Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 73

Devanagari script

अतस्तयोः प्रियं कुर्याद्गुरोरपि च सर्वदा । त्रिषु तेषु सुतुष्टेषु तपः सर्वं समाप्यते

Transliteration

atastayoḥ priyaṃ kuryādgurorapi ca sarvadā | triṣu teṣu sutuṣṭeṣu tapaḥ sarvaṃ samāpyate

Translation

Kaya nararapat na laging gawin ang ikalulugod ng dalawang iyon—ina at ama—at gayundin ng guro. Kapag ang tatlong ito ay lubos na nasiyahan, ang buong pagsasagawa ng tapas ay itinuturing na ganap.

Word by Word

• atas: therefore
• atas: Sambandha (Discourse/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: atas (अव्यय)
• Form: हेतुवाचक-अव्यय (therefore/from that reason)

• tayoḥ: of those two (parents)
• tayoḥ: Sambandha (Genitive relation/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-द्विवचन (Genitive Dual)

• priyam: what is pleasing
• priyam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: priya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-एकवचन (Accusative Singular)

• kuryāt: should do
• kuryāt: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: kṛ (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• guroḥ: of the teacher
• guroḥ: Sambandha (Genitive relation/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: guru (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-एकवचन (Genitive Singular)

• api: also
• api: Sambandha (Discourse/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: api (अव्यय)
• Form: अपि-कारार्थक-अव्यय (also)

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (Discourse/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-अव्यय (and)

• sarvadā: always
• sarvadā: Adhikarana (Time/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: sarvadā (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (adverb of time: always)

• triṣu: in (all) three
• triṣu: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: tri (संख्या-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: त्रिलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-बहुवचन (Locative Plural); संख्यावाचक-विशेषणम्

• teṣu: in those
• teṣu: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-बहुवचन (Locative Plural)

• sutuṣṭeṣu: when (they are) well-pleased
• sutuṣṭeṣu: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: su + tuṣṭa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past participle) from √tuṣ (to be pleased) with उपसर्ग/प्रत्यय 'सु-' (well); पुं/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-बहुवचन (Locative Plural)

• tapaḥ: austerity, penance
• tapaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tapas (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-एकवचन (Nominative Singular)

• sarvam: all, entire
• sarvam: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-एकवचन (Nominative Singular); विशेषणम्

• samāpyate: is completed/fulfilled
• samāpyate: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: sam + ā + ap (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), आत्मनेपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; कर्मणि-प्रयोग (passive sense): is completed

Speaker

Skanda

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kāśī

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A devotee in Kāśī offers respectful service: washing the guru’s feet, then tending to parents; above them a subtle radiance signifies ‘tapas fulfilled’ without dramatic asceticism.

Characters & Entities

• mother
• father
• guru
• tapas
• Kāśī

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Serving and satisfying mother, father, and guru is treated as the essence and completion of austerity.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The verse is part of Kāśīkhaṇḍa instruction—Kāśī’s sacred tradition frames daily ethics as pilgrimage-based dharma.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

The prescription is devotional service (seva) to parents and guru, presented as equivalent to performing austerities.