Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 68

Devanagari script

तुष्टाहमनया स्तुत्या नितरां तु यथार्थया । वरमन्यं प्रदास्यामि तच्छृणुध्वं सुरोत्तमाः

Transliteration

tuṣṭāhamanayā stutyā nitarāṃ tu yathārthayā | varamanyaṃ pradāsyāmi tacchṛṇudhvaṃ surottamāḥ

Translation

„Überaus erfreut bin ich über dieses Lob, das ganz wahrhaft gesprochen wurde. Einen weiteren Segen will ich gewähren—hört ihn, o Beste der Götter.“

Word by Word

• tuṣṭā: pleased
• tuṣṭā: Karta (Subject qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: tuṣṭa (कृदन्त; √tuṣ तुष्)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; भूतकृत् (PPP) = Feminine nominative singular; PPP

• aham: I
• aham: Karta (Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: उत्तमपुरुष-सर्वनाम, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन = 1st person pronoun, nominative singular

• anayā: by this
• anayā: Karaṇa (Instrument)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: idam (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक: anā/ena)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), एकवचन = Feminine instrumental singular (pronoun)

• stutyā: by (this) praise/hymn
• stutyā: Karaṇa (Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: stuti (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), एकवचन = Feminine instrumental singular

• nitarām: exceedingly
• nitarām: Kriyā-viśeṣaṇa (Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: nitarām (अव्यय-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय (क्रियाविशेषण) = Indeclinable adverb: 'exceedingly/very much'

• tu: indeed, and
• tu: Sambandha (Discourse particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tu (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (निपात; अवधान/विरोध) = Particle: 'indeed/but'

• yathārthayā: truthful, in accordance with reality
• yathārthayā: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier of stutyā)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: yathārtha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), एकवचन; कर्मधारय (यथा अर्थः यस्याः सा) = Feminine instrumental singular; karmadhāraya adjective

• varam: a boon
• varam: Karman (Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन = Masculine accusative singular

• anyam: another
• anyam: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier of varam)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: anya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन = Masculine accusative singular (adjectival)

• pradāsyāmi: I shall grant
• pradāsyāmi: Kriyā (Main verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pra + √dā (दा)
• Form: लृट् (भविष्यत्/Future), उत्तमपुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद = Simple future, 1st person singular, parasmaipada

• tat: that
• tat: Karman (Object of hearing)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन = Neuter accusative singular (pronoun)

• śṛṇudhvam: hear (you all)
• śṛṇudhvam: Kriyā (Imperative)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √śru (श्रु)
• Form: लोट् (आज्ञार्थ/Imperative), मध्यमपुरुष, बहुवचन, आत्मनेपद = Imperative, 2nd person plural, ātmanepada

• surottamāḥ: O best of the gods
• surottamāḥ: Sambodhana (Address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sura (प्रातिपदिक) + uttama (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (सुराणाम् उत्तमाः) = Masculine nominative plural; vocative sense by context

Speaker

Durgā / Jagadmātā

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kāśī

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Surottamāḥ (best of gods)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Devi speaks with a gentle smile, acknowledging the truthfulness of the hymn and announcing an additional boon; devas lean forward attentively, hands folded.

Characters & Entities

• Durgā (Devī)
• Devas

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Sincere and truthful praise (stuti) is portrayed as spiritually potent, drawing forth divine favor and blessings.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The Kāśīkhaṇḍa context points to Kāśī as the sacred setting where such stuti is taught and bears fruit.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Implicit prescription: recite the stuti with truthfulness and devotion to obtain Devī’s boons.