Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 69

Devanagari script

तेन राज्ञा त्रिजगती सौंदर्यश्रीरिवैकिका । पातालदेवतेयं वा ममनेत्रोत्सवाय किम्

Transliteration

tena rājñā trijagatī sauṃdaryaśrīrivaikikā | pātāladevateyaṃ vā mamanetrotsavāya kim

Translation

அரசனுக்கு, மூவுலகின் அழகுச் செல்வம் ஒரே உருவில் திரண்டதுபோல் தோன்றியது. அல்லது இது பாதாளத்தின் தேவியோ—என் கண்களின் திருவிழாவிற்காக வெளிப்பட்டதோ?

Word by Word

• tena: by him
• tena: Hetu/Instrument (by him)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (Instrumental), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• rājñā: by the king
• rājñā: Kartṛ-sahakāraka (Apposition to tena)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rājan (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन

• trijagatī: the three worlds
• trijagatī: Kartā (Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tri + jagatī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; द्विगुसमासः (त्रीणि जगन्ति यस्यां/त्रयाणां जगतां समाहारः) = the three worlds

• sauṃdarya-śrīḥ: the splendor of beauty
• sauṃdarya-śrīḥ: Kartā (Predicate nominative/apposition)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sauṃdarya + śrī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (sauṃdaryasya śrīḥ)

• iva: as if, like
• iva: Upamāna-marker
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: iva (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (उपमा/like)

• ekikā: single, alone
• ekikā: Kartā (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ekikā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषणम् (adjective) trijagatī/sauṃdaryaśrīḥ इत्यस्य; ‘single/alone’

• pātāla-devatā: a deity of Pātāla
• pātāla-devatā: Kartā (Predicate nominative option)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pātāla + devatā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (pātālasya devatā)

• iyam: this (woman)
• iyam: Kartā (Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: idam (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• vā: or
• vā: Vikalpa (Disjunction)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: vā (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (विकल्प/or)

• mama: my
• mama: Sambandha (Possessor)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (Genitive), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• netra-utsavāya: for (being) a festival to my eyes
• netra-utsavāya: Sampradāna (Purpose/for)
• Type: Noun
• Root: netra + utsava (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th/Dative), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (netrāṇām utsavaḥ)

• kim: what? why?
• kim: Prashna (Interrogative predicate)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kim (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; प्रश्नवाचक-सर्वनाम

Speaker

Skanda (deduced for Kāśī Khaṇḍa context; verse itself reflects the maiden’s inner speech/description)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Campakāvatī (mythic)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Audience within Kāśīkhaṇḍa frame

Visual Art Cues

Scene: The king gazes at the maiden, imagining her as the condensed beauty of all three worlds or a Pātāla goddess; his eyes wide, posture arrested, the city’s jeweled glow framing her like a living icon.

Characters & Entities

• Three worlds (Trijagat)
• Pātāla-devatā

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Darśana (auspicious seeing) is portrayed as transformative; extraordinary beauty is treated as a sign of divine presence or destiny.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No specific tīrtha is named; the setting remains Pātāla/Campakāvatī within the Kāśī Khaṇḍa narrative frame.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None.