस् (प्रातिपदिके)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुष (सर्वं श्रेयः)

• अभिवृद्धये: for increase
• अभिवृद्धये: Sampradana (Purpose/Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अभि + वृद्धि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th/Dative), एकवचन

Speaker

Gaṇas

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kāśī (Avimukta-kṣetra)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Śivaśarman

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A warm, respectful satsanga: the Gaṇas address Śivaśarman as a beloved friend, affirming his blamelessness; the setting suggests a quiet temple courtyard or ghat-side pavilion where virtuous dialogue unfolds.

Characters & Entities

• Gaṇas
• Sādhus (the virtuous)
• Śivaśarman (implicit addressee)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Satsaṅga—association and dialogue with the virtuous—is a direct means to expand all forms of spiritual welfare.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No single site; the verse teaches a universal dharma principle often emphasized in Kāśī narratives.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No formal ritual; it recommends sādhusaṃvāda (edifying discourse with the virtuous) as a practice.