Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 29

Devanagari script

तत्कर्मभाविसदृशैस्तदात्वमभिनंदितः । तैः सर्वै राजशार्दूलस्याशीर्वादैरनेकशः

Transliteration

tatkarmabhāvisadṛśaistadātvamabhinaṃditaḥ | taiḥ sarvai rājaśārdūlasyāśīrvādairanekaśaḥ

Translation

Daraufhin wurde er, den Taten gemäß und dem, was daraus folgen sollte, damals gepriesen; und sie alle spendeten jenem Tiger unter den Königen immer wieder mannigfache Segenswünsche.

Word by Word

• तत्: that
• तत्: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन (neuter, nominative/accusative singular); विशेषणरूपेण ‘कर्म’ इत्यस्य

• कर्म: deed, action
• कर्म: Viśeṣya (Qualified noun)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कर्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन (neuter, nominative/accusative singular); समासपूर्वपद

• भावि: future, forthcoming
• भावि: Viśeṣaṇa
• Type: Adjective
• Root: भू (धातु) + इन् (कृत्-प्रत्यय) → भाविन् (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: विशेषण; समासपूर्वपद; ‘भविष्यत्/आगामि’ अर्थे (future/impending)

• सदृशैः: by/with those similar
• सदृशैः: Karaṇa (Instrument/means)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सदृश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया, बहुवचन (instrumental plural); ‘...सदृशैः’ = ‘similar (persons/things)’

• तदा: then
• तदा: Kāla (Time)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तदा (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (temporal adverb)

• त्वम्: you
• त्वम्: Karta (Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: मध्यमपुरुष-सर्वनाम, प्रथमा, एकवचन (2nd person pronoun, nominative singular)

• अभिनन्दितः: praised, congratulated
• अभिनन्दितः: Karta (as qualified subject)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अभि-नन्द् (धातु) → अभिनन्दित (कृदन्त; क्त-प्रत्यय, past passive participle)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन (masc. nominative singular); कर्मणि-भूतकृदन्तः; ‘त्वम्’ इत्यस्य विशेषणम्

• तैः: by them
• तैः: Karaṇa
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया, बहुवचन (instrumental plural)

• सर्वैः: by all
• सर्वैः: Viśeṣaṇa
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया, बहुवचन (instrumental plural); ‘तैः’ इत्यस्य विशेषणम्

• राजशार्दूलस्य: of the tiger among kings (great king)
• राजशार्दूलस्य: Sambandha (Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राजन् (प्रातिपदिक) + शार्दूल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः; पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, एकवचन (genitive singular)

• आशीर्वादैः: with blessings
• आशीर्वादैः: Karaṇa
• Type: Noun
• Root: आशीर्वाद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, बहुवचन (instrumental plural)

• अनेकशः: many times, repeatedly
• अनेकशः: Prakāra (Manner)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अनेकशः (अव्यय)
• Form: प्रकारवाचक-अव्यय (adverb of manner/frequency)

Speaker

Skanda (deduced, Kāśīkhaṇḍa narrative voice)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kāśī

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A royal figure (rājaśārdūla) stands respectfully in a sacred Kāśī setting while assembled brāhmaṇas/munis and devotees raise hands in blessing; temple spires and Gaṅgā ambience suggest the city’s sanctity.

Characters & Entities

• Viśveśvara
• Kāśī
• Rājaśārdūla (the king)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Dharmic actions generate fitting praise and auspicious outcomes; blessings follow righteous conduct.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The wider context is Kāśī, where Viśveśvara’s greatness frames the king’s blessings.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No explicit rite is stated here; the verse focuses on praise and repeated benedictions.