Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 12

Devanagari script

विधे विधेहि मे कार्यमार्य धुर्य महामते । याहि काशीमितस्तूर्णं यतस्व च ममेहिते

Transliteration

vidhe vidhehi me kāryamārya dhurya mahāmate | yāhi kāśīmitastūrṇaṃ yatasva ca mamehite

Translation

يا فيدهي (براهما)، أنجز لي ما أُوكل إليك، أيها الشريف المتقدّم عظيم الرأي. امضِ سريعًا من هنا إلى كاشي، واجتهد في تحقيق مرادي.

Word by Word

• vidhe: O Creator (Brahmā)
• vidhe: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vidhātr̥/vidhi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (Vocative/सम्बोधन), एकवचन; (O Brahmā/Creator)

• vidhehi: do, accomplish
• vidhehi: Kriya (Verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vidhā (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative), परस्मैपद, मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन; धातु: विधा/वि-धा (to arrange/do)

• me: for me, my
• me: Sampradana (Beneficiary/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, षष्ठी (सम्बन्ध), एकवचन; (my/for me)

• kāryam: task, matter to be done
• kāryam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kārya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (कर्म), एकवचन

• ārya: O noble one
• ārya: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ārya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन, एकवचन; (O noble one)

• dhurya: O foremost, burden-bearing
• dhurya: Sambodhana (Address-Qualifier/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: dhurya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन, एकवचन; विशेषणम् (fit to bear a burden/foremost)

• mahā-mate: O great-minded one
• mahā-mate: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mahā (प्रातिपदिक) + mati (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कर्मधारय-समास (‘महती मतिः यस्य’), पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन, एकवचन

• yāhi: go
• yāhi: Kriya (Verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: yā (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative), परस्मैपद, मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन; धातु: या (to go)

• kāśīm: to Kāśī
• kāśīm: Karma (Destination/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kāśī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (कर्म/गन्तव्य), एकवचन

• itaḥ: from here
• itaḥ: Apadana (Source/अपादान)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: itaḥ (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्यय (ablatival adverb: from here)

• tūrṇam: quickly
• tūrṇam: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tūrṇam (अव्यय)
• Form: काल/रीतिवाचक-अव्यय (quickly)

• yatasva: strive, make effort
• yatasva: Kriya (Verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: yat (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative), आत्मनेपद, मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन; धातु: यत् (to strive/endeavour)

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (Conjunction/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-अव्यय (conjunction)

• mama: my
• mama: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, षष्ठी (सम्बन्ध), एकवचन

• ihite: in (what is) desired / in my intention
• ihite: Adhikarana (Locus/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: īhita (प्रातिपदिक; √īh (धातु) से निष्पन्न)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (अधिकरण), एकवचन; ‘इहिते’ = इच्छिते/कार्ये (in the desired matter)

Speaker

Śiva (Śrīkaṇṭha)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kāśī (Avimukta)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Ṛṣis at Naimiṣāraṇya (frame)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Śiva commands Brahmā (Vidhi) with urgency to go swiftly to Kāśī and accomplish a divine task; Brahmā stands attentive, four-faced, holding kamaṇḍalu and Vedas, ready to depart.

Characters & Entities

• Vidhi (Brahmā)
• Kāśī

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Service to dharma includes prompt, responsible action; the verse frames Kāśī as a matter of urgent divine concern.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Kāśī (Vārāṇasī), presented as the destination of a high divine mission.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; it is an instruction to proceed to Kāśī and carry out a divine purpose.