Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 99

Devanagari script

सुप्तासु तासु बालासु त्रिनेत्रः शशिभूषणः । शुद्धकर्पूरगौरांगो जटामुकुटमंडलः

Transliteration

suptāsu tāsu bālāsu trinetraḥ śaśibhūṣaṇaḥ | śuddhakarpūragaurāṃgo jaṭāmukuṭamaṃḍalaḥ

Translation

当那些少女沉睡之时，三眼之主、以月为饰者显现；其身洁白辉耀如纯净樟脑，纠结发髻环绕如冠轮。

Word by Word

• सुप्तासु: among/as (they were) asleep
• सुप्तासु: Adhikaraṇa (Locative absolute member/अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: √स्वप् (धातु) → सुप्त (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (past participle), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), बहुवचन; विशेषणम् (qualifying bālāsu)

• तासु: in/among those
• तासु: Adhikaraṇa (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), बहुवचन; सर्वनाम

• बालासु: among the girls
• बालासु: Adhikaraṇa (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: बाला (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), बहुवचन

• त्रिनेत्रः: the three-eyed one
• त्रिनेत्रः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्रि + नेत्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; ‘त्रीणि नेत्राणि यस्य’ (Śiva)

• शशिभूषणः: he whose ornament is the moon
• शशिभूषणः: Karta (Apposition to subject/कर्ता-विशेषण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शशि + भूषण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; ‘शशिः भूषणं यस्य’ (moon as ornament)

• शुद्धकर्पूरगौराङ्गः: whose body is fair like pure camphor
• शुद्धकर्पूरगौराङ्गः: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier of Śiva)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शुद्ध + कर्पूर + गौर + अङ्ग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; बहुपद-कर्मधारयः: ‘शुद्धकर्पूरवत् गौरः अङ्गः यस्य’

• जटामुकुटमण्डलः: having a crown-circlet of matted locks
• जटामुकुटमण्डलः: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier of Śiva)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जटा + मुकुट + मण्डल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; ‘जटायाः मुकुट-मण्डलम्’ (a circlet/crown of matted hair)

Speaker

Skanda (deduced: Kāśīkhaṇḍa context, typically Skanda speaking to Agastya)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Sleeping maidens in a rangamaṇḍapa; Śiva appears luminous—camphor-white body, moon on his head, a halo-like circle of matted locks forming a crown; the moment is hushed and miraculous.

Characters & Entities

• Śiva
• Trinetra
• Śaśibhūṣaṇa

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Sincere worship in Kāśī is answered by divine nearness—Śiva reveals himself to devotees, even unbidden.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The Kāśī sacred sphere is implied, continuing the Pailipila–Trilocana context of the preceding verse.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No new prescription; the verse describes Śiva’s appearance (darśana) following prior snāna, worship, and vigil.