Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 44

Devanagari script

परिव्यपेतसंतापस्तपनः स्पर्शनाद्विभोः । अवग्रहितसस्यश्रीरुल्ललास यथांबुदात्

Transliteration

parivyapetasaṃtāpastapanaḥ sparśanādvibhoḥ | avagrahitasasyaśrīrullalāsa yathāṃbudāt

Translation

ବିଭୁଙ୍କ ସ୍ପର୍ଶରେ ତପନଙ୍କ ଦାହସନ୍ତାପ ନିବୃତ୍ତ ହେଲା; ମେଘବୃଷ୍ଟି ପରେ ସସ୍ୟଶ୍ରୀ ଯେପରି ଫୁଟେ, ସେପରି ସୂର୍ଯ୍ୟ ଉଜ୍ଜ୍ୱଳ ହେଲେ।

Word by Word

• परिव्यपेतसंतापः: whose heat/torment had completely departed
• परिव्यपेतसंतापः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: परि-व्यपेत-संताप (प्रातिपदिक; परि+व्यपेत(√इ/√या क्त) + संताप)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; विशेषण—'तपनः' इत्यस्य

• तपनः: the Sun (Tapana)
• तपनः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तपन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• स्पर्शनात्: from (the) touch
• स्पर्शनात्: Apadana (Source/Cause/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्पर्शन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5th/Ablative), एकवचन; हेतौ/कारणे

• विभोः: of the Lord
• विभोः: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विभु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन

• अवग्रहितसस्यश्रीः: having the beauty/prosperity of crops held back (i.e., checked)
• अवग्रहितसस्यश्रीः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अवग्रहित-सस्य-श्री (प्रातिपदिक; अवग्रहित(√ग्रह क्त) + सस्य + श्री)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; विशेषण—'तपनः' इत्यस्य

• उल्ललास: shone forth; rejoiced
• उल्ललास: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √लस् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• यथा: as, like
• यथा: Upamana marker (Comparison/उपमान-सूचक)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यथा (अव्यय)
• Form: उपमा-अव्यय (comparative particle)

• अम्बुदात्: from a cloud
• अम्बुदात्: Apadana (Source/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अम्बुद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5th/Ablative), एकवचन

Speaker

Narrator (Skanda-to-Agastya context in Kāśī Khaṇḍa)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kāśī-kṣetra

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Śaunaka and sages (frame tradition) / pilgrims (implied)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Sūrya’s fierce radiance softens as Śiva’s touch dispels the burning; the sky takes on monsoon freshness, and the earth’s crop-prosperity imagery is evoked like fields greening after rain.

Characters & Entities

• Śiva (Vibhu)
• Sūrya (Tapana)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Divine grace transforms austerity’s strain into radiance and well-being, as rain turns parched fields into abundance.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Kāśī’s Shaiva sacred sphere is the backdrop, emphasizing Śiva as the immediate giver of relief and auspiciousness.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No explicit prescription appears; the emphasis is on the effect of Śiva’s sparśa (touch) and anugraha.