Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 85

Devanagari script

कुष्ठरोगमवाप्योच्चैस्त्यक्त्वा दारान्गृहं वसु । वाराणसीं समासाद्य ब्रध्नमाराधयत्सुधीः

Transliteration

kuṣṭharogamavāpyoccaistyaktvā dārāngṛhaṃ vasu | vārāṇasīṃ samāsādya bradhnamārādhayatsudhīḥ

Translation

ਕੁਸ਼ਠ ਰੋਗ ਨਾਲ ਬਹੁਤ ਪੀੜਤ ਹੋ ਕੇ ਉਸ ਨੇ ਪਤਨੀ, ਘਰ ਅਤੇ ਧਨ ਤਿਆਗ ਦਿੱਤਾ। ਫਿਰ ਵਾਰਾਣਸੀ ਪਹੁੰਚ ਕੇ ਉਸ ਬੁੱਧਿਮਾਨ ਨੇ ਬ੍ਰਧਨ—ਸੂਰਯ ਦੇਵ—ਦੀ ਅਰਾਧਨਾ ਕੀਤੀ।

Word by Word

• कुष्ठरोगम्: leprosy (disease)
• कुष्ठरोगम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कुष्ठ + रोग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन (Singular); षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (leprosy-disease)

• अवाप्य: having obtained
• अवाप्य: Purvakala-kriya (Prior action/पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अव + आप् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund), अव्ययभाव; पूर्वकालिक क्रिया (having obtained)

• उच्चैः: severely/strongly
• उच्चैः: Kriya-visheshaṇa (Adverbial modifier/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: उच्चैः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रियाविशेषण (intensifier/adverb)

• त्यक्त्वा: having abandoned
• त्यक्त्वा: Purvakala-kriya (Prior action/पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: त्यज् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund), अव्ययभाव; पूर्वकालिक क्रिया (having abandoned)

• दारान्: wife/wives
• दारान्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दार (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), बहुवचन (Plural)

• गृहम्: house
• गृहम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गृह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन (Singular)

• वसु: wealth/property
• वसु: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वसु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन (Singular)

• वाराणसीम्: Vārāṇasī
• वाराणसीम्: Karma (Goal/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वाराणसी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन (Singular)

• समासाद्य: having reached
• समासाद्य: Purvakala-kriya (Prior action/पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम् + आ + सद् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund), अव्ययभाव; पूर्वकालिक क्रिया (having reached/approached)

• ब्रध्नम्: Bradhna (the Sun)
• ब्रध्नम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्रध्न (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन (Singular); सूर्यनाम

• आराधयत्: worshipped
• आराधयत्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ + राध् (धातु)
• Form: लङ् (Imperfect/Past), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular)

• सुधीः: the wise man
• सुधीः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुधी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन (Singular)

Speaker

Skanda

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Vimalāditya/Bradhna worship locus in Kāśī (Harikeśava-vana context from prior verse)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Muni (unnamed sage)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Vimala, ravaged by leprosy, abandons household ties and arrives in Kāśī; he stands before Bradhna (the Sun) in worship, embodying both desperation and devotion.

Characters & Entities

• Skanda
• Vārāṇasī
• Bradhna (Sūrya)
• Vimala

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

When afflicted, one may turn from worldly dependence to pilgrimage and devotion; sacred place and sincere worship become a path to renewal.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) as the destination where Sun-worship connected to Vimalāditya bears fruit.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Ārādhana (formal worship) of Bradhna/Āditya after arriving in Vārāṇasī.