Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 36

Devanagari script

ऐश्वर्यदैश्वर्यरूपा ह्यैतिह्यं ह्यैंदवी द्युतिः । ओजस्विन्योषधीक्षेत्रमोजोदौदनदायिनी

Transliteration

aiśvaryadaiśvaryarūpā hyaitihyaṃ hyaiṃdavī dyutiḥ | ojasvinyoṣadhīkṣetramojodaudanadāyinī

Translation

Du verleihst Herrschaft und bist selbst die Gestalt der herrlichen Macht; durch heilige Überlieferung geweiht, ist dein Glanz mondgleich. Du strahlst von Kraft, bist ein Feld heilender Kräuter und spendest Nahrung und stärkende Gaben.

Word by Word

• ऐश्वर्यद: giver of lordship/prosperity
• ऐश्वर्यद: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ऐश्वर्य (प्रातिपदिक) + द (कृदन्त/प्रातिपदिक from √दा)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषण (feminine, nominative, singular; adjective)

• ऐश्वर्यरूपा: having the form of lordship
• ऐश्वर्यरूपा: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ऐश्वर्य (प्रातिपदिक) + रूप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषण (feminine, nominative, singular; adjective)

• हि: indeed
• हि: Sambandha (Discourse particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (emphatic particle)

• ऐतिह्यम्: tradition, legend
• ऐतिह्यम्: Visheshya (Apposition/विशेष्य)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ऐतिह्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन (neuter, nominative/accusative, singular)

• हि: indeed
• हि: Sambandha (Discourse particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (emphatic particle)

• ऐन्दवी: lunar, of the moon
• ऐन्दवी: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ऐन्दवी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषण (feminine, nominative, singular; adjective)

• द्युतिः: radiance, light
• द्युतिः: Visheshya (Apposition/विशेष्य)
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्युति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन (feminine, nominative, singular)

• ओजस्विनी: vigorous, full of energy
• ओजस्विनी: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ओजस् (प्रातिपदिक) + विनि/विन् (तद्धित)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषण (feminine, nominative, singular; adjective)

• ओषधीक्षेत्रम्: field of herbs/medicinal plants
• ओषधीक्षेत्रम्: Visheshya (Apposition/विशेष्य)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ओषधी (प्रातिपदिक) + क्षेत्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन (neuter, nominative/accusative, singular)

• ओजोदौदनदायिनी: giver of strength-giving rice/food
• ओजोदौदनदायिनी: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ओजस् (प्रातिपदिक) + ओदन (प्रातिपदिक) + दायिनी (कृदन्त/प्रातिपदिक from √दा)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषण (feminine, nominative, singular; adjective)

Speaker

Skanda

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kāśī-Gaṅgā (aiśvarya-rūpā, oṣadhī-kṣetra)

Type: ghat

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Kṣetra-māhātmya audience

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Moonlit Kāśī ghāṭa: Gaṅgā glows with lunar sheen; along the banks grow stylized medicinal plants; the goddess bestows a bowl of nourishing food and a bundle of herbs to devotees, symbolizing ojas and healing.

Characters & Entities

• Candra (implied by aiṃdavī)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

The divinity praised in Kāśī grants both worldly well-being (aiśvarya, ojas) and sanctified spiritual radiance rooted in tradition.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Kāśī is the underlying sacred geography, presented as a source of prosperity, vitality, and auspicious splendor.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No explicit rite is stated; the verse emphasizes boons of strength, healing, and prosperity arising from devotion.