Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 19

Devanagari script

कदाचित्संपदुदयः कदाचिद्विपदुद्गमः । दैवाद्द्वयमपि प्राप्य धीरो धैर्यं न हापयेत्

Transliteration

kadācitsaṃpadudayaḥ kadācidvipadudgamaḥ | daivāddvayamapi prāpya dhīro dhairyaṃ na hāpayet

Translation

Порою поднимается благополучие, порою восстаёт бедствие; приняв и то и другое по воле судьбы, стойкий не должен утрачивать мужество.

Word by Word

• कदाचित्: sometimes
• कदाचित्: Kala-adhikarana (Time)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: कदाचित् (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (adverb of time)

• संपदुदयः: rise of prosperity
• संपदुदयः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: संपद् + उदय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (संपदः उदयः)

• कदाचित्: sometimes
• कदाचित्: Kala-adhikarana (Time)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: कदाचित् (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय

• विपदुद्गमः: arising of adversity
• विपदुद्गमः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विपद् + उद्गम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (विपदः उद्गमः)

• दैवात्: from fate/by destiny
• दैवात्: Hetu/Apadana (Cause/Source)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दैव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5th/Ablative), एकवचन

• द्वयम्: both (of these)
• द्वयम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्वय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• अपि: also/even
• अपि: Sambandha
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-अव्यय

• प्राप्य: having obtained/encountered
• प्राप्य: Purvakala-kriya (पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: प्र + √आप् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्यय (absolutive/gerund) ‘having obtained’; उपसर्ग-प्र

• धीरः: the steadfast person
• धीरः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: धीर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• धैर्यम्: steadfastness/courage
• धैर्यम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: धैर्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• न: not
• न: Pratishedha (Negation)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेध-अव्यय

• हापयेत्: should not lose/should not let go
• हापयेत्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √हा (धातु) (णिच्)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद; णिच्-प्रत्यय (causative) = ‘cause to abandon/lose’

Speaker

Skanda (contextual attribution continuing from Skanda uvāca)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kāśī

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Two panels: in one, the pilgrim receives garlands and honor; in the other, he faces loss and hardship—yet his posture and gaze remain identical, symbolizing dhairya.

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Dharma calls for steady courage through both fortune and misfortune, recognizing their changing nature.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No specific tīrtha is mentioned; it is general instruction situated in the Kāśīkhaṇḍa tradition.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; the focus is on inner discipline—maintaining dhairya.