Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 90

Devanagari script

सा तु बाल्ये व्यतिक्रांते किंचिदुद्रिन्नयौवना । शिवभक्तं स्वपितरं दृष्ट्वा नियममग्रहीत्

Transliteration

sā tu bālye vyatikrāṃte kiṃcidudrinnayauvanā | śivabhaktaṃ svapitaraṃ dṛṣṭvā niyamamagrahīt

Translation

Nang lumipas ang kanyang pagkabata at bahagyang sumibol ang kabataan, nang makita niyang ang sariling ama’y deboto ni Śiva, tinanggap niya ang isang mahigpit na panata.

Word by Word

• sā: she
• sā: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचनम्

• tu: but, however
• tu: Connector (विरोध/अन्वय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tu (अव्यय)
• Form: निपातः (contrastive particle)

• bālye: in childhood
• bālye: Adhikaraṇa (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bālya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचनम्

• vyatikrānte: (when) had passed
• vyatikrānte: Adhikaraṇa (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: vyati-krānta (कृदन्त; क्रम् धातु, क्त; वि+अति+क्रम्)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचनम्; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त; ‘when (it) had passed’—सप्तमीसम्बन्ध (locative absolute-like with bālye)

• kiṃcit: somewhat
• kiṃcit: Adverbial (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: kiṃcit (अव्यय/सर्वनाम-नपुंसक एकवचनं क्रियाविशेषणवत्)
• Form: परिमाणवाचक-अव्ययम् (adverb: somewhat)

• udrinna-yauvanā: with youth somewhat arisen
• udrinna-yauvanā: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: udrinna (कृदन्त; उद्+दृ/द्रि?; प्रचलित विशेषण ‘उद्रिन्न’ = risen) + yauvana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचनम्; कर्मधारयः (udrinnaṃ yauvanaṃ yasyāḥ/udrinna-yauvanā)

• śiva-bhaktam: devoted to Śiva
• śiva-bhaktam: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: śiva (प्रातिपदिक) + bhakta (कृदन्त; भज् धातु, क्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचनम्; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त; तत्पुरुषः (śivasya bhaktaḥ)

• sva-pitaram: her own father
• sva-pitaram: Karman (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sva (प्रातिपदिक) + pitṛ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचनम्; तत्पुरुषः (svaḥ pitā)

• dṛṣṭvā: having seen
• dṛṣṭvā: Pūrvakāla (Prior action/पूर्वकाल)
• Type: Verb
• Root: dṛś (धातु/दृश्)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्ययकृदन्तम् (gerund/absolutive)

• niyamam: a vow, observance
• niyamam: Karman (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: niyama (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचनम्

• agrahīt: undertook, accepted
• agrahīt: Kriyā (Verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: grah (धातु/ग्रह्)
• Form: लुङ् (Aorist/लुङ्), प्रथमपुरुषः (3rd), एकवचनम्; परस्मैपदम्

Speaker

Skanda (deduced; Kāśīkhaṇḍa narrative)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kāśī

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Agastya

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Ratnāvalī, now a blossoming youth, watches her father Ratnadīpa performing Śiva-devotion with disciplined posture; her face shows resolve as she inwardly takes a vow.

Characters & Entities

• Ratnāvalī
• Śiva

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Good example inspires dharma: witnessing sincere Śiva-bhakti in elders can awaken one’s own commitment and self-discipline.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Kāśī is the implied sacred arena where her vow will be practiced and rewarded.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

A niyama (vowed observance) is introduced, setting up later details about daily worship and conduct.