Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 63

Devanagari script

इत्याचार्यं समापृच्छ्य तथेत्युक्तश्च तेन वै । आसीमांतमनुव्रज्य दत्त्वान्येभ्योपि शक्तितः

Transliteration

ityācāryaṃ samāpṛcchya tathetyuktaśca tena vai | āsīmāṃtamanuvrajya dattvānyebhyopi śaktitaḥ

Translation

ଏହିପରି ଆଚାର୍ୟଙ୍କୁ ବିଦାୟ ପ୍ରାର୍ଥନା କରି, ତାଙ୍କ ଠାରୁ ‘ତଥାସ୍ତୁ’ ଶୁଣି, ସ୍ଥାନର ସୀମା ପର୍ଯ୍ୟନ୍ତ ସହଯାତ୍ରା କରି ବିଦାୟ ଦେବା ଉଚିତ; ଏବଂ ଯଥାଶକ୍ତି ଅନ୍ୟମାନଙ୍କୁ ମଧ୍ୟ ଦାନ କରିବା ଉଚିତ।

Word by Word

• इति: thus
• इति: Sambandha (Discourse marker/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; इति-शब्दः (quotative particle)

• आचार्यम्: the teacher
• आचार्यम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आचार्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative), एकवचन

• समापृच्छ्य: having asked/taken leave
• समापृच्छ्य: Kriya (पूर्वकर्म/Adverbial action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम्+आ+पृच्छ् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (Gerund/Absolutive); पूर्वकालिक क्रिया

• तथा: so; in that way
• तथा: Kriya-viseshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; manner-adverb

• इति: (saying) thus
• इति: Sambandha (Quotation marker/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; इति-शब्दः (quotative)

• उक्तः: having been told/said
• उक्तः: Karta (logical subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (Past passive participle); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय (conjunction)

• तेन: by him
• तेन: Karana (Instrument/Agent-instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग; तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental), एकवचन

• वै: indeed
• वै: Sambandha (Emphasis/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वै (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निश्चयार्थक-निपात (emphatic particle)

• आसीमान्तम्: up to the boundary
• आसीमान्तम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आ-सीमान्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• अनुव्रज्य: having accompanied/followed
• अनुव्रज्य: Kriya (पूर्वकर्म/Adverbial action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अनु+व्रज् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (Gerund/Absolutive); पूर्वकालिक क्रिया

• दत्त्वा: having given
• दत्त्वा: Kriya (पूर्वकर्म/Adverbial action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दा (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (Gerund/Absolutive)

• अन्येभ्यः: to others
• अन्येभ्यः: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अन्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; चतुर्थी/पञ्चमी-विभक्ति (Dative/Ablative), बहुवचन

• अपि: also
• अपि: Sambandha (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय/अपि-निपात (also/even)

• शक्तितः: according to (his) capacity
• शक्तितः: Kriya-viseshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: शक्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तसिल्-प्रत्ययान्त अव्यय (ablatival adverb); 'according to ability'

Speaker

Skanda (deduced, Kāśīkhaṇḍa context) to Agastya

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kāśī-kṣetra (general vrata context)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Śaunaka and the sages of Naimiṣāraṇya (frame implied)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A pilgrim bows to an ācārya in Kāśī, receives blessing, then respectfully escorts him to the boundary gate/ghāṭ approach, distributing small gifts to attendants and the poor.

Characters & Entities

• Ācārya

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Dharma is not only ritual; it is also gratitude and service—honouring the guide and sharing merit through charitable giving.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The Kāśī-khaṇḍa frame remains in view; the verse highlights social dharma (honouring ācārya and dāna) rather than a named tīrtha.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Take formal leave, receive the ācārya’s assent, escort him to the boundary, and give additional gifts to others as one is able.