Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 94

Devanagari script

उपोषणपरो धीमान्नारीवा पुरुषोपि वा । संपूज्य स्थंडिलशयः स्वप्ने भावि विलोकयेत्

Transliteration

upoṣaṇaparo dhīmānnārīvā puruṣopi vā | saṃpūjya sthaṃḍilaśayaḥ svapne bhāvi vilokayet

Translation

سواء كانت امرأةً حكيمة أو رجلاً، مواظباً على الصوم؛ فبعد أن يُتمّ العبادة على وجهها، فليضطجع على فراشٍ من الأرض العارية؛ وعندئذٍ قد يُبصر في المنام ما سيأتي.

Word by Word

• उपोषणपरः: devoted to fasting
• उपोषणपरः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: उपोषण (प्रातिपदिक) + पर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; उपोषणे परः = उपोषण-परः (तत्पुरुष)

• धीमान्: wise
• धीमान्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: धीमत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; मतुप्-प्रत्ययान्त

• नारी: a woman
• नारी: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नारी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• वा: or
• वा: Sambandha/Connector (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वा (अव्यय)
• Form: विकल्पार्थक-निपात (particle of alternative)

• पुरुषः: a man
• पुरुषः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुरुष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• अपि: also/even
• अपि: Sambandha/Connector (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय/अप्यर्थक-निपात (particle: also/even)

• वा: or
• वा: Sambandha/Connector (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वा (अव्यय)
• Form: विकल्पार्थक-निपात (particle of alternative)

• संपूज्य: having duly worshipped
• संपूज्य: Kriya-viseshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम् + पूज् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्यय (absolutive/gerund); ‘having worshipped’

• स्थण्डिलशयः: one who sleeps on bare ground
• स्थण्डिलशयः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्थण्डिल (प्रातिपदिक) + शय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; स्थण्डिले शयः = स्थण्डिल-शयः (तत्पुरुष)

• स्वप्ने: in a dream
• स्वप्ने: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्वप्न (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन

• भावि: the future (what will happen)
• भावि: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भाविन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; ‘भावि (भविष्यत्)’ = what is to happen

• विलोकयेत्: should behold/see
• विलोकयेत्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वि + लोक् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

Speaker

Skanda

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Svapneśvarī/Svapneśvara (Kāśī)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A fasting devotee, after pūjā, lies on a bare earthen bed within a small shrine precinct; in the dream-vision, a radiant goddess reveals future signs.

Characters & Entities

• Svapneśvarī (implied)
• Kāśī (contextual)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Self-discipline (fasting and simplicity) combined with devotion is portrayed as a means to receive divine insight.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The Svapneśvarī/Svapneśvara sacred complex in Kāśī (as established in the surrounding verses).

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Observe upoṣaṇa (fast), perform full worship, and sleep on a sthaṇḍila (bare ground) to receive dream-vision of future outcomes.