Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 70

Devanagari script

रुष्टदृष्टिं च जनकं कदाचिदवलोक्य सः । निर्जगाम गृहाद्भीतो हरिकेश उदारधीः

Transliteration

ruṣṭadṛṣṭiṃ ca janakaṃ kadācidavalokya saḥ | nirjagāma gṛhādbhīto harikeśa udāradhīḥ

Translation

ਕਦੇ ਉਸ ਨੇ ਪਿਤਾ ਦੀ ਕ੍ਰੋਧੀ ਨਿਗਾਹ ਵੇਖੀ; ਤਾਂ ਹਰਿਕੇਸ਼—ਉਦਾਰ ਬੁੱਧੀ ਹੋ ਕੇ ਵੀ—ਡਰ ਗਿਆ ਅਤੇ ਘਰੋਂ ਬਾਹਰ ਨਿਕਲ ਗਿਆ।

Word by Word

• ruṣṭa-dṛṣṭim: with an angry look
• ruṣṭa-dṛṣṭim: Visheshana (Adjectival modifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ruṣṭa (कृदन्त; √ruṣ (रुष्) + क्त) + dṛṣṭi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2), एकवचन; कर्मधारय: रुष्टा दृष्टी यस्य (angry look)

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

• janakam: father
• janakam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: janaka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2), एकवचन

• kadācit: once; at some time
• kadācit: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: kadācit (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; कालवाचक क्रियाविशेषण (temporal adverb)

• avalokya: having looked at/seen
• avalokya: Purva-kala-kriya (Prior action/पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ava-√lok (अव+लोक्)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund), अव्ययभाव; ‘अवलोक्य’ = having seen

• saḥ: he
• saḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• nirjagāma: went out; departed
• nirjagāma: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: nir-√gam (निर्+गम्)
• Form: लिट् (perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• gṛhāt: from the house
• gṛhāt: Apadana (Ablative/source/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: gṛha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5), एकवचन

• bhītaḥ: frightened
• bhītaḥ: Hetu/avastha (State/अवस्था)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: √bhī (भी) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त, पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन; विशेषण

• harikeśaḥ: Harikeśa (proper name)
• harikeśaḥ: Karta (Subject apposition/कर्ता-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: hari-keśa (hari + keśa)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन; बहुव्रीहि: हरयः केशाः यस्य (one whose hair is tawny/greenish)

• udāra-dhīḥ: noble-minded (one)
• udāra-dhīḥ: Karta (Subject apposition/कर्ता-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: udāra (प्रातिपदिक) + dhī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन; बहुव्रीहि: उदारा धीः यस्य (noble-minded)

Speaker

Skanda (narrating to Agastya, context of Kāśīkhaṇḍa)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Harikeśa sees his father’s angry gaze; fear rises. He steps out of the house into the lanes, glancing back, torn between pride and dread.

Characters & Entities

• Harikeśa
• Harikeśa’s father

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

When guidance is ignored, fear and instability follow; dharma urges steadiness, reconciliation, and respect for rightful authority.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No tīrtha is named in this verse; it is part of a Kāśī-centered narrative sequence.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None.