Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 80

Devanagari script

क्षीणे त्रिवर्गे संक्षीणा गतिर्लोकद्वयात्मिका

Transliteration

kṣīṇe trivarge saṃkṣīṇā gatirlokadvayātmikā

Translation

ਜਦ ਤ੍ਰਿਵਰਗ ਖ਼ਤਮ ਹੋ ਜਾਵੇ, ਤਾਂ ਦੋਹਾਂ ਲੋਕਾਂ ਨਾਲ ਸੰਬੰਧਿਤ ਗਤੀ (ਇਹ ਲੋਕ ਤੇ ਪਰਲੋਕ) ਵੀ ਘਟ ਜਾਂਦੀ ਹੈ।

Word by Word

• क्षीणे: when (it is) diminished
• क्षीणे: Adhikarana (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: क्षीण (कृदन्त; √क्षि (धातु) + क्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन; भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (PPP) विशेषण; अधिकरण

• त्रिवर्गे: in the three aims
• त्रिवर्गे: Adhikarana (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्रि + वर्ग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन; द्विगु-समास; अधिकरण

• संक्षीणा: completely diminished
• संक्षीणा: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: संक्षीण (कृदन्त; सम्-√क्षि (धातु) + क्त)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (PPP) विशेषण

• गतिः: course/destiny
• गतिः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• लोकद्वयात्मिका: pertaining to both worlds (this and the next)
• लोकद्वयात्मिका: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: लोक + द्वय + आत्मिक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष (लोकद्वयस्य आत्मिका) विशेषण

Speaker

Skanda (deduced: Kāśīkhaṇḍa commonly Skanda → Agastya)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kāśī

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A path splitting into two horizons labeled ‘iha’ and ‘para’; as trivarga symbols fade, the path narrows and darkens; Kāśī’s temple lamp remains steady, hinting at mokṣa beyond decline.

Characters & Entities

• Trivarga
• Lokadvaya (two worlds)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Neglect of dharma and social order damages both worldly welfare and posthumous/spiritual progress.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No site is named in this line; it continues the dharma-teaching within the Kashi Khanda discourse.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None in this verse.