Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 80

Devanagari script

सहेत त्रिषु लोकेषु त्वत्प्रसादात्कृतोद्यमान् । यद्यादेशो भवेदद्य तदेंद्रं स मरुद्गणम्

Transliteration

saheta triṣu lokeṣu tvatprasādātkṛtodyamān | yadyādeśo bhavedadya tadeṃdraṃ sa marudgaṇam

Translation

Durch deine Gunst könnten wir, sobald wir aufbrechen, in den drei Welten bestehen und sie überwinden. Wenn heute dein Befehl ergeht, dann würde selbst Indra samt der Schar der Marut bezwungen.

Word by Word

• सहेत: could endure / would be able to bear
• सहेत: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सह् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (singular), परस्मैपदम्

• त्रिषु: in the three
• त्रिषु: Adhikarana (Location/Context/अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: त्रि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसक (here with लोक), सप्तमी (7th/locative), बहुवचन (plural); संख्याविशेषणम्

• लोकेषु: worlds
• लोकेषु: Adhikarana (Location/Context/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लोक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (masculine), सप्तमी (7th/locative), बहुवचन (plural)

• त्वत्प्रसादात्: by/through your grace
• त्वत्प्रसादात्: Hetu (Cause/हेतु)
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्वद् (प्रातिपदिक) + प्रसाद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (masculine), पञ्चमी (5th/ablative), एकवचन (singular); समासः त्वत्तः प्रसादः (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष)

• कृतोद्यमान्: those who have made effort / who are prepared
• कृतोद्यमान्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कृत (कृ धातु, क्त) + उद्यम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (masculine), द्वितीया (2nd/accusative), बहुवचन (plural); विशेषणम्; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (past passive participle) + तत्पुरुषः (उद्यमः कृतः येषाम्)

• यदि: if
• यदि: Sambandha (Logical connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यदि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्ययम्; शर्तवाचक अव्ययम् (conditional particle)

• आदेशः: command / order
• आदेशः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आदेश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (masculine), प्रथमा (1st/nominative), एकवचन (singular)

• भवेत्: should be / may occur
• भवेत्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (singular), परस्मैपदम्

• अद्य: today / now
• अद्य: Kāla (Time/काल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अद्य (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्ययम्; कालवाचक (adverb of time)

• तत्: that
• तत्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तद् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (neuter), द्वितीया (2nd/accusative), एकवचन (singular); निर्देश/विशेषणम्

• इन्द्रम्: Indra
• इन्द्रम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इन्द्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (masculine), द्वितीया (2nd/accusative), एकवचन (singular)

• सः: he
• सः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (masculine), प्रथमा (1st/nominative), एकवचन (singular); सर्वनाम

• मरुद्गणम्: the host of Maruts
• मरुद्गणम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मरुत् + गण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (masculine), द्वितीया (2nd/accusative), एकवचन (singular); समासः मरुतां गणः (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष)

Speaker

Daityas (deduced)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kāśī

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: The speaker claims that with the king’s favor they can overcome the three worlds and even subdue Indra with the Maruts; imagery expands from court to cosmic battlefield.

Characters & Entities

• Indra
• Maruts
• Daityas
• Danuja-lord (implied)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Reliance on a leader’s favor for conquest reflects worldly loyalty, yet Purāṇas often show such confidence collapsing before divine truth.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No direct tīrtha reference; it is part of the Kāśī-khaṇḍa narrative.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None.