Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 4

Devanagari script

हरिर्हरित्सु सर्वासु हरिर्हरिमरीचिषु । शिवामृगमृगेंद्रादि रूपः काननगो हरिः

Transliteration

harirharitsu sarvāsu harirharimarīciṣu | śivāmṛgamṛgeṃdrādi rūpaḥ kānanago hariḥ

Translation

ହରି ସମସ୍ତ ହରିତ ବୃକ୍ଷମାନଙ୍କରେ ଥିଲେ, ହରି ସୂର୍ଯ୍ୟକିରଣମାନଙ୍କରେ ଥିଲେ; ବନରେ ବିଚରଣ କରୁଥିବା ହରି ଶିବମୃଗ, ମୃଗେନ୍ଦ୍ର ଆଦି ନାନା ରୂପରେ ପ୍ରକଟ ହେଲେ।

Word by Word

• हरिः: Hari (Vishnu)
• हरिः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हरि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन (Singular)

• हरित्सु: among the green ones/greens (plants)
• हरित्सु: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हरित् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), बहुवचन (Plural)

• सर्वासु: in all (of them)
• सर्वासु: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), बहुवचन (Plural)

• हरिः: Hari
• हरिः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हरि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन (Singular)

• हरिमरीचिषु: among the rays of Hari (sunbeams/bright rays)
• हरिमरीचिषु: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हरि + मरीचि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), बहुवचन (Plural)

• शिवामृगमृगेन्द्रादि: (as) auspicious deer, lion, etc.
• शिवामृगमृगेन्द्रादि: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शिव + मृग + मृगेन्द्र + आदि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (समाहार-द्वन्द्व), प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन (Singular)

• रूपः: in the form
• रूपः: Karta (Subject-complement/कर्ता-विशेषण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रूप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन (Singular)

• काननगः: moving in the forest; forest-dwelling
• काननगः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कानन + ग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन (Singular)

• हरिः: Hari
• हरिः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हरि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन (Singular)

Speaker

Narrator (Gaṇas’ account continues)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Madhuvana/Vraja-kānana

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: A brāhmaṇa (dvija)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A forest scene where every element subtly bears Hari’s signature: green leaves shimmer with divine presence; sunbeams appear as Hari’s rays; deer and a lion (lord of beasts) move through the grove as epiphanic forms of Hari.

Characters & Entities

• Hari
• forest (kānana)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Meditative vision expands into sacred ecology—seeing Hari immanent in nature and living beings.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The forest-grove setting (Madhuvana) is implied as the sacred landscape where such vision arises.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No explicit ritual; it describes the fruit of dhyāna—perceiving the deity everywhere.