Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 10

Devanagari script

तावत्सर्वाणि गात्राणि तस्यातिमहसः शिशोः । ऊर्वोरुपरिसिद्धानि दंडांतर्निवासिनः

Transliteration

tāvatsarvāṇi gātrāṇi tasyātimahasaḥ śiśoḥ | ūrvoruparisiddhāni daṃḍāṃtarnivāsinaḥ

Translation

ထိုအချိန်အထိ အလွန်တောက်ပသော ကလေး၏ ကိုယ်အင်္ဂါအားလုံးသည် ပေါင်အပေါ်ပိုင်းအထိသာ ဖွဲ့စည်းပြီး၊ တုတ်အတွင်း နေထိုင်ရမည့်သူကဲ့သို့ ဖြစ်နေ하였다။

Word by Word

• तावत्: so far, up to that point
• तावत्: Kala/Pramana (Extent modifier/परिमाण-काल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तावत् (अव्यय)
• Form: परिमाण/कालवाचक-अव्यय: ‘so much/so long/then’

• सर्वाणि: all
• सर्वाणि: Karta (Subject qualifier/कर्तृविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गः, प्रथमा (1st/nominative), बहुवचनम्; ‘गात्राणि’ इति विशेषणम्

• गात्राणि: limbs, body-parts
• गात्राणि: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गात्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गः, प्रथमा (1st/nominative), बहुवचनम्

• तस्य: of him
• तस्य: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे/नपुंसकलिङ्गे, षष्ठी (6th/genitive), एकवचनम्

• अतिमहसः: of the exceedingly radiant (one)
• अतिमहसः: Sambandha (Genitive attribute/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अति (उपसर्ग/अव्यय) + महस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गः, षष्ठी (6th/genitive), एकवचनम्; समासः—तत्पुरुषः (अतिशयेन महः यस्य)

• शिशोः: of the child
• शिशोः: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिशु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गः, षष्ठी (6th/genitive), एकवचनम्

• ऊर्वोः: of the two thighs
• ऊर्वोः: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ऊरु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गः, षष्ठी (6th/genitive), द्विवचनम्

• उपरि: above, upon
• उपरि: Desha-adhikarana (Spatial adjunct/देशाधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: उपरि (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्यय (adverb/preposition): ‘above/upon’

• सिद्धानि: formed, completed, developed
• सिद्धानि: Karta (Subject complement/कर्तृविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सिद्ध (प्रातिपदिक; √सिध् क्त)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गः, प्रथमा (1st/nominative), बहुवचनम्; ‘गात्राणि’ इति विशेषणम्

• दण्ड: of the staff/pillar
• दण्ड: Sambandha (Genitive in compound/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दण्ड (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गः, षष्ठी (6th/genitive), एकवचनम्; ‘अन्तर्’ इत्यनेन सह समासपूर्वपदम्

• अन्तर्: inside, within
• अन्तर्: Desha-adhikarana (Spatial adjunct/देशाधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अन्तर् (अव्यय/उपपद)
• Form: उपपद-अव्यय (prepositional): ‘inside/within’

• निवासिनः: dwelling (there), residing
• निवासिनः: Karta (Subject qualifier/कर्तृविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: नि + वस् (धातु) → निवासिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गः, प्रथमा (1st/nominative), बहुवचनम्; ‘गात्राणि’ इति विशेषणम्; अर्थः—‘निवसन्ति ये’

Speaker

Skanda (deduced Kāśīkhaṇḍa narrative voice)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kāśī (contextual frame)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A radiant child emerging, formed only above the thighs, glowing intensely; the lower body remains unformed, evoking both wonder and sorrow; a symbolic staff (daṇḍa) motif appears as destiny-sign.

Characters & Entities

• Aruṇa (implied child)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Premature outcomes can manifest as incompleteness; dharma honors maturation and the natural unfolding of time.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No specific tīrtha is named in this verse; it functions as mythic background within the Kāśī-centered text.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None.