Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 6

Devanagari script

अरिष्टं दीपयन्दीप्त्या सर्वारिष्टविनाशकृत् । तनयो नाम तस्यां तु शुचिष्मत्यां बभूव ह

Transliteration

ariṣṭaṃ dīpayandīptyā sarvāriṣṭavināśakṛt | tanayo nāma tasyāṃ tu śuciṣmatyāṃ babhūva ha

Translation

ส่องประกายด้วยรัศมีที่ทำลายอริษฏะทั้งปวง บุตรชายได้บังเกิดแก่ศุจิษมตีโดยแท้ ความรุ่งเรืองของเขาเองเป็นผู้ลบล้างลางร้ายทุกประการ

Word by Word

• अरिष्टम्: misfortune/evil omen
• अरिष्टम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अरिष्ट (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• दीपयन्: illuminating
• दीपयन्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दीपय् (दीप् धातु, णिच्)
• Form: वर्तमानकाले शतृ-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (present active participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; ‘दीपयति’

• दीप्त्या: by radiance
• दीप्त्या: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दीप्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन

• सर्वारिष्टविनाशकृत्: destroyer of all misfortunes
• सर्वारिष्टविनाशकृत्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक) + अरिष्ट (प्रातिपदिक) + विनाश (प्रातिपदिक) + कृत् (कृ धातु, कृदन्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; ‘विनाशं करोति’ इति कृत्-प्रत्ययान्त; समासः—सर्वेषाम् अरिष्टानां विनाशः यस्य/यत् करोति

• तनयः: a son
• तनयः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तनय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• नाम: indeed/by name
• नाम: Sambandha (Discourse marker/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नाम (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; नामार्थक/ख्यात्यर्थक (particle: ‘indeed/by name’)

• तस्याम्: in her
• तस्याम्: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन

• तु: but/indeed
• तु: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: विरोध/विशेषणार्थक निपात (particle)

• शुचिष्मत्याम्: in (the lady) Śuciṣmatī
• शुचिष्मत्याम्: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शुचिष्मती (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन; व्यक्तिनाम

• बभूव: was born/came to be
• बभूव: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect/परोक्षभूत), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• ह: indeed
• ह: Sambandha (Discourse marker/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ह (अव्यय)
• Form: स्मरण/प्रसिद्ध्यर्थक निपात (particle)

Speaker

Skanda (deduced: Kāśīkhaṇḍa commonly Skanda → Agastya)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kāśī

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A newborn radiating gentle brilliance in a sanctified chamber; the mother Śuciṣmatī rests, attendants and priests gaze in wonder; lamps seem dim beside the child’s aura.

Characters & Entities

• Śuciṣmatī

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Divine favor manifests as auspicious radiance that removes negativity; purity and merit are portrayed as protective forces.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The verse is within the Kāśī-khaṇḍa framework; this line focuses on auspicious birth signs rather than naming a specific tīrtha.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No direct ritual is prescribed here; it describes a nimitta (omen) of radiance that nullifies ariṣṭa.