Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 31

Devanagari script

जित्वा क्रोधरिपुं धैर्यात्तपसो यशसः श्रियः । शरीरस्यापि हर्तारं नेतारं तामसीं गतिम्

Transliteration

jitvā krodharipuṃ dhairyāttapaso yaśasaḥ śriyaḥ | śarīrasyāpi hartāraṃ netāraṃ tāmasīṃ gatim

Translation

—استقامت کے ذریعے غصے کے دشمن کو فتح کر کے، جو تپسیا، شہرت اور خوشحالی کا چور ہے؛ جسم کو تباہ کرنے والا اور تاریکی کی طرف لے جانے والا ہے۔

Word by Word

• जित्वा: having conquered
• जित्वा: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (prior action)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: जि (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त अव्यय (gerund), अर्थः—विजित्य (having conquered)

• क्रोधरिपुम्: the enemy—anger
• क्रोधरिपुम्: Karma (object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: क्रोध + रिपु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुषसमास (क्रोधः रिपुः = anger as enemy / enemy named anger); पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• धैर्यात्: from/through steadfastness
• धैर्यात्: Hetu (cause)
• Type: Noun
• Root: धैर्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी-विभक्ति (Ablative), एकवचन; हेत्वर्थ (cause/source)

• तपसः: of austerity
• तपसः: Sambandha (genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तपस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive), एकवचन

• यशसः: of fame
• यशसः: Sambandha (genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यशस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• श्रियः: of prosperity
• श्रियः: Sambandha (genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्री (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• शरीरस्य: of the body
• शरीरस्य: Sambandha (genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शरीर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• अपि: also; even
• अपि: Sambandha (particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निपात (particle) = also/even

• हर्तारम्: the taker-away; destroyer
• हर्तारम्: Karma (object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हर्तृ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; कर्तृवाचक-शब्दः (agent noun)

• नेतारम्: the leader; one who leads
• नेतारम्: Karma (object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नेतृ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; कर्तृवाचक-शब्दः

• तामसीम्: dark; tamasic
• तामसीम्: Viśeṣaṇa (qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तामसी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण (qualifying gatim)

• गतिम्: course; path; destination
• गतिम्: Karma (object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

Speaker

Brahmā

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kāśī

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A pilgrim on a busy Kāśī lane restrains anger as a red, fiery demon; dhairya appears as a cool blue guardian holding a lotus; behind, a yogi’s tapas-fire is protected from gusts; a dark path labeled tamas fades away.

Characters & Entities

• Krodha
• Tapas
• Yaśas
• Śrī
• Tamas

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Anger ruins spiritual merit and worldly stability; steadfast self-control safeguards tapas and leads away from tamasic decline.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No specific tīrtha is named in this verse; it serves the Kāśī-khaṇḍa’s liberation theme by stressing inner purification.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; it prescribes ethical-yogic restraint: conquering krodha through dhairya (steadfastness).