Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 45

Devanagari script

यशसः संचयो नित्यं नित्यं धर्मस्य संचयः । स्वर्गापवर्गयोः सिद्धिः सदा शीलस्य मंडनम्

Transliteration

yaśasaḥ saṃcayo nityaṃ nityaṃ dharmasya saṃcayaḥ | svargāpavargayoḥ siddhiḥ sadā śīlasya maṃḍanam

Translation

ยศศักดิ์และชื่อเสียงดีงามเพิ่มพูนอยู่เสมอ; ธรรมะสั่งสมไม่ขาด; บรรลุสวรรค์และแม้กระทั่งอปวรรคะ (โมกษะ); และศีลอันประเสริฐเป็นเครื่องประดับอยู่ตลอด—นี่คือผลแห่งการดำเนินชีวิตชอบธรรม

Word by Word

• यशसः: of fame
• यशसः: Sambandha (Possessor/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यशस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive), एकवचन

• संचयः: accumulation
• संचयः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: संचय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), एकवचन

• नित्यम्: always
• नित्यम्: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नित्यम् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; कालवाचक क्रियाविशेषण

• नित्यम्: always
• नित्यम्: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नित्यम् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; पुनरुक्ति (emphasis)

• धर्मस्य: of dharma, righteousness
• धर्मस्य: Sambandha (Possessor/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: धर्म (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive), एकवचन

• संचयः: accumulation
• संचयः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: संचय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), एकवचन

• स्वर्ग: heaven
• स्वर्ग: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्वर्ग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; समासपूर्वपद (as member in compound)

• अपवर्ग: liberation
• अपवर्ग: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अपवर्ग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; समासपूर्वपद (as member in compound)

• योः: of the two (heaven and liberation)
• योः: Sambandha (Possessor/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive), द्विवचन; द्वन्द्वसमासः: स्वर्ग-अपवर्गयोः (of heaven and liberation)

• सिद्धिः: attainment, success
• सिद्धिः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सिद्धि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), एकवचन

• सदा: always
• सदा: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सदा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; कालवाचक क्रियाविशेषण

• शीलस्य: of good conduct/character
• शीलस्य: Sambandha (Possessor/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शील (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive), एकवचन

• मण्डनम्: adornment, enhancement
• मण्डनम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मण्डन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), एकवचन

Speaker

Skanda

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kāśī-kṣetra (ethical fruit within the kṣetra)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A dignified pilgrim-householder in Kāśī is shown with a subtle aura: people honor him for his character; above, symbolic motifs of svarga (celestial garden) and apavarga (a lamp of knowledge dissolving darkness) appear.

Characters & Entities

• Svarga
• Apavarga (Mokṣa)
• Kāśī

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Righteous conduct steadily yields fame, merit, and ultimately both heavenly reward and liberation.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No specific tirtha is named; the teaching belongs to the Kāśī-khaṇḍa’s dharmic instruction.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None directly; it summarizes the spiritual results (phala) of sustained good conduct.