Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 53

Devanagari script

न चाटा नैव वाचाटा वंचका नो न हिंसकाः । न पाषंडा न वै भंडा न रंडा न च शौंडिकाः

Transliteration

na cāṭā naiva vācāṭā vaṃcakā no na hiṃsakāḥ | na pāṣaṃḍā na vai bhaṃḍā na raṃḍā na ca śauṃḍikāḥ

Translation

وہاں نہ خوشامدی تھے، نہ زبان دراز شور مچانے والے؛ نہ فریب کار، نہ خون ریز؛ نہ پاشنڈی، نہ مسخرے؛ نہ آوارہ عورتیں، نہ شرابی۔

Word by Word

• na: not
• na: Pratiṣedha (Negation)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निषेध-निपात

• cāṭāḥ: flatterers
• cāṭāḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: cāṭa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन

• na: not
• na: Pratiṣedha (Negation)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निषेध-निपात

• eva: indeed
• eva: Sambandha (Emphasis)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अवधारणार्थक (indeed/just)

• vācāṭāḥ: chatterers
• vācāṭāḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vācāṭa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन

• vaṃcakāḥ: deceivers
• vaṃcakāḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vaṃcaka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन

• no: nor
• no: Pratiṣedha (Negation)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na u (अव्यय; न + उ/ओ)
• Form: अव्यय; निषेधार्थक-निपात (nor)

• na: not
• na: Pratiṣedha (Negation)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निषेध-निपात

• hiṃsakāḥ: violent people
• hiṃsakāḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: hiṃsaka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन

• na: not
• na: Pratiṣedha (Negation)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निषेध-निपात

• pāṣaṇḍāḥ: heretics
• pāṣaṇḍāḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pāṣaṇḍa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन

• na: not
• na: Pratiṣedha (Negation)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निषेध-निपात

• vai: indeed
• vai: Sambandha (Emphasis)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: vai (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निश्चयार्थक/खल्वर्थक (indeed)

• bhaṇḍāḥ: buffoons; jesters
• bhaṇḍāḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhaṇḍa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन

• na: not
• na: Pratiṣedha (Negation)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निषेध-निपात

• raṇḍāḥ: widows (as a social category)
• raṇḍāḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: raṇḍā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन

• na: not
• na: Pratiṣedha (Negation)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निषेध-निपात

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयार्थक (and)

• śauṇḍikāḥ: drunkards
• śauṇḍikāḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śauṇḍika (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन

Speaker

Skanda

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kāśī (Avimukta)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: pilgrimage-inquirer within the Purāṇic frame

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A peaceful Kāśī neighborhood: people speak gently, no quarrels, no drunkenness; a visible contrast is implied—temples and learning replace vice and noise.

Characters & Entities

• Divodāsa

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

A society rooted in dharma naturally abandons deceit, cruelty, and degrading addictions.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Kāśī’s holiness is reinforced by portraying a realm purified of social vices in its sacred narrative.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No ritual is prescribed; it underscores ethical restraint—truthfulness, non-violence, and sobriety.