Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 8

Devanagari script

गुरुपुत्रेण चाज्ञप्तो ममार्थं पादुके कुरु । यदारूढस्य मे पादौ न पंकः संस्पृशेत्क्वचित्

Transliteration

guruputreṇa cājñapto mamārthaṃ pāduke kuru | yadārūḍhasya me pādau na paṃkaḥ saṃspṛśetkvacit

Translation

เมื่อบุตรของครูสั่ง เขากล่าวว่า: “จงทำปาทุกา (เกือกไม้) ให้ข้า เพื่อว่าเมื่อข้าสวมแล้ว โคลนตมจะไม่แตะต้องเท้าของข้า ณ ที่ใดเลย”

Word by Word

• गुरुपुत्रेण: by the teacher’s son
• गुरुपुत्रेण: Karana (Instrument/Agent-in-passive/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गुरु + पुत्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन; समासः गुरोः पुत्रः (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Conjunction/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-अव्यय

• आज्ञप्तः: commanded/ordered
• आज्ञप्तः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: आज्ञप् (धातु) → आज्ञप्त (कृदन्त, क्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past passive participle)

• मम: my
• मम: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी, एकवचन

• अर्थम्: for the sake/purpose
• अर्थम्: Sampradana (Beneficiary/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अर्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• पादुके: a pair of sandals
• पादुके: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पादुका (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, द्विवचन

• कुरु: make
• कुरु: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: लोट्, मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्

• यदा: when
• यदा: Adhikarana (Time/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यदा (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (relative adverb ‘when’)

• आरूढस्य: of (me) mounted/standing on (them)
• आरूढस्य: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: आ + रुह् (धातु) → आरूढ (कृदन्त, क्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, एकवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त; ‘of (me) having mounted’

• मे: my
• मे: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी, एकवचन (enclitic)

• पादौ: (my) two feet
• पादौ: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पाद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, द्विवचन

• न: not
• न: Sambandha (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेधार्थक-अव्यय

• पङ्कः: mud
• पङ्कः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पङ्क (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• संस्पृशेत्: should touch
• संस्पृशेत्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम् + स्पृश् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ्, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्

• क्वचित्: anywhere/ever
• क्वचित्: Adhikarana (Locus/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: क्वचित् (अव्यय)
• Form: देश/कालवाचक-अव्यय (indefinite adverb)

Speaker

Guru-putra (the preceptor’s son), within Skanda’s narration to Agastya (context of Kāśīkhaṇḍa)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kāśī

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Naimiṣāraṇya sages (frame implied)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: The guru’s son orders Tvāṣṭra to make sandals that keep his feet untouched by mud; Tvāṣṭra visualizes elevated soles and wondrous craftsmanship.

Characters & Entities

• Guru-putra
• Tvāṣṭra

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Respect for the guru’s family and attentive service are treated as dharma, cultivating humility and discipline.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The Kāśīkhaṇḍa’s sacred frame is Kāśī, but this verse is a character-driven instruction rather than tīrtha-praise.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No formal ritual; it implies purity/cleanliness and practical readiness through proper footwear.