Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 23

Devanagari script

यस्तु केदारमुद्दिश्य गेहादर्धपथेप्यहो । अकातरस्त्यजेत्प्राणान्कैलासे स चिरं वसेत्

Transliteration

yastu kedāramuddiśya gehādardhapathepyaho | akātarastyajetprāṇānkailāse sa ciraṃ vaset

Translation

ကေဒါရသို့ သွားရန် အိမ်မှ ထွက်ခွာပြီး၊ အို—လမ်းတစ်ဝက်တွင်ပင် မကြောက်မရွံ့ တည်ကြည်စွာ အသက်စွန့်လျှင်၊ ထိုသူသည် ကိုင်လာ၌ အချိန်ကြာမြင့်စွာ နေထိုင်ရသည်။

Word by Word

• यः: who
• यः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन (relative pronoun)

• तु: indeed/but
• तु: Sambandha (Discourse particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: विरोध/अनुवादार्थक अव्यय (particle: 'but/indeed')

• केदारम्: Kedāra
• केदारम्: Karma (Object/goal)
• Type: Noun
• Root: केदार (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• उद्दिश्य: aiming at; intending
• उद्दिश्य: Kriya-viseshana (Adverbial)
• Type: Verb
• Root: उद् + दिश् (धातु) + ल्यप्
• Form: ल्यप्-प्रत्ययान्त अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund), 'having set one's aim toward/with reference to'

• गेहात्: from (his) house
• गेहात्: Apadana (Source/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गेह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन (ablative)

• अर्धपथे: halfway on the road
• अर्धपथे: Adhikarana (Location/state)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अर्ध (प्रातिपदिक) + पथ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; कर्मधारय/तत्पुरुषार्थे (अर्धः पन्थाः = half-way)

• अपि: even
• अपि: Sambandha (Particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय/अपि-कारार्थक अव्यय (particle: 'even/also')

• अहो: alas!/indeed!
• अहो: Sambandha (Exclamation)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अहो (अव्यय)
• Form: विस्मयार्थक अव्यय (exclamation)

• अकातरः: untroubled; not distressed
• अकातरः: Karta (Subject qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अकातर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषणम् (यः)

• त्यजेत्: should give up
• त्यजेत्: Kriya (Predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: त्यज् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), परस्मैपद; प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन (relative clause: 'should give up')

• प्राणान्: life-breaths; life
• प्राणान्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्राण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• कैलासे: in Kailāsa
• कैलासे: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कैलास (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• सः: he
• सः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• चिरम्: for long
• चिरम्: Kriya-viseshana (Temporal adverb)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: चिरम् (अव्यय/नपुंसकप्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कालवाचक अव्यय (adverb: 'for a long time')

• वसेत्: would dwell
• वसेत्: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वस् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), परस्मैपद; प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

Speaker

Skanda (deduced: Kāśīkhaṇḍa commonly Skanda speaking to Agastya)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kedāra

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Ṛṣi-audience

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A pilgrim sets out from home with staff and waterpot, eyes fixed on distant snowy peaks labeled Kedāra. Midway, the pilgrim falls peacefully, still gripping prayer beads; above, a luminous path opens toward Kailāsa.

Characters & Entities

• Kedāra
• Kailāsa

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Saṅkalpa (holy intention) and steadfastness sanctify the journey; even an unfinished pilgrimage can yield great fruit.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Kedāra is praised as a destination so meritorious that even setting out toward it grants Kailāsa-fruit.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

A pilgrimage vow/undertaking (yātrā-saṅkalpa) toward Kedāra, emphasizing fearlessness and resolve.