Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 36

Devanagari script

भवादृशामिव मुने प्रायशो धर्मचारिणाम् । विबुधा विदधत्येव महतीरापदांततीः

Transliteration

bhavādṛśāmiva mune prāyaśo dharmacāriṇām | vibudhā vidadhatyeva mahatīrāpadāṃtatīḥ

Translation

اے مُنی! جو لوگ دھرم پر چلتے ہیں—خصوصاً آپ جیسے—ان کے لیے دیوتا خود ہی اکثر بڑی بڑی مصیبتوں کا سلسلہ پیدا کر دیتے ہیں۔

Word by Word

• भवादृशाम्: of people like you
• भवादृशाम्: Shashthi-sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भवत्-आदृश (प्रातिपदिक); घटकाः: भवत् (you) + आदृश (like)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th), बहुवचन; 'of those like you'

• इव: as/like
• इव: Discourse particle (उपमा)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इव (अव्यय)
• Form: उपमावाचक अव्यय (comparative particle)

• मुने: O sage
• मुने: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुनि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (Vocative), एकवचन

• प्रायशः: generally
• प्रायशः: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: प्रायशः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb) — 'generally/for the most part'

• धर्मचारिणाम्: of those who practice dharma
• धर्मचारिणाम्: Shashthi-sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: धर्मचारिन् (प्रातिपदिक); घटकाः: धर्म + चारिन्
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th), बहुवचन; 'of dharma-practitioners'

• विबुधाः: the gods / the wise
• विबुधाः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विबुध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन; 'the wise / gods'

• विदधति: they bring about
• विदधति: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √धा (धातु) (वि+√धा)
• Form: लट् (Present), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन; 'they arrange/bring about'

• एव: indeed
• एव: Discourse particle (अवधारण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: निश्चयार्थक/अवधारण अव्यय (indeed/only)

• महतīः: great
• महतīः: Karma (Object qualifier/कर्म-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), बहुवचन; 'great' (qualifying आपदः)

• आपदाम्: of calamities
• आपदाम्: Shashthi-sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आपद् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th), बहुवचन; 'of calamities' (in compound with ततीः)

• ततीः: series
• ततीः: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), बहुवचन; 'rows/series'

Speaker

Skanda (deduced: Kāśīkhaṇḍa commonly Skanda → Agastya)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kāśī

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Muni (addressed as ‘muni’)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A sage being addressed with reverence while the narrative acknowledges the paradox of divine-caused trials for the righteous; atmosphere of solemn counsel.

Characters & Entities

• Muni (sage)
• Vibudha (Devas)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Hardship does not negate dharma; it often becomes the proving-ground of righteousness.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The teaching is embedded in Kāśī-kṣetra narration, but this verse itself is not tīrtha-specific.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No explicit ritual; the emphasis is on steadfast dharma amid adversity.