Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 57

Devanagari script

मृडस्याम्रोडितमिदं प्रत्यभिज्ञाय भाषितम् । उन्मीलित दृगंभोजः समुत्तस्थौ चतुर्भुजः

Transliteration

mṛḍasyāmroḍitamidaṃ pratyabhijñāya bhāṣitam | unmīlita dṛgaṃbhojaḥ samuttasthau caturbhujaḥ

Translation

ครั้นทรงจำแนกถ้อยคำที่มฤฑะ (ศิวะ) ตรัสแล้ว พระผู้มีสี่กรทรงเบิกเนตรดุจดอกบัว และลุกขึ้นยืน

Word by Word

• मृडस्य: of Mṛḍa (Śiva)
• मृडस्य: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मृड (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/6th), एकवचन (Singular)

• आम्रोडितम्: embraced, clasped
• आम्रोडितम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: आम्रोडित (प्रातिपदिक; कृदन्त-रूप)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Nom./Acc.), एकवचन; भूतकृदन्त (Past passive participle)

• इदम्: this
• इदम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Nom./Acc.), एकवचन

• प्रत्यभिज्ञाय: having recognized
• प्रत्यभिज्ञाय: Kriya-viseshana (Adverbial modifier/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: प्रति+अभि+ज्ञा (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्यय (Gerund/Absolutive), ‘having recognized’

• भाषितम्: was spoken
• भाषितम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भाष् (धातु)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (Past passive participle/क्त), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; ‘spoken/said’

• उन्मीलित: opened
• उन्मीलित: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: उत्+मील् (धातु)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन; भूतकृदन्त (Past participle)

• दृगम्भोजः: lotus of the eyes (i.e., eyes)
• दृगम्भोजः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दृग् (प्रातिपदिक) + अम्भोज (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (दृग्-रूपम् अम्भोजम्)

• समुत्तस्थौ: rose up
• समुत्तस्थौ: Kriya (Main verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम्+उत्+स्था (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (Connector/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (Conjunction)

• चतुर्भुजः: the four-armed one
• चतुर्भुजः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चतुर् (प्रातिपदिक) + भुज (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; बहुव्रीहि (यस्यानि चत्वारि भुजानि सः)

Speaker

Skanda (narration)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kāśī

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Primary interlocutors within the episode: Śiva and Viṣṇu

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A four-armed Viṣṇu, eyes like newly opened lotuses, rises in response to Śiva’s words; the atmosphere is solemn, luminous, and devotional, suggesting a sacred dialogue in Kāśī’s sanctified space.

Characters & Entities

• Mṛḍa (Śiva)
• Viṣṇu (Caturbhuja)
• Tapas

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Spiritual absorption is balanced by responsiveness to divine instruction—samādhi yields to dharma-filled dialogue.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Cakra-puṣkariṇī in Kāśī remains the implied locus of the event.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None explicitly; the verse depicts the transition from tapas (eyes closed) to receiving grace (rising to speak).