Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 5

Devanagari script

शिवशर्मोवाच । अयि विष्णुगणौ पुण्यौ पुंडरीकदलेक्षणौ । किंचिद्विज्ञप्तुकामोहं प्रवृद्धकरसंपुटः

Transliteration

śivaśarmovāca | ayi viṣṇugaṇau puṇyau puṃḍarīkadalekṣaṇau | kiṃcidvijñaptukāmohaṃ pravṛddhakarasaṃpuṭaḥ

Translation

Śivaśarmā sprach: O heilige Gefährten Viṣṇus, ihr mit Augen wie Lotusblätter, ich möchte eine Bitte vorbringen — dastehend mit in Ehrfurcht gefalteten Händen.

Word by Word

• शिवशर्मा: Śivaśarmā
• शिवशर्मा: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिव-शर्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• उवाच: said
• उवाच: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार, प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद

• अयि: O!
• अयि: Sambodhana (Address-marker/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अयि (अव्यय)
• Form: सम्बोधन-अव्यय (vocative particle)

• विष्णुगणौ: O attendants of Viṣṇu (two)
• विष्णुगणौ: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विष्णु-गण (प्रातिपदिक; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति (Vocative), द्विवचन

• पुण्यौ: holy, virtuous (two)
• पुण्यौ: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पुण्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति, द्विवचन; विशेषण

• पुण्डरीकदल: lotus-petal
• पुण्डरीकदल: Sambandha (Compound-member/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुण्डरीक-दल (प्रातिपदिक; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रातिपदिक-भाग (compound member)

• ईक्षणौ: having eyes
• ईक्षणौ: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ईक्षण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति, द्विवचन; (in compound sense with previous)

• पुण्डरीकदलेक्षणौ: O lotus-petal-eyed ones (two)
• पुण्डरीकदलेक्षणौ: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पुण्डरीक-दल-ईक्षण (प्रातिपदिक; बहुव्रीहि)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति, द्विवचन; विशेषण (those whose eyes are like lotus-petals)

• किञ्चित्: a little
• किञ्चित्: Sambandha (Adverbial/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: किञ्चित् (अव्यय/सर्वनाम-नपुंसक)
• Form: अव्यय (indefinite particle: somewhat/a little)

• विज्ञप्तु: to request, to inform
• विज्ञप्तु: Prayojana (Purpose/प्रयोजन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वि-ज्ञप् (धातु) + तुमुन् (कृदन्त)
• Form: तुमुन्-प्रत्ययान्त (Infinitive used as verbal noun), अर्थे: निवेदनम् (to request/inform)

• कामः: desirous
• कामः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: काम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण (desirous)

• अहम्: I
• अहम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: त्रिलिङ्ग (pronoun), प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• प्रवृद्ध: grown, enlarged
• प्रवृद्ध: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्र-वृध् (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त

• करसंपुटः: with cupped hands
• करसंपुटः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कर-संपुट (प्रातिपदिक; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; (hands cupped together)

Speaker

Śivaśarmā

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Māyāpurī/Muktipurī (implied narrative setting)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Viṣṇu-gaṇas (parṣadas)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Śivaśarmā stands with hands folded, addressing two radiant Viṣṇu-gaṇas with lotus-petal eyes; the attendants appear serene, adorned with Vaikuṇṭha ornaments, holding conch and discus emblems subtly.

Characters & Entities

• Śivaśarmā
• Viṣṇu
• Viṣṇugaṇa (attendants of Viṣṇu)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Humility and reverent petition (añjali) are presented as proper devotional conduct when approaching divine beings.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No tīrtha is mentioned in this verse; it is part of the narrative episode about Śivaśarmā.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

The devotional posture of añjali (joined hands) is described; no formal rite like snāna or dāna is specified.