Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 8

Devanagari script

पूर्णभद्रं सुतं प्राप्य सोऽभूत्पूर्णमनोरथः । वयश्चरममासाद्य भुक्त्वा भोगाननेकशः

Transliteration

pūrṇabhadraṃ sutaṃ prāpya so'bhūtpūrṇamanorathaḥ | vayaścaramamāsādya bhuktvā bhogānanekaśaḥ

Translation

‘பூர்ணபத்ரன்’ என்னும் மகனைப் பெற்றதும் அவன் மனோரதங்கள் நிறைவேறின. வாழ்நாளின் இறுதிக் கட்டத்தை அடைந்தபோது பலவகை இன்பங்களைப் பலமுறை நிறைவாக அனுபவித்தான்.

Word by Word

• पूर्णभद्रम्: Pūrṇabhadra (name)
• पूर्णभद्रम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पूर्णभद्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन; समासः—पूर्ण + भद्र (कर्मधारयः; नाम)

• सुतम्: a son
• सुतम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; अप्पोज़िशन (पूर्णभद्रम् इत्यस्य)

• प्राप्य: having obtained
• प्राप्य: Purvakala-kriya (Prior action/पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र + आप् (धातु) + ल्यप् (कृदन्त)
• Form: क्त्वान्त/ल्यबन्त-अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund/absolutive); अर्थः—‘प्राप्य’ = having obtained

• सः: he
• सः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• अभूत्: became
• अभूत्: Kriya (Main verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: लङ्-लकार (Imperfect/past), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• पूर्णमनोरथः: one whose wish was fulfilled
• पूर्णमनोरथः: Karta-samānādhikaraṇa (Subject complement/समानााधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पूर्ण + मनोरथ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; समासः—पूर्णः मनोरथः (कर्मधारयः)

• वयः: age
• वयः: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वयस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन

• चरमम्: final, last
• चरमम्: Visheshana (Adjective/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: चरम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; वयः इत्यस्य विशेषण

• आसाद्य: having reached
• आसाद्य: Purvakala-kriya (Prior action/पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ + सद् (धातु) + ल्यप् (कृदन्त)
• Form: क्त्वान्त/ल्यबन्त-अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund); अर्थः—having reached/attained

• भुक्त्वा: having enjoyed
• भुक्त्वा: Purvakala-kriya (Prior action/पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भुज् (धातु) + क्त्वा (कृदन्त)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund); अर्थः—having enjoyed/consumed

• भोगान्: enjoyments, pleasures
• भोगान्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भोग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन (Plural)

• अनेकशः: many times, repeatedly
• अनेकशः: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अनेकशस् (अव्यय)
• Form: प्रकारवाचक-अव्यय (adverb: ‘many times/in many ways’)

Speaker

Skanda

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Primary interlocutor(s) of Kāśīkhaṇḍa discourse

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Ratnabhadra with his son Pūrṇabhadra in a prosperous yakṣa household—treasures, fragrant garlands, and festive abundance—while an undertone of time’s passage is shown through fading light or autumnal hues.

Characters & Entities

• Ratnabhadra
• Pūrṇabhadra

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Worldly fulfillment is acknowledged, yet framed as a stage that can culminate in a higher, spiritually oriented conclusion of life.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No specific tīrtha is named in this verse; it continues the backstory leading toward Kāśī-centered teaching.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None explicitly; the verse narrates life progression rather than prescribing a rite.