Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 6

Devanagari script

भैरवस्यापिहस्ताग्रादपतद्वैधसं शिरः । यत्रानंदवने तत्र वृत्रशत्रो व्रज द्रुतम्

Transliteration

bhairavasyāpihastāgrādapatadvaidhasaṃ śiraḥ | yatrānaṃdavane tatra vṛtraśatro vraja drutam

Translation

آنندون میں بھیرَو کے ہاتھ کی نوک سے ویدھس (برہما) کا سر گرا تھا۔ اے ورترا کے دشمن، اسی مقام پر فوراً چلا جا۔

Word by Word

• bhairavasya: of Bhairava
• bhairavasya: Sambandha (Genitive relation/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhairava (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive), एकवचन (Singular)

• api: even/also
• api: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: api (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय/अपि-अव्यय (particle: also/even)

• hastāgrāt: from the tip of the hand
• hastāgrāt: Apadana (Source/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: hasta-agra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (अग्र), पञ्चमी-विभक्ति (Ablative), एकवचन (Singular); षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (hastasya agra = tip of the hand)

• apatat: fell
• apatat: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pat (धातु)
• Form: लङ्-लकार (Imperfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular), परस्मैपद

• vaidhasam: of Brahmā (Brahmā’s)
• vaidhasam: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: vaidhasa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative), एकवचन (Singular); ‘śiraḥ’ इति विशेषण; ‘विधातृ/ब्रह्मसम्बन्धि’

• śiraḥ: head
• śiraḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śiras (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), एकवचन (Singular)

• yatra: where
• yatra: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: yatra (अव्यय)
• Form: सम्बन्धबोधक-अव्यय (relative adverb: where)

• ānandavane: in Ānandavana
• ānandavane: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ānanda-vana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (vana), सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative), एकवचन (Singular); षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (ānandasya vanam = forest of bliss)

• tatra: there
• tatra: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatra (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्यय (correlative adverb: there)

• vṛtraśatro: O enemy of Vṛtra (Indra)
• vṛtraśatro: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vṛtra-śatru (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति (Vocative), एकवचन (Singular); षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (vṛtrasya śatru = enemy of Vṛtra)

• vraja: go
• vraja: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vraj (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकार (Imperative), मध्यमपुरुष (2nd person), एकवचन (Singular), परस्मैपद

• drutam: quickly
• drutam: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: druta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: क्रियाविशेषण-अव्यय (adverb)

Speaker

Bṛhaspati

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Ānandavana (Kāśī)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Indra (Vṛtraśatru)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Bhairava, fierce and radiant, holds the severed head of Vaidhasa (Brahmā); at Ānandavana the head drops from the fingertips, signifying release. Indra is urged to hurry to that sanctified spot.

Characters & Entities

• Bhairava
• Brahmā (Vaidhasa)
• Ānandavana
• Indra (Vṛtraśatru)
• Kāśī (context)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Ānandavana is portrayed as a uniquely sanctifying locus where even cosmic transgressions find resolution through Śiva’s order.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Ānandavana, the sacred forest/grove within Kāśī.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

To go quickly to Ānandavana; no explicit ritual act is stated.