Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 67

Devanagari script

पुण्येन यशसा बुद्ध्या संपन्नोस्ति भवान्यथा । मन्ये तथामरावत्यां त्रिदशेशोपि नैव हि

Transliteration

puṇyena yaśasā buddhyā saṃpannosti bhavānyathā | manye tathāmarāvatyāṃ tridaśeśopi naiva hi

Translation

ท่านพรั่งพร้อมด้วยบุญกุศล เกียรติยศ และปัญญาอย่างยิ่ง จนข้าพเจ้าคิดว่าแม้ในอมราวตี พระอินทร์ผู้เป็นจอมเทพก็ยังไม่อาจมีความบริบูรณ์เท่าท่านได้

Word by Word

• पुण्येन: by merit
• पुण्येन: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुण्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (करण), एकवचन; Instrumental singular (by/with merit)

• यशसा: by fame
• यशसा: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यशस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (करण), एकवचन; Instrumental singular (by fame)

• बुद्ध्या: by intellect
• बुद्ध्या: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: बुद्धि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (करण), एकवचन; Instrumental singular (by intellect)

• संपन्नः: endowed, possessed of
• संपन्नः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सम्+पद् (धातु) → संपन्न (कृदन्त, क्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past participle) used adjectivally; Nominative singular masculine (endowed)

• अस्ति: is
• अस्ति: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अस् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; Present indicative 3rd sg (is)

• भवान्: you
• भवान्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भवत् (प्रातिपदिक, सर्वनाम-प्रयोग)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; honorific pronoun; Nominative singular (you)

• यथा: as, just as
• यथा: Sambandha (Relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; उपमान/प्रकारवाचक (comparative/according as)

• मन्ये: I think
• मन्ये: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: मन् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार, उत्तमपुरुष, एकवचन; Present indicative 1st sg (I think)

• तथा: thus, similarly
• तथा: Sambandha (Relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; प्रकारवाचक (thus/so)

• अमरावत्याम्: in Amarāvatī (Indra’s city)
• अमरावत्याम्: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अमरावती (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (अधिकरण), एकवचन; Locative singular (in Amarāvatī)

• त्रिदशेशः: the lord of the thirty (gods), Indra
• त्रिदशेशः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्रिदश + ईश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (त्रिदशानाम् ईशः); Nominative singular (lord of the gods)

• अपि: even, also
• अपि: Sambandha (Relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अवधान/समुच्चयार्थक (also/even)

• न: not
• न: Sambandha (Relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निषेध (negation)

• एव: indeed, just
• एव: Sambandha (Relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अवधारण (emphasis/only/indeed)

• हि: indeed, for
• हि: Sambandha (Relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; हेत्वर्थ/निश्चयार्थ (for/indeed)

Speaker

Skanda (contextual, Kāśīkhaṇḍa norm: Skanda instructing/praising in dialogue)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Avimukta-Kāśī

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Śaunaka and ṛṣis (frame audience)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A learned speaker in Kāśī extols a righteous ruler/patron, contrasting him with Indra in Amarāvatī; the backdrop hints at ghāṭas, lamps, and a distant celestial city motif.

Characters & Entities

• Amarāvatī
• Indra (Tridaśeśa)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

True greatness is measured by puṇya (merit), yaśas (rightful fame), and buddhi (discernment), not merely by celestial status.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The verse is situated in the Kāśīkhaṇḍa framework, where Kāśī’s dharmic atmosphere forms the backdrop, though this particular shloka mentions Amarāvatī for comparison.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None explicitly; the focus is ethical-spiritual praise of virtues.