Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 5

Devanagari script

सदासंपन्नसस्यं च सूर्वरक्षेत्रसंकुलम् । सुदेशं सुप्रजं सुस्थं सुतृणं बहुगोधनम्

Transliteration

sadāsaṃpannasasyaṃ ca sūrvarakṣetrasaṃkulam | sudeśaṃ suprajaṃ susthaṃ sutṛṇaṃ bahugodhanam

Translation

此国常年五谷丰登，良田遍布；国土美善，民众淳良，安康而稳固——牧草充足，牛畜之财甚多。

Word by Word

• सदा: always
• सदा: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सदा (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (adverb of time)

• संपन्नसस्यम्: abundant in crops; well-provisioned with grain
• संपन्नसस्यम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: संपन्न (कृदन्त/विशेषण) + सस्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; कर्मधारयसमास (Neuter, Accusative, Singular; descriptive compound)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक-निपात (conjunction/particle)

• सूर्वरक्षेत्रसंकुलम्: crowded with fertile fields
• सूर्वरक्षेत्रसंकुलम्: Visheshana (Adjectival modifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सूर्वर (प्रातिपदिक) + क्षेत्र (प्रातिपदिक) + संकुल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; तत्पुरुषसमास (Neuter, Accusative, Singular; determinative compound)

• सुदेशम्: a good land/region
• सुदेशम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सु (उपसर्ग/अव्यय) + देश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; उपपद-तत्पुरुष (Masculine, Accusative, Singular)

• सुप्रजम्: having good subjects/offspring
• सुप्रजम्: Visheshana (Adjectival modifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सु (अव्यय) + प्रजा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; उपपद-तत्पुरुष (Neuter, Accusative, Singular)

• सुस्थम्: healthy/well-established
• सुस्थम्: Visheshana (Adjectival modifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सु (अव्यय) + स्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; उपपद-तत्पुरुष (Neuter, Accusative, Singular)

• सुतृणम्: with good grass
• सुतृणम्: Visheshana (Adjectival modifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सु (अव्यय) + तृण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; उपपद-तत्पुरुष (Neuter, Accusative, Singular)

• बहुगोधनम्: rich in many cattle/wealth
• बहुगोधनम्: Visheshana (Adjectival modifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: बहु (प्रातिपदिक) + गो (प्रातिपदिक) + धन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; तत्पुरुषसमास (Neuter, Accusative, Singular; determinative compound)

Speaker

Gaṇas (continuing speech, deduced)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kāśī (Avimukta-kṣetra)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: null

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Wide pastoral-agricultural panorama: golden fields, well-kept farms, healthy villagers, abundant cattle and fodder stacks, suggesting a sacred countryside under dharma’s protection.

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Purāṇic dharma links inner merit and righteous governance with outer abundance—food security, health, and social stability.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No tīrtha is named in the verse; it continues the Kāśī-khaṇḍa storyline where sacred merit leads to such outcomes.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None stated; it is descriptive of the kingdom’s condition as a fruit of merit.