Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 63

Devanagari script

त्वदंगसंगमधुरो ध्रुवधूपितयामया । नानिलोपि मयालिंगि क्वचिद्विश्रांतया भृशम्

Transliteration

tvadaṃgasaṃgamadhuro dhruvadhūpitayāmayā | nānilopi mayāliṃgi kvacidviśrāṃtayā bhṛśam

Translation

ତୁମ ଅଙ୍ଗସ୍ପର୍ଶର ସଙ୍ଗମ ପରି ମଧୁର ପବନ ମଧ୍ୟ ମୋତେ ଆଲିଙ୍ଗନ କଲା ନାହିଁ; ମୁଁ କେଉଁଠି ଅତ୍ୟନ୍ତ କ୍ଲାନ୍ତ ହୋଇ ବିଶ୍ରାମକୁ ପଡ଼ିଥିଲେ ମଧ୍ୟ।

Word by Word

• tvat: your
• tvat: Sambandha (Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tvat (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-एकवचन (Genitive Singular), सर्वनाम

• aṅga: limb, body
• aṅga: Sambandha (in compound)
• Type: Noun
• Root: aṅga (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-एकवचन (Nom./Acc. Singular)

• saṅgama: union, contact
• saṅgama: Sambandha (in compound)
• Type: Noun
• Root: saṅgama (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-एकवचन (Nom./Acc. Singular)

• dhuraḥ: sweet (because of bodily union)
• dhuraḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: dhura (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-एकवचन (Nominative Singular); समासः (तत्पुरुष) = aṅga + saṅgama + madhura (sweet due to union with your body)

• dhruva: O steadfast one
• dhruva: Sambodhana (Address)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: dhruva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सम्बोधन/निपातवत् (vocative-like address/particle)

• dhūpitayā: by (me) perfumed/incensed
• dhūpitayā: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: √dhūp (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (Past passive participle), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया-एकवचन (Instrumental Singular)

• mayā: by me
• mayā: Karana (Instrument/agent)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तृतीया-एकवचन (Instrumental Singular), सर्वनाम

• na: not
• na: Sambandha (Negation)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेध (negation particle)

• anilaḥ: wind
• anilaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: anila (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-एकवचन (Nominative Singular)

• api: even
• api: Sambandha (Discourse particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: api (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle: even)

• mayā: by me
• mayā: Karana (Instrument/agent)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तृतीया-एकवचन (Instrumental Singular), सर्वनाम

• āliṃgi: embraced
• āliṃgi: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ā-√liṅg (धातु)
• Form: लुङ् (Aorist), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• kvacit: somewhere/at times
• kvacit: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: kvacit (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb of place/time)

• viśrāntayā: by (me) rested/relaxed
• viśrāntayā: Karana (Instrument/agent)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: vi-√śram (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (Past passive participle), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया-एकवचन (Instrumental Singular)

• bhṛśam: greatly, intensely
• bhṛśam: Sambandha (Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: bhṛśam (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb: intensity)

Speaker

A royal mother/queen (rājapatnī), speaking to her son (addressed as Dhruva)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kāśī

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Sages/seekers (unspecified)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: The queen lies exhausted on a stone step/terrace near the river; a breeze stirs her veil and nearby lamps, but she feels no comfort—her body language closed, arms drawn in.

Characters & Entities

• Dhruva
• Anila (Wind)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Memory can intensify absence: even comforting natural sensations feel empty without the beloved’s presence.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No tīrtha is named in this verse.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None.