Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 30

Devanagari script

योसि सोसि नमस्तुभ्यमुपदेशेन युंक्ष्व माम् । गुरूक्तं गुरुपत्न्युक्तं गुर्वपत्योक्तमेव च

Transliteration

yosi sosi namastubhyamupadeśena yuṃkṣva mām | gurūktaṃ gurupatnyuktaṃ gurvapatyoktameva ca

Translation

Ngài là ai cũng được; con xin đảnh lễ Ngài. Xin kết nối con với lời chỉ dạy, xin giáo huấn cho con. Lời do thầy nói, do hiền thê của thầy nói, và do con của thầy nói—tất thảy đều đáng được thọ nhận như lời có thẩm quyền.

Word by Word

• yaḥ: who (you)
• yaḥ: Karta (Predicate nominative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (यद् सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• asi: are
• asi: Kriya (Copula)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √as (अस् धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present); मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन

• saḥ: that (same one)
• saḥ: Karta (Predicate nominative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (तद् सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• asi: are
• asi: Kriya (Copula)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √as (अस् धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present); मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन

• namaḥ: salutation
• namaḥ: Sambandha (Salutation)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: namaḥ (नमस् प्रातिपदिक/अव्ययवत्)
• Form: अव्यय; नमस्कारार्थक निपात (salutation)

• tubhyam: to you
• tubhyam: Sampradana (Recipient)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yusmad (युष्मद् सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: चतुर्थी (4th), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• upadeśena: by instruction
• upadeśena: Karana (Instrument/Means)
• Type: Noun
• Root: upadeśa (उपदेश प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; तृतीया (3rd), एकवचन

• yuṃkṣva: engage, connect
• yuṃkṣva: Kriya (Command)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √yuj (युज् धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative), आत्मनेपद; मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन; (युंक्ष्व = 'join/engage')

• mām: me
• mām: Karma (Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (अस्मद् सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• guru: of the guru
• guru: Sambandha (Genitive in compound)
• Type: Noun
• Root: guru (गुरु प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; षष्ठी (6th), एकवचन (समासाङ्ग)

• uktam: said by the guru
• uktam: Karma (Object: 'what is said')
• Type: Adjective
• Root: √vac (वच् धातु)
• Form: कृदन्त; भूतकृदन्त (क्त); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन; समासः—गुरुणा उक्तम्

• guru: of the guru
• guru: Sambandha (Genitive in compound)
• Type: Noun
• Root: guru (गुरु प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; षष्ठी (6th), एकवचन (समासाङ्ग)

• patnī: wife
• patnī: Sambandha (Genitive in compound)
• Type: Noun
• Root: patnī (पत्नी प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; षष्ठी (6th), एकवचन (समासाङ्ग)

• uktam: said by the guru's wife
• uktam: Karma (Object)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: √vac (वच् धातु)
• Form: कृदन्त; भूतकृदन्त (क्त); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन; समासः—गुरुपत्न्या उक्तम्

• guru: of the guru
• guru: Sambandha (Genitive in compound)
• Type: Noun
• Root: guru (गुरु प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; षष्ठी (6th), एकवचन (समासाङ्ग)

• apatya: child, offspring
• apatya: Sambandha (Genitive in compound)
• Type: Noun
• Root: apatya (अपत्य प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; षष्ठी (6th), एकवचन (समासाङ्ग)

• uktam: said by the guru's child
• uktam: Karma (Object)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: √vac (वच् धातु)
• Form: कृदन्त; भूतकृदन्त (क्त); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन; समासः—गुर्वपत्येन उक्तम्

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

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

Speaker

Tvāṣṭra (the seeker)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kāśī (didactic backdrop)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Śaunaka-ādi ṛṣis

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Tvāṣṭra prostrates or stands in deep añjali, requesting upadeśa; the ascetic raises a hand in blessing/teaching gesture; the scene feels like the opening of a discourse.

Characters & Entities

• Tvāṣṭra
• Guru
• Tāpasa

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

A sincere seeker submits to guidance; reverence for the guru’s instruction is upheld as a pillar of dharma.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Indirectly Kāśī’s dharmic milieu is the chapter’s focus; this verse emphasizes the means—right instruction—by which Kāśī’s worship bears fruit.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Seeking upadeśa (formal spiritual instruction) from a qualified authority is implied; no specific vrata or snāna is stated here.