Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 28

Devanagari script

न माधुर्यं न गांभीर्यं न चार्यपरितोषणम् । अरुंधत्या यथा देवि तथाऽन्यासां क्वचित्प्रिये

Transliteration

na mādhuryaṃ na gāṃbhīryaṃ na cāryaparitoṣaṇam | aruṃdhatyā yathā devi tathā'nyāsāṃ kvacitpriye

Translation

既无那般甘美，也无那般深沉庄重，亦无那般令贤贵欢悦之力。女神啊，爱者啊——如阿伦达蒂（Arundhatī）这般者，余女处处皆无。

Word by Word

• na: not
• na: Pratiṣedha
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निषेध

• mādhuryam: sweetness/charm
• mādhuryam: Karta (nominal item)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mādhurya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; प्रथमा/द्वितीया; एकवचन; भाववाचक

• na: not
• na: Pratiṣedha
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निषेध

• gāṃbhīryam: gravity/depth
• gāṃbhīryam: Karta (nominal item)
• Type: Noun
• Root: gāṃbhīrya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; प्रथमा/द्वितीया; एकवचन; भाववाचक

• na: not
• na: Pratiṣedha
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निषेध

• ca: and
• ca: Samuccaya
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय

• ārya-paritoṣaṇam: pleasing of the noble/elders
• ārya-paritoṣaṇam: Karta (nominal item)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ārya + paritoṣaṇa (प्रातिपदिक; समास)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; प्रथमा/द्वितीया; एकवचन; तत्पुरुष-समास (āryasya paritoṣaṇam = pleasing the noble/elders)

• aruṃdhatyā: by/like Arundhatī
• aruṃdhatyā: Upamāna/Karaṇa (Standard of comparison; ‘by/like Arundhatī’)
• Type: Noun
• Root: aruṃdhatī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; तृतीया-विभक्ति; एकवचन

• yathā: as
• yathā: Sambandha (Correlative marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: yathā (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; प्रकार/उपमानवाचक

• devi: O goddess/lady
• devi: Sambodhana
• Type: Noun
• Root: devī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; सम्बोधन-विभक्ति; एकवचन

• tathā: so
• tathā: Sambandha (Correlative marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tathā (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; तदनुरूप (correlative ‘so’)

• anyāsām: of other (women)
• anyāsām: Sambandha (Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: anya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; षष्ठी-विभक्ति; बहुवचन

• kvacit: anywhere/ever
• kvacit: Deśa/Kāla-adhikaraṇa (Place/Time adjunct)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: kvacit (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; देश/कालवाचक (adverb ‘anywhere/ever’)

• priye: O dear one
• priye: Sambodhana
• Type: Noun
• Root: priyā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; सम्बोधन-विभक्ति; एकवचन

Speaker

Narratorial voice within Skanda’s discourse (deduced)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kāśī

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Kamalā (Lakṣmī)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Arundhatī is evoked as the embodiment of sweetness and gravity—depicted with a calm, compassionate face and an unwavering posture; Lakṣmī is addressed affectionately as ‘priye’.

Characters & Entities

• Arundhatī

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

The tradition praises balanced virtues—gentleness, depth, and respectful conduct toward the noble—as marks of dharma.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

None explicitly; it continues the Arundhatī eulogy within the Kāśī setting.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None.