Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 82

Devanagari script

सदा कृतयुगं चास्तु सदाचास्तूत्तरायणम् । सदा महोदयश्चास्तु काश्यां निवसतां सताम्

Transliteration

sadā kṛtayugaṃ cāstu sadācāstūttarāyaṇam | sadā mahodayaścāstu kāśyāṃ nivasatāṃ satām

Translation

愿居住于迦尸的善人，恒如克利多时代（Kṛta Yuga）；恒逢吉祥的北行期（Uttarāyaṇa）；并恒得大吉会合——摩诃乌达耶（mahodaya）。

Word by Word

• सदा: always
• सदा: Adhikarana (Temporal/कालाधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सदा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; कालवाचक-अव्यय (temporal adverb: 'always')

• कृतयुगम्: the Kṛta age
• कृतयुगम्: Karma/Pratipadyam (Object/Predicate-nominative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कृतयुग (प्रातिपदिक; कृत + युग)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; प्रथमा/द्वितीया विभक्ति; एकवचन (neuter nom/acc sg)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयबोधक (conjunction 'and')

• अस्तु: let it be
• अस्तु: Kriya (Predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अस् (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकार (imperative/benedictive sense); प्रथमपुरुष; एकवचन; परस्मैपद (3rd sg: 'let it be')

• सदा: always
• सदा: Adhikarana (Temporal/कालाधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सदा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; कालवाचक-अव्यय (temporal adverb)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयबोधक

• अस्तु: let it be
• अस्तु: Kriya (Predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अस् (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकार; प्रथमपुरुष; एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• उत्तरायणम्: the sun’s northward course (Uttarāyaṇa)
• उत्तरायणम्: Karma/Pratipadyam (Object/Predicate-nominative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: उत्तरायण (प्रातिपदिक; उत्तर + अयन)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; प्रथमा/द्वितीया विभक्ति; एकवचन (neuter nom/acc sg)

• सदा: always
• सदा: Adhikarana (Temporal/कालाधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सदा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; कालवाचक-अव्यय

• महोदयः: great prosperity/auspicious rise
• महोदयः: Karma/Pratipadyam (Predicate-nominative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महोदय (प्रातिपदिक; महा + उदय)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा विभक्ति; एकवचन (masc nom sg)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयबोधक

• अस्तु: let it be
• अस्तु: Kriya (Predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अस् (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकार; प्रथमपुरुष; एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• काश्याम्: in Kāśī
• काश्याम्: Adhikarana (Location/देशाधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: काशी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; सप्तमी विभक्ति; एकवचन (loc sg)

• निवसताम्: of those who dwell
• निवसताम्: Sambandha (Genitive relation)
• Type: Verb
• Root: नि√वस् (धातु)
• Form: वर्तमानकृदन्त (शतृ/शानच्-प्रत्यय); षष्ठी विभक्ति; बहुवचन; परस्मैपदी-प्रयोग (gen pl: 'of those dwelling')

• सताम्: of the virtuous
• सताम्: Sambandha (Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सत् (प्रातिपदिक; √अस्-धातोः वर्तमानकृदन्त 'sat')
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (साधारणतः); षष्ठी विभक्ति; बहुवचन (gen pl: 'of the good/virtuous')

Speaker

Skanda (deduced: Kāśīkhaṇḍa commonly Skanda speaking to Agastya)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kāśī (Avimukta)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A luminous Kāśī where the sun seems eternally in Uttarāyaṇa; devotees on ghāṭas perform nitya-pūjā as celestial signs of mahodaya hover above the Gaṅgā.

Characters & Entities

• Kāśī
• Kṛtayuga
• Uttarāyaṇa
• Mahodaya

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Kāśī sanctifies time itself—life there is portrayed as perpetually auspicious for the righteous.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Kāśī (Vārāṇasī), the supreme sacred field celebrated in the Kāśīkhaṇḍa.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None explicitly; the verse emphasizes the spiritual advantage of residing in Kāśī.