Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 80

Devanagari script

ये च योगपरिभ्रष्टास्तपो दान विवर्जिताः । येषां क्वापि गतिर्नास्ति तेषां वाराणसी गतिः

Transliteration

ye ca yogaparibhraṣṭāstapo dāna vivarjitāḥ | yeṣāṃ kvāpi gatirnāsti teṣāṃ vārāṇasī gatiḥ

Translation

ผู้ที่หลงจากโยคะ ผู้ที่ปราศจากตบะและทาน—ผู้ที่ไม่มีที่พึ่ง ณ ที่ใดเลย; สำหรับเขา วาราณสีคือที่พึ่งและทางไป

Word by Word

• ये: those who
• ये: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन

• च: and
• च: Connector (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-अव्यय (conjunction)

• योगपरिभ्रष्टाः: fallen away from yoga
• योगपरिभ्रष्टाः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: योग-परिभ्रष्ट (प्रातिपदिक; योग + परिभ्रष्ट)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त; परि-√भ्रंश्), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; समासः तत्पुरुषः (योगात् परिभ्रष्टाः)

• तपः: of austerity
• तपः: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तपस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/सम्बन्ध), एकवचन; 'तपसः' इत्यर्थे (पाठे 'तपो')

• दान: of charity
• दान: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, एकवचन; 'दानस्य' इत्यर्थे

• विवर्जिताः: deprived (of)
• विवर्जिताः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वि-√वृज्/वर्ज् (धातु) → विवर्जित (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; विशेषणम् (ये)

• येषाम्: of whom
• येषाम्: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, बहुवचन

• क्वापि: anywhere
• क्वापि: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: क्व (अव्यय) + अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अनिश्चित-स्थानार्थक

• गतिः: refuge/way
• गतिः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• न: not
• न: Negation (निषेध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेधार्थक-अव्यय

• अस्ति: exists
• अस्ति: Kriya (Verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अस् (धातु)
• Form: लट्, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• तेषाम्: for them
• तेषाम्: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, बहुवचन

• वाराणसी: Vārāṇasī
• वाराणसी: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वाराणसी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• गतिः: refuge/destination
• गतिः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

Speaker

Unspecified in snippet (quoted saying; Kāśīkhaṇḍa frame tradition: Skanda → Agastya)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Vārāṇasī / Kāśī

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A former ascetic, weary and ashamed, stands before Viśveśvara; his discarded yoga-mat and empty alms-bowl lie nearby. A lamp is lit, symbolizing a fresh beginning in Kāśī.

Characters & Entities

• Vārāṇasī
• Kāśī
• Yoga
• Tapas
• Dāna

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Kāśī’s grace is presented as inclusive—helping even those who have lapsed in discipline, austerity, and charity.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Vārāṇasī (Kāśī).

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Tapas and dāna are mentioned only as absent; no new rite is prescribed beyond taking refuge in Kāśī.