Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 10

Devanagari script

कद्रूरुवाच । क्रीडेयं नात्र भगिनि कारणं किमपि क्रुधः । खेलस्य व्यवहारोयं पणे यत्किंचिदुच्यते

Transliteration

kadrūruvāca | krīḍeyaṃ nātra bhagini kāraṇaṃ kimapi krudhaḥ | khelasya vyavahāroyaṃ paṇe yatkiṃciducyate

Translation

Kadrū berkata: “Wahai saudariku, ini hanyalah permainan; tiada sebab untuk marah. Beginilah adat permainan—apa-apa sahaja disebut sebagai pertaruhan.”

Word by Word

• kadrūḥ: Kadrū
• kadrūḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kadrū (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन

• uvāca: said
• uvāca: Kriyā (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vac (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• krīḍā: play/game
• krīḍā: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: krīḍā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• iyam: this
• iyam: Viśeṣaṇa (Demonstrative/विशेषण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: idam (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; सर्वनाम

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

• atra: here
• atra: Adhikarana (Locus/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: atra (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्यय

• bhagini: O sister
• bhagini: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhaginī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• kāraṇam: cause/reason
• kāraṇam: Karta (Predicate-noun/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kāraṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• kim: any/what
• kim: Viśeṣaṇa (Interrogative/विशेषण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kim (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; प्रश्नवाचक

• api: even/any
• api: Sambandha (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: api (अव्यय)
• Form: सम्भावना/अपि-कारार्थक-अव्यय (particle: even/any)

• krudhaḥ: be angry
• krudhaḥ: Kriyā (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: krudh (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकार (Imperative), मध्यमपुरुष (2nd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद; मा-निषेधाभावे ‘क्रुधः’ = ‘be angry’

• khelasya: of play/sport
• khelasya: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: khela (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• vyavahāraḥ: practice/transaction
• vyavahāraḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vyavahāra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• ayam: this
• ayam: Viśeṣaṇa (Demonstrative/विशेषण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: idam (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• paṇe: in a wager
• paṇe: Adhikarana (Locus/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: paṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• yat: whatever
• yat: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; सम्बन्धवाचक सर्वनाम

• kiṃcit: something/anything
• kiṃcit: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kim (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; अनिश्चितार्थक (something)

• ucyate: is said/called
• ucyate: Kriyā (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vac (धातु; उच्यते)
• Form: लट्-लकार, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; कर्मणि-प्रयोग (passive), आत्मनेपद

Speaker

Kadrū

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Kāśī-mahātmya audience

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Kadrū speaks lightly, palms open as if dismissing concern; her eyes, however, hint at calculation—double-layered expression.

Characters & Entities

• Kadrū
• Vinatā
• Paṇa (wager)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Dharma warns that what is excused as “just play” can still carry karmic consequences when pride and rivalry are involved.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No specific tīrtha is named in this verse.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None.