Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 68

Devanagari script

पृष्टौ तेन च तौ तत्र तां पुरीं प्रददर्शतुः । द्विजेन द्विजवर्याय गणवर्यौ शुचिस्मिते

Transliteration

pṛṣṭau tena ca tau tatra tāṃ purīṃ pradadarśatuḥ | dvijena dvijavaryāya gaṇavaryau śucismite

Translation

Nang tanungin niya sila roon, ipinakita ng dalawang iyon ang lungsod na yaon—ang dalawang pinakadakilang gaṇa—sa pinakadakilang brāhmaṇa; O ikaw na may dalisay na ngiti.

Word by Word

• पृष्टौ: (the two) asked
• पृष्टौ: Karta (Subject qualifier/कर्तृविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: पृच्छ् (धातु)
• Form: क्त (Past Passive Participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), द्विवचन; 'तौ' इत्यस्य विशेषण

• तेन: by him
• तेन: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक (conjunction)

• तौ: those two
• तौ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), द्विवचन

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्यय (adverb of place)

• ताम्: that
• ताम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• पुरीम्: city
• पुरीम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुरी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• प्रददर्शतुः: showed/pointed out
• प्रददर्शतुः: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र-√दृश् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), द्विवचन

• द्विजेन: by the brāhmaṇa
• द्विजेन: Karana (Agent-instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्विज (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन

• द्विजवर्याय: to the best of brāhmaṇas
• द्विजवर्याय: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्विज-वर्य (प्रातिपदिक; समास)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th/Dative), एकवचन

• गणवर्यौ: the two excellent attendants (gaṇas)
• गणवर्यौ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गण-वर्य (प्रातिपदिक; समास)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), द्विवचन

• शुचिस्मिते: O one with a pure smile
• शुचिस्मिते: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शुचि-स्मित (प्रातिपदिक; समास)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8th/Vocative), एकवचन; स्त्री-सम्बोधन (addressing a woman)

Speaker

Agastya (continued narration; vocative suggests addressing Lopāmudrā)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Śivaśarmā-purī (Sūrya-purī)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Lopāmudrā

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Two radiant gaṇas respectfully indicate the direction of the luminous city to a foremost brāhmaṇa; the narration addresses Lopāmudrā with affectionate honorific ‘śuci-smite’.

Characters & Entities

• Agastya
• Lopāmudrā
• Gaṇas (attendants)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Sincere inquiry (praśna) and worthiness invite guidance; divine attendants reveal higher realities to the qualified.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The narrative continues the revelation of the radiant Saura city previously mentioned.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; the verse emphasizes inquiry and revelation rather than a specific rite.