Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 32

Devanagari script

रुद्राः पाशुपताः सिद्धा ऋषयस्तत्त्वचिंतकाः । शांता दांता जितक्रोधा निर्द्वंद्वा निष्परिग्रहाः

Transliteration

rudrāḥ pāśupatāḥ siddhā ṛṣayastattvaciṃtakāḥ | śāṃtā dāṃtā jitakrodhā nirdvaṃdvā niṣparigrahāḥ

Translation

رُدر، پاشوپت، سِدھ اور تتّو کے دھیان میں لگے رِشی—پُرسکون، ضبطِ نفس والے، غصّہ جیتنے والے، دوئی سے آزاد اور بےتعلّق—(یہیں قیام کرتے ہیں)۔

Word by Word

• rudrāḥ: Rudras
• rudrāḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rudra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), बहुवचन

• pāśupatāḥ: Pāśupatas
• pāśupatāḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pāśupata (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), बहुवचन

• siddhāḥ: Siddhas
• siddhāḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: siddha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), बहुवचन

• ṛṣayaḥ: sages
• ṛṣayaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ṛṣi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), बहुवचन

• tattvaciṃtakāḥ: thinkers on reality
• tattvaciṃtakāḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tattva (प्रातिपदिक) + ciṃtaka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), बहुवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (tattvasya ciṃtakāḥ)

• śāntāḥ: peaceful
• śāntāḥ: Visheshana (Adjective/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: śānta (शम्-धातु, क्त-कृदन्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), बहुवचन; past participle used adjectivally

• dāntāḥ: self-controlled
• dāntāḥ: Visheshana (Adjective/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: dānta (दम्-धातु, क्त-कृदन्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), बहुवचन; past participle used adjectivally

• jitakrodhāḥ: having conquered anger
• jitakrodhāḥ: Visheshana (Adjective/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: jita (जि-धातु, क्त-कृदन्त) + krodha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), बहुवचन; तत्पुरुष (jitaḥ krodhaḥ yaiḥ = ‘whose anger is conquered’)

• nirdvandvāḥ: free from dualities
• nirdvandvāḥ: Visheshana (Adjective/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: nir- (उपसर्ग) + dvandva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), बहुवचन; निः-उपसर्गान्त (free from pairs/opposites)

• niṣparigrahāḥ: without possessions
• niṣparigrahāḥ: Visheshana (Adjective/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: niṣ- (उपसर्ग) + parigraha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), बहुवचन; निः/निष्-उपसर्गान्त (without possessions)

Speaker

Īśvara (Śiva) (context continuing the kṣetra’s glorification)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kāśī (Avimukta) with Kṛttivāseśvara vicinity

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Ṛṣis / pilgrim audience

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A serene assembly of Rudras, Pāśupata ascetics with ash and matted hair, luminous Siddhas, and contemplative ṛṣis seated in meditation near a Kāśī shrine; their calm presence sanctifies the space.

Characters & Entities

• Rudras
• Pāśupatas
• Siddhas
• Ṛṣis
• Kāśī (implied)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Liberating sacred places are characterized not only by shrines but also by the presence of realized beings and the virtues they embody.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Kāśī/Avimukta is implied as the dwelling-place of Rudras, Pāśupatas, Siddhas, and truth-seeking sages.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; the verse lists spiritual communities and inner disciplines (peace, restraint, non-possessiveness) associated with the kṣetra.