Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 8

Devanagari script

पूर्णभद्रं सुतं प्राप्य सोऽभूत्पूर्णमनोरथः । वयश्चरममासाद्य भुक्त्वा भोगाननेकशः

Transliteration

pūrṇabhadraṃ sutaṃ prāpya so'bhūtpūrṇamanorathaḥ | vayaścaramamāsādya bhuktvā bhogānanekaśaḥ

Translation

پُورن بھدر نامی بیٹا پا کر وہ اپنے ارمانوں میں کامل ہو گیا؛ اور جب عمر کے آخری مرحلے کو پہنچا تو اس نے بے شمار لذتیں بارہا بھرپور طور پر بھگتیں۔

Word by Word

• पूर्णभद्रम्: Pūrṇabhadra (name)
• पूर्णभद्रम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पूर्णभद्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन; समासः—पूर्ण + भद्र (कर्मधारयः; नाम)

• सुतम्: a son
• सुतम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; अप्पोज़िशन (पूर्णभद्रम् इत्यस्य)

• प्राप्य: having obtained
• प्राप्य: Purvakala-kriya (Prior action/पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र + आप् (धातु) + ल्यप् (कृदन्त)
• Form: क्त्वान्त/ल्यबन्त-अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund/absolutive); अर्थः—‘प्राप्य’ = having obtained

• सः: he
• सः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• अभूत्: became
• अभूत्: Kriya (Main verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: लङ्-लकार (Imperfect/past), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• पूर्णमनोरथः: one whose wish was fulfilled
• पूर्णमनोरथः: Karta-samānādhikaraṇa (Subject complement/समानााधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पूर्ण + मनोरथ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; समासः—पूर्णः मनोरथः (कर्मधारयः)

• वयः: age
• वयः: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वयस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन

• चरमम्: final, last
• चरमम्: Visheshana (Adjective/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: चरम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; वयः इत्यस्य विशेषण

• आसाद्य: having reached
• आसाद्य: Purvakala-kriya (Prior action/पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ + सद् (धातु) + ल्यप् (कृदन्त)
• Form: क्त्वान्त/ल्यबन्त-अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund); अर्थः—having reached/attained

• भुक्त्वा: having enjoyed
• भुक्त्वा: Purvakala-kriya (Prior action/पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भुज् (धातु) + क्त्वा (कृदन्त)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund); अर्थः—having enjoyed/consumed

• भोगान्: enjoyments, pleasures
• भोगान्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भोग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन (Plural)

• अनेकशः: many times, repeatedly
• अनेकशः: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अनेकशस् (अव्यय)
• Form: प्रकारवाचक-अव्यय (adverb: ‘many times/in many ways’)

Speaker

Skanda

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Primary interlocutor(s) of Kāśīkhaṇḍa discourse

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Ratnabhadra with his son Pūrṇabhadra in a prosperous yakṣa household—treasures, fragrant garlands, and festive abundance—while an undertone of time’s passage is shown through fading light or autumnal hues.

Characters & Entities

• Ratnabhadra
• Pūrṇabhadra

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Worldly fulfillment is acknowledged, yet framed as a stage that can culminate in a higher, spiritually oriented conclusion of life.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No specific tīrtha is named in this verse; it continues the backstory leading toward Kāśī-centered teaching.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None explicitly; the verse narrates life progression rather than prescribing a rite.