Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 25

Devanagari script

ब्रह्मचर्यं दृढं कृत्वा तप उग्रं चचार ह । उत्तरार्कस्य देवस्य समीपे स्थिरमानसा

Transliteration

brahmacaryaṃ dṛḍhaṃ kṛtvā tapa ugraṃ cacāra ha | uttarārkasya devasya samīpe sthiramānasā

Translation

اس نے برہماچریہ کو مضبوطی سے اختیار کر کے سخت تپسیا کی؛ اُترارک دیوتا کے قرب میں ثابت قدم دل کے ساتھ یکسو رہی۔

Word by Word

• ब्रह्मचर्यम्: celibacy, brahmacarya
• ब्रह्मचर्यम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्रह्मचर्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (कर्म), एकवचन; object of कृत्वा

• दृढम्: firm, steadfast
• दृढम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दृढ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषणम् (ब्रह्मचर्यम्)

• कृत्वा: having done/made
• कृत्वा: Kriya-viseshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्यय (absolutive/gerund); पूर्वकाले कृत्य (having done)

• तपः: austerity, penance
• तपः: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तपस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; कर्म (चचार)

• उग्रम्: fierce, intense
• उग्रम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: उग्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषणम् (तपः)

• चचार: practised, performed
• चचार: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: चर् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (परोक्षभूत/Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद; ‘performed/practised’

• ह: indeed
• ह: Sambandha/Particle (निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ह (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle); emphasis/indeed

• उत्तरार्कस्य: of Uttarārka
• उत्तरार्कस्य: Shashthi-sambandha (Genitive relation/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: उत्तरार्क (प्रातिपदिक: उत्तर + अर्क)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (सम्बन्ध), एकवचन; ‘of Uttarārka’

• देवस्य: of the god
• देवस्य: Shashthi-sambandha (Genitive relation/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; appositional genitive with उत्तरार्कस्य

• समीपे: near, in the vicinity
• समीपे: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: समीप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (अधिकरण), एकवचन; location

• स्थिरमानसा: with a steady mind
• स्थिरमानसा: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स्थिरमानस (प्रातिपदिक: स्थिर + मानस)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; बहुव्रीह्यर्थे/विशेषणम्—‘she whose mind is steady’ (subject understood)

Speaker

Skanda (deduced, Kāśīkhaṇḍa narrative to Agastya)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Uttarārka

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A resolute ascetic woman stands or sits in unwavering posture near the Uttarārka deity, austere surroundings, minimal possessions, the shrine glowing softly as her tapas intensifies.

Characters & Entities

• Uttarārka
• Deva

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Steady-minded austerity grounded in brahmacarya is portrayed as a powerful dharmic path that draws divine grace.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The verse highlights worship and austerity performed in Kāśī near the deity/locale associated with Uttarārka.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

A firm vow of brahmacarya and the undertaking of intense tapas (austerity) are emphasized.