Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 40

Devanagari script

दृष्ट्वा मृदुलतां तस्य द्वैरूप्येपि स नारदः । मुमुदे सुतरां संतः प्रश्रयग्राह्यमानसाः

Transliteration

dṛṣṭvā mṛdulatāṃ tasya dvairūpyepi sa nāradaḥ | mumude sutarāṃ saṃtaḥ praśrayagrāhyamānasāḥ

Translation

Nang makita ni Nārada ang kanyang kahinahunan—bagaman taglay niya ang dalawang anyo—siya’y labis na nagalak; sapagkat ang puso ng tunay na mabuti’y napapapayag sa pagpapakumbaba at paggalang.

Word by Word

• दृष्ट्वा: having seen
• दृष्ट्वा: Kriya (पूर्वक्रिया/अनुक्रम)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दृश् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund), पूर्वकालिक क्रिया (prior action)

• मृदुलताम्: softness, gentleness
• मृदुलताम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मृदुलता (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (कर्म), एकवचन

• तस्य: of him/that
• तस्य: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (सम्बन्ध), एकवचन

• द्वैरूप्ये: in dual-form, in twofold nature
• द्वैरूप्ये: Adhikarana (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्वैरूप्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (अधिकरण), एकवचन

• अपि: even, also
• अपि: Sambandha (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle), समुच्चय/अपि-अर्थ

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

• नारदः: Nārada
• नारदः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नारद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (कर्ता), एकवचन

• मुमुदे: rejoiced
• मुमुदे: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: मुद् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (परिपूर्णभूत/Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन, आत्मनेपद

• सुतराम्: very much, exceedingly
• सुतराम्: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सुतरां (अव्यय-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: क्रियाविशेषण (adverb)

• सन्तः: the good/saints
• सन्तः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (कर्ता), बहुवचन

• प्रश्रयग्राह्यमानसाः: whose minds are receptive to humility
• प्रश्रयग्राह्यमानसाः: Visheshana (Adjectival/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्रश्रय + ग्राह्य + मानस (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: बहुपद-समास; पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (कर्ता-विशेषण), बहुवचन; समासार्थः—प्रश्रयेण ग्राह्यं मानसं येषाम् (whose mind is won by humility)

Speaker

Skanda (narrating to Agastya, Kāśīkhaṇḍa context)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kāśī

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Nārada, veena in hand, smiles with inner joy upon seeing a figure of mixed/dual aspect yet marked by soft gentleness; the atmosphere is calm, reverent, and luminous.

Characters & Entities

• Nārada

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Humility and reverence are higher than external status; they naturally delight and attract the minds of the saintly.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The broader passage belongs to the Kāśī-khaṇḍa (glorification of Vārāṇasī/Kāśī), though this verse highlights virtue rather than a named tīrtha.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No specific ritual is prescribed here; the emphasis is on praśraya (humble conduct) as dharma.