Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 50

Devanagari script

सर्वे यमभिलष्यंति यस्मात्सर्वसुखोदयः । कदाचिद्यो न नश्येत यः सदैवानुवर्तते

Transliteration

sarve yamabhilaṣyaṃti yasmātsarvasukhodayaḥ | kadācidyo na naśyeta yaḥ sadaivānuvartate

Translation

అందరూ ఆయననే కోరుతారు; ఎందుకంటే ఆయన నుండే సమస్త సుఖాల ఉదయం. ఆయన ఎప్పుడూ నశించడు, నిత్యం అనుసరించి సన్నిహితంగా ఉంటాడు।

Word by Word

• सर्वे: all (people)
• सर्वे: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), बहुवचन (Plural)

• यम्: whom
• यम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular)

• अभिलष्यन्ति: desire, long for
• अभिलष्यन्ति: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अभि√लष् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd person), बहुवचन (Plural)

• यस्मात्: from whom / because of whom
• यस्मात्: Apadana (Source/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी-विभक्ति (Ablative/5th), एकवचन (Singular)

• सर्वसुखोदयः: the arising of all happiness
• सर्वसुखोदयः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व + सुख + उदय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular); षष्ठी/तत्पुरुष-समासः (determinative: 'rise of all happiness')

• कदाचित्: ever, at any time
• कदाचित्: Kriya-vishesana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: कदाचित् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; कालवाचक-क्रियाविशेषण (temporal adverb)

• यः: who
• यः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• न: not
• न: Kriya-pratiṣedha (Negation/निषेध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निषेध (negation particle)

• नश्येत: would perish
• नश्येत: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √नश् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular); परस्मैपदम्

• यः: who
• यः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• सदैव: always
• सदैव: Kriya-vishesana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सदैव (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; नित्यत्ववाचक-क्रियाविशेषण (adverb of continuity)

• अनुवर्तते: follows, continues
• अनुवर्तते: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अनु√वृत् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular); आत्मनेपदम्

Speaker

Dhūtapāpā

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Avimukta-Kāśī / Viśveśvara-kṣetra (implied)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A devotee in Kāśī, hands folded, sensing an unseen yet intimate divine presence that never departs; the city’s ghats and a liṅga-shrine glow softly, suggesting the Lord as ever-accompanying refuge.

Characters & Entities

• Dhūtapāpā

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

The highest refuge is imperishable and the source of true well-being; seeking that is the heart of dharma.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Not specified in this verse; it continues the praise within the Kāśī-centered Kāśīkhaṇḍa.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; the verse is descriptive, emphasizing permanence and the source of happiness.