Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 10

Devanagari script

पितर्युपरतेसोऽथ पूर्णभद्रो महायशाः । सुकृतोपात्तविभव भवसंभोगभुक्तिभाक्

Transliteration

pitaryuparateso'tha pūrṇabhadro mahāyaśāḥ | sukṛtopāttavibhava bhavasaṃbhogabhuktibhāk

Translation

ପିତାଙ୍କ ଦେହାବସାନ ପରେ ମହାଯଶସ୍ବୀ ପୂର୍ଣ୍ଣଭଦ୍ର—ସୁକୃତରେ ଲଭ୍ୟ ବିଭବସମ୍ପନ୍ନ—ସଂସାରୀୟ ସଂଭୋଗ ଓ ଭୋଗର ଉପଭୋକ୍ତା ହେଲେ।

Word by Word

• पितरि: when/while the father (was)
• पितरि: Adhikarana (Context/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पितृ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/7th), एकवचन

• उपरते: having passed away
• उपरते: Sati-saptami (Locative absolute/सति-सप्तमी)
• Type: Verb
• Root: उप + रम् (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (past passive participle, क्त); पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; पितरि इत्यनेन सह सति-सप्तमी (locative absolute): ‘father having departed’

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

• अथ: then
• अथ: Sambandha (Discourse particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अथ (अव्यय)
• Form: अनन्तर्य-बोधक-अव्यय (then)

• पूर्णभद्रः: Pūrṇabhadra
• पूर्णभद्रः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पूर्णभद्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; समासः—पूर्ण + भद्र (कर्मधारयः; नाम)

• महायशाः: greatly renowned
• महायशाः: Visheshana (Adjective/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महा + यशस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; समासः—महत् यशः यस्य (कर्मधारय/बहुव्रीहि-सदृश प्रयोग; रूपः -यशाः)

• सुकृतोपात्तविभवः: whose prosperity was obtained through merit
• सुकृतोपात्तविभवः: Visheshana (Adjective of पूर्णभद्रः/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सुकृत + उपात्त + विभव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; समासः—सुकृतेन उपात्तः विभवः यस्य (तत्पुरुषः; ‘acquired by merit’)

• भवसंभोगभुक्तिभाक्: partaker of worldly enjoyments
• भवसंभोगभुक्तिभाक्: Visheshana (Adjective/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: भव + संभोग + भुक्ति + भाज् (धातु-निष्पन्न प्रातिपदिक: भाक्)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; समासः—भवस्य संभोगस्य भुक्तेः भाक् (तत्पुरुषः; ‘enjoyer/partaker’)

Speaker

Skanda

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Primary interlocutor(s) of Kāśīkhaṇḍa discourse

Visual Art Cues

Scene: After the father’s passing, Pūrṇabhadra sits amid inherited treasures and attendants, enjoying refined pleasures; a subtle shadow or funeral lamp hints at impermanence behind opulence.

Characters & Entities

• Pūrṇabhadra
• Ratnabhadra

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Merit (sukṛta) is shown as a root of prosperity, yet worldly enjoyment remains part of saṃsāra unless guided toward higher dharma.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No tīrtha is named in this verse; it continues the narrative that will connect to Kāśī’s sanctifying greatness.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; this is narrative description of karmic fruition and worldly life.