Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 51

Devanagari script

दमस्य पुत्रस्तत्रासीद्दुर्दमो नाम पार्थिवः । पितर्युपरते राज्यं संप्राप्याविजितेंद्रियः

Transliteration

damasya putrastatrāsīddurdamo nāma pārthivaḥ | pitaryuparate rājyaṃ saṃprāpyāvijiteṃdriyaḥ

Translation

ที่นั่นมีพระราชานามว่า ทุรทมะ เป็นโอรสของทมะ ครั้นบิดาสิ้นไปและทรงได้ครองราชย์แล้ว พระองค์ยังมิได้ชนะอินทรีย์ของตน

Word by Word

• damasya: of Dama
• damasya: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dama (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6), एकवचन

• putraḥ: son
• putraḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: putra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन

• tatra: there
• tatra: Adhikaraṇa (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatra (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; देशवाचक क्रियाविशेषण (there)

• āsīt: was
• āsīt: Kriyā (Verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √as (धातु)
• Form: लङ्-लकार (imperfect/past), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• durdamaḥ: Durdama
• durdamaḥ: Karta (Apposition/कर्ता-समनाधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dur- (उपसर्ग/प्रत्ययार्थ) + dama (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन; नाम (proper name)

• nāma: named
• nāma: Sambandha (Naming/नाम)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: nāma (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; नामनिर्देशक-निपात (by name)

• pārthivaḥ: king
• pārthivaḥ: Karta (Predicate nominative/समनाधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pārthiva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन; राजवाचक (king)

• pitari: when the father (was...)
• pitari: Adhikaraṇa (Time/Condition locus)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pitṛ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7), एकवचन

• uparate: having ceased; departed (dead)
• uparate: Kriyā (Locative absolute/सति-सप्तमी)
• Type: Verb
• Root: upa-√ram (धातु) + क्त (कृत्)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (past participle) क्त; पुं/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7), एकवचन; सति-सप्तमी (locative absolute)

• rājyam: the kingdom
• rājyam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rājya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2), एकवचन

• saṃprāpya: having obtained
• saṃprāpya: Kriyā (Gerundial action/पूर्वक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: sam-pra-√āp (धातु) + ल्यप् (कृत्)
• Form: ल्यबन्त अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund); पूर्वकालिक क्रिया (having obtained)

• avijita-indriyaḥ: one whose senses were unconquered
• avijita-indriyaḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: a- (नञ्) + vijita (√ji क्त) + indriya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन; नञ्-तत्पुरुषः (na vijitāni indriyāṇi yasya)

Speaker

Skanda

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kadaṃbaśikhara (contextual)

Type: peak

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Muni

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A coronation aftermath: King Durdama, newly enthroned after Dama’s death, shown with restless gaze and symbols of unchecked senses—wine, hunt gear, and alluring distractions—foreshadowing decline.

Characters & Entities

• Dama
• Durdama

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Uncontrolled senses in a ruler foreshadow adharma; self-mastery is presented as foundational to righteous kingship.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No single tirtha is named in this verse; it sets up a moral narrative within the Kāśī māhātmya frame.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None explicitly; the implied dharma is indriya-jaya (conquest of the senses).