Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 49

Devanagari script

सदा सुकृतिनो यत्र सर्वभोगभुजो द्विज । नवयौवनसंपन्ना नित्यं यत्र मृगीदृशः

Transliteration

sadā sukṛtino yatra sarvabhogabhujo dvija | navayauvanasaṃpannā nityaṃ yatra mṛgīdṛśaḥ

Translation

وہاں، اے دِوِج، نیکوکار ہمیشہ ہر طرح کے بھوگ سے لطف اندوز ہوتے ہیں؛ اور وہاں ہرن جیسی آنکھوں والی عورتیں ہمیشہ تازہ شباب سے آراستہ رہتی ہیں۔

Word by Word

• सदा: always
• सदा: Kala (Time/काल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सदा (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (adverb of time)

• सुकृतिनः: the meritorious (people)
• सुकृतिनः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुकृतिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन

• यत्र: where
• यत्र: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्यय (relative adverb: where)

• सर्वभोगभुजः: enjoyers of all pleasures
• सर्वभोगभुजः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक) + भोग (प्रातिपदिक) + भुज् (धातु)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; उपपद-तत्पुरुषः/बहुपद-समासः (सर्वभोगान् भुङ्क्ते इति)

• द्विज: O twice-born
• द्विज: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्विज (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8th/Vocative), एकवचन

• नवयौवनसंपन्नाः: endowed with fresh youth
• नवयौवनसंपन्नाः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: नव (प्रातिपदिक) + यौवन (प्रातिपदिक) + संपन्न (प्रातिपदिक/कृदन्ताधारित)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; तत्पुरुषः (नवम् यौवनम्; तेन संपन्नाः) विशेषण

• नित्यम्: constantly
• नित्यम्: Kala (Time/काल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नित्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययीभावेन प्रयोगः; कालवाचक-अव्यय (always/constantly)

• यत्र: where
• यत्र: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्यय (where)

• मृगीदृशः: women with doe-like eyes
• मृगीदृशः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मृगी (प्रातिपदिक) + दृश् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; बहुव्रीहिः (मृगीव दृष्टी यस्याः)

Speaker

Skanda

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: a dvija

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Celestial gardens of Ilāvṛta with ever-blooming trees; radiant men and women in perpetual youth, doe-eyed women (mṛgīdṛśaḥ) adorned with simple celestial ornaments, suggesting effortless abundance.

Characters & Entities

• Ilāvṛta-varṣa

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Merit (sukṛti) is depicted as yielding refined enjoyments in higher realms, while the Kāśī-khaṇḍa’s larger thrust urges seekers to convert merit into lasting spiritual welfare.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The verse describes Ilāvṛta-varṣa as a reward-realm; it is not a terrestrial tīrtha.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None is stated in this verse.