Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 113

Devanagari script

आरुह्यते न यानेन दिव्यरूपवराः खगाः । कैलासमभिसंजग्मुर्धर्ममापृच्छ्यतेऽमलाः

Transliteration

āruhyate na yānena divyarūpavarāḥ khagāḥ | kailāsamabhisaṃjagmurdharmamāpṛcchyate'malāḥ

Translation

Những chim ấy, nay mang hình tướng thần diệu thù thắng và đã thanh tịnh, chẳng cần lên bất cứ cỗ xe nào. Chúng tiến về Kailāsa để thỉnh hỏi về Dharma.

Word by Word

• आरुह्यते: is mounted; is ascended
• आरुह्यते: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ-रुह् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular); आत्मनेपदम्

• न: not
• न: Pratishedha (Negation/निषेध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेध-अव्यय (negation particle)

• यानेन: by a vehicle
• यानेन: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), तृतीया (Instrumental/3rd), एकवचन (Singular)

• दिव्यरूपवराः: having excellent divine forms
• दिव्यरूपवराः: Visheshya (Subject complement/विशेष्य)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दिव्य-रूप-वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा (Nominative/1st), बहुवचन (Plural)

• खगाः: birds
• खगाः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: खग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा (Nominative/1st), बहुवचन (Plural)

• कैलासम्: to Kailāsa
• कैलासम्: Karma (Goal/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कैलास (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), द्वितीया (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular)

• अभिसंजग्मुः: went towards; reached
• अभिसंजग्मुः: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अभि-सम्-गम् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), बहुवचन (Plural); परस्मैपदम्

• धर्मम्: Dharma
• धर्मम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: धर्म (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), द्वितीया (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular)

• आपृच्छ्य: having asked (leave)
• आपृच्छ्य: Purvakala-kriya (Prior action/पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ-पृच्छ् (धातु)
• Form: ल्यप्-प्रत्ययान्त अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund), ‘having asked/taken leave’

• ते: they
• ते: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा (Nominative/1st), बहुवचन (Plural)

• अमलाः: pure; spotless
• अमलाः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अमल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा (Nominative/1st), बहुवचन (Plural)

Speaker

Narrator voice within Kāśīkhaṇḍa (likely Skanda narrating to Agastya, deduced)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kailāsa

Type: peak

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Agastya

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Transformed, radiant birds fly unaided toward snow-clad Kailāsa; the mountain glows with a subtle aura, suggesting Śiva’s presence. Their flight is purposeful—seeking Dharma, not spectacle.

Characters & Entities

• Kailāsa
• Dharma
• Khaga (birds)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Purification leads naturally to dharma-jijñāsā (inquiry into righteousness), and divine proximity (Kailāsa) symbolizes the fruit of merit.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Kailāsa is highlighted as Śiva’s sacred realm; the episode remains rooted in the Kāśīkhaṇḍa sacred narrative arc.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None explicitly; the verse emphasizes spiritual transformation and dharmic inquiry.