Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 21

Devanagari script

तस्या दर्शनमात्रेण परिक्षुब्धं मुनेर्मनः । चस्कंद स मुनिस्तूर्णं साथ भीता वराप्सराः

Transliteration

tasyā darśanamātreṇa parikṣubdhaṃ munermanaḥ | caskaṃda sa munistūrṇaṃ sātha bhītā varāpsarāḥ

Translation

เพียงได้เห็นนางเท่านั้น ใจของมุนีก็ปั่นป่วน มุนีพลันเสียสมาธิอย่างรวดเร็ว และอัปสรผู้ประเสริฐนั้นเองก็เกิดความหวาดกลัว

Word by Word

• तस्याः: of her
• तस्याः: Sambandha (Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन (Singular), स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine)

• दर्शनमात्रेण: by mere sight
• दर्शनमात्रेण: Karana (Instrument/Cause)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दर्शन (प्रातिपदिक) + मात्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन (Singular), नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter); 'दर्शन-मात्र' इति तत्पुरुषः (mere seeing)

• परिक्षुब्धम्: agitated
• परिक्षुब्धम्: Visheshana (Adjective)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: क्षुभ् (धातु) → क्षुब्ध (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक) + परि (उपसर्ग)
• Form: क्त (Past passive participle), नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), प्रथमा/द्वितीया (Nom/Acc), एकवचन (Singular); अत्र 'मनः' इति विशेष्यस्य विशेषणम्

• मुनेः: of the sage
• मुनेः: Sambandha (Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुनि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन (Singular), पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine)

• मनः: mind
• मनः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मनस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन (Singular)

• चस्कन्द: leapt/stirred
• चस्कन्द: Kriya (Predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्कन्द् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular), परस्मैपद; अर्थः 'उत्पपात/अचचाल' (leapt/stirred)

• सः: he
• सः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन (Singular), पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine)

• मुनिः: the sage
• मुनिः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुनि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन (Singular), पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine); 'सः' इत्यस्य अप्पोजिशन

• तूर्णम्: quickly
• तूर्णम्: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तूर्ण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय (Indeclinable), क्रियाविशेषण (adverb)

• सा: she
• सा: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन (Singular), स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine)

• अथ: then
• अथ: Discourse connector
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अथ (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, अवधान/अनन्तरार्थक (then/thereupon)

• भीता: frightened
• भीता: Visheshana (Adjective)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: भी (धातु) → भीत (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: क्त (Past passive participle), स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine), प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन (Singular); 'सा' इत्यस्य विशेषणम्

• वराप्सराः: the excellent apsaras
• वराप्सराः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वरा (प्रातिपदिक) + अप्सरस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन (Singular), स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine); कर्मधारयः—'वरा अप्सरा' (excellent apsaras)

Speaker

Skanda (deduced: Kāśīkhaṇḍa typically Skanda → Agastya)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kāśī

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Śaunaka-group (frame implied)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: The sage’s eyes open; his posture shifts as composure breaks. Śuci recoils slightly, hands raised in apprehension, sensing the danger of a tapasvin’s śāpa.

Characters & Entities

• Vedaśiras
• Śuci (apsaras)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Even a disciplined mind can be shaken; vigilance (saṃyama) is essential, and lapses become turning points in sacred narratives.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

This is a narrative step within the Pañcanada origin account that ultimately supports the tīrtha’s Māhātmya.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; it is descriptive, illustrating the psychological challenge faced during tapas.