Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 13

Devanagari script

पक्षिणोपि हि यत्रापुर्ज्ञानं संसारमोचनम् । रम्यो हिरण्मयो यत्र बभूव बहुपाद्द्रुमः

Transliteration

pakṣiṇopi hi yatrāpurjñānaṃ saṃsāramocanam | ramyo hiraṇmayo yatra babhūva bahupāddrumaḥ

Translation

ณ ที่นั้น แม้หมู่นกก็ได้บรรลุญาณอันปลดเปลื้องจากสังสารวัฏ; และ ณ ที่นั้นได้บังเกิดพฤกษาทองอันงดงาม มีนานากิ่งก้านมากมาย

Word by Word

• पक्षिणः: birds
• पक्षिणः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पक्षिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (Nominative), बहुवचन; sandhi in पक्षिणोऽपि

• अपि: even
• अपि: Sambandha (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (निपात) — “also/even”

• हि: indeed
• हि: Sambandha (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (निपात) — emphasis/indeed

• यत्र: where
• यत्र: Adhikarana (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (देशवाचक)

• आपुः: attained
• आपुः: Kriya (Verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आप् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), बहुवचन

• ज्ञानम्: knowledge
• ज्ञानम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ज्ञान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (Accusative), एकवचन

• संसारमोचनम्: liberating from saṃsāra
• संसारमोचनम्: Visheshana (Adjectival qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: संसार + मोचन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (संसारस्य मोचनम्), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन (qualifying ज्ञानम्)

• रम्यः: beautiful
• रम्यः: Visheshana (Adjectival qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: रम्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन (qualifying द्रुमः)

• हिरण्मयः: golden
• हिरण्मयः: Visheshana (Adjectival qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: हिरण्मय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन (qualifying द्रुमः)

• यत्र: where
• यत्र: Adhikarana (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (देशवाचक)

• बभूव: became/was
• बभूव: Kriya (Verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन

• बहुपात्: many-footed (many-rooted)
• बहुपात्: Visheshana (Adjectival qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: बहु + पाद् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: बहुव्रीहि-समास (बहवः पादाः यस्य), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन (qualifying द्रुमः); sandhi in बहुपाद्द्रुमः

• द्रुमः: tree
• द्रुमः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्रुम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

Speaker

Skanda

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Unnamed Kāśī spot of jñāna-prada and hiraṇmaya-vṛkṣa manifestation

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A radiant hiraṇmaya (golden) tree with many branches stands near a Kāśī shrine/ghāṭa; birds perch calmly, their eyes luminous as if awakened; pilgrims gaze in wonder, the air shimmering with sanctity.

Characters & Entities

• Jñāna
• Saṃsāra
• Pakṣi (birds)
• Hiraṇmaya-druma (golden tree)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

In a supremely sacred kṣetra, even humble beings can awaken to liberating knowledge; holiness transforms the environment itself.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The broader sacred zone of Kāśī’s Ānandavana/Ānandakānana is implied through the grove and marvel imagery.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; the verse emphasizes the spontaneous spiritual efficacy and wondrous signs of the place.