Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 30

Devanagari script

यस्मिन्कर्मण्यंतरात्मा क्रियमाणे प्रसीदति । तदेव कर्म कर्तव्यं विपरीतं न च क्वचित्

Transliteration

yasminkarmaṇyaṃtarātmā kriyamāṇe prasīdati | tadeva karma kartavyaṃ viparītaṃ na ca kvacit

Translation

جس عمل کے کرنے سے باطن کی روح مطمئن اور شاد ہو جائے، وہی عمل کرنا چاہیے؛ اس کے برعکس کبھی نہیں۔

Word by Word

• यस्मिन्: in which
• यस्मिन्: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसक, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• कर्मणि: in an action
• कर्मणि: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कर्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन

• अन्तरात्मा: the inner self
• अन्तरात्मा: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अन्तर् (अव्यय/उपसर्ग-प्राय) + आत्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; समास: अन्तरः आत्मा (inner self)

• क्रियमाणे: while (it is) being done
• क्रियमाणे: Adhikarana (Context/अधिकरण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √कृ (धातु)
• Form: वर्तमानकाले शानच्-प्रत्यय (present passive participle), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन; कर्मणि प्रयोग (being done)

• प्रसीदति: is pleased
• प्रसीदति: Kriya (Verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र+√सद् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• तत्: that
• तत्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• एव: only/indeed
• एव: Sambandha (Emphasis)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारणार्थक अव्यय (emphasis)

• कर्म: action
• कर्म: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कर्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन

• कर्तव्यम्: to be done
• कर्तव्यम्: Karma-samānādhikaraṇa (Predicate of ‘karma’)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कर्तव्य (प्रातिपदिक; √कृ धातु से ‘-तव्य’ प्रत्यय, gerundive)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन; कृदन्त: तव्यत् (ought to be done)

• विपरीतम्: the opposite (action)
• विपरीतम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विपरीत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन

• न: not
• न: Pratishedha (Negation)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेधार्थक अव्यय (negation)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय (conjunction)

• क्वचित्: ever, at any time
• क्वचित्: Kriya-viseshana (Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: क्वचित् (अव्यय)
• Form: देश/कालवाचक अव्यय (indefinite adverb: ‘ever/anywhere’)

Speaker

Skanda

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kāśī

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A seeker seated at dawn on a Kāśī ghat, eyes half-closed, weighing two paths shown as faint visions: one dark and turbulent, one luminous and calm. The luminous path aligns with inner serenity; the Ganga reflects the sunrise.

Characters & Entities

• Antarātmā (inner self)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Dharma can be discerned by inner clarity: actions that harmonize the conscience are to be chosen over those that disturb it.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The verse is a general ethical maxim within the Kāśī Khaṇḍa narrative setting, not a direct tīrtha-stuti.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No external ritual is mentioned; it prescribes an inner criterion for action—follow what brings antarātmā-prasāda (inner peace).