Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 93

Devanagari script

वचोऽमृतं समाकर्ण्य पर्युन्मील्य विलोचने । इंद्रनीलमणिज्योतिः पटलीं पर्यलोकयत्

Transliteration

vaco'mṛtaṃ samākarṇya paryunmīlya vilocane | iṃdranīlamaṇijyotiḥ paṭalīṃ paryalokayat

Translation

Ao ouvir aquelas palavras como néctar, ele abriu os olhos e contemplou uma vasta luminosidade, brilhando como o fulgor da safira azul (indranīla).

Word by Word

• वचः: speech/words
• वचः: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वचस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; द्वितीया-विभक्ति; एकवचन

• अमृतम्: nectar-like
• अमृतम्: Karma (Qualifier of object/कर्म-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अमृत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; द्वितीया-विभक्ति; एकवचन; वचः इत्यस्य विशेषणम्

• समाकर्ण्य: having heard
• समाकर्ण्य: Kriya-viseshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम्-आ√कर्ण्/कृ (धातु; ‘to hear’) + ल्यप्
• Form: ल्यबन्त अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund); पूर्वकालिक क्रिया (having heard)

• पर्युन्‍मील्य: having opened
• पर्युन्‍मील्य: Kriya-viseshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: परि-उद्√मील् (धातु) + ल्यप्
• Form: ल्यबन्त अव्ययकृदन्त; पूर्वकालिक क्रिया (having opened)

• विलोचने: (his) two eyes
• विलोचने: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विलोचन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; द्वितीया-विभक्ति; द्विवचन (eyes as object of opening)

• इन्द्रनीलमणिज्योतिः: the sapphire-gem radiance
• इन्द्रनीलमणिज्योतिः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इन्द्रनील (प्रातिपदिक) + मणि (प्रातिपदिक) + ज्योतिस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (ज्योतिः-शब्दः); प्रथमा-विभक्ति; एकवचन; इन्द्रनीलमणेः ज्योतिः (sapphire-gem radiance)

• पटलीम्: a mass/cluster (veil-like expanse)
• पटलीम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पटली (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; द्वितीया-विभक्ति; एकवचन

• पर्यलोकयत्: looked around/observed
• पर्यलोकयत्: Kriya (Main action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: परि-√लोक् (धातु)
• Form: लङ्-लकार (Imperfect); प्रथमपुरुष; एकवचन; परस्मैपद

Speaker

Narrator (contextual Purāṇic narration within Kāśīkhaṇḍa; likely Skanda speaking to Agastya)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kāśī-kṣetra

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: The boy’s eyelids lift; before him spreads a luminous blue field like indranīla—an ocean of radiance suggesting Viṣṇu’s presence; the moment is quiet yet overwhelming.

Characters & Entities

• Viṣṇu
• Dhruva

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Divine speech awakens inner vision; grace is experienced as luminous perception, not merely as doctrine.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No tīrtha is named; the verse is a visionary description within the Kāśīkhaṇḍa narrative.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; it describes the experiential fruit of devotion—darśana and inner awakening.