Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 37

Devanagari script

नारद उवाच । धन्योसि कृतकृत्योसि मान्योप्यसि दिवौकसाम् । सर्वभूतेषु गोविंदं परिपश्यन्विशांपते

Transliteration

nārada uvāca | dhanyosi kṛtakṛtyosi mānyopyasi divaukasām | sarvabhūteṣu goviṃdaṃ paripaśyanviśāṃpate

Translation

Nārada sprach: „Gesegnet bist du; dein Leben hat sein Ziel erreicht; du bist selbst unter den Himmelsbewohnern ehrwürdig, o Herr der Menschen, weil du Govinda in allen Wesen schaust.“

Word by Word

• नारदः: Narada
• नारदः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नारद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• उवाच: said
• उवाच: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (परिपूर्णभूत/Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद

• धन्यः: fortunate, blessed
• धन्यः: Visheshya-predication (Predicate/विधेय)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: धन्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन — predicate adjective

• असि: you are
• असि: Kriya (Copula/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अस् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (वर्तमान/Present), मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद

• कृतकृत्यः: one who has accomplished his task
• कृतकृत्यः: Visheshya-predication (Predicate/विधेय)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कृत + कृत्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन — ‘one whose duty is done’

• असि: you are
• असि: Kriya (Copula/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अस् (धातु)
• Form: लट्, मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद

• मान्यः: worthy of honor
• मान्यः: Visheshya-predication (Predicate/विधेय)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मान्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन — predicate adjective

• अपि: also
• अपि: Sambandha (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय — निपात (also/even)

• असि: you are
• असि: Kriya (Copula/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अस् (धातु)
• Form: लट्, मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद

• दिवौकसाम्: of the gods
• दिवौकसाम्: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दिवौकस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/सम्बन्ध), बहुवचन — ‘of the dwellers in heaven (gods)’

• सर्वभूतेषु: in all beings
• सर्वभूतेषु: Adhikarana (Locus/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व + भूत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/अधिकरण), बहुवचन — ‘in all beings’

• गोविन्दम्: Govinda (Vishnu)
• गोविन्दम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गोविन्द (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन

• परिपश्यन्: seeing, beholding
• परिपश्यन्: Karta (Agent/कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: परि + पश्य् (धातु) → परिपश्यत् (कृदन्त)
• Form: वर्तमानकृदन्त (शतृ/Present active participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन — agreeing with ‘त्वम्’ understood

• विशाम्: of the people
• विशाम्: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विश् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th), बहुवचन — ‘of the people/subjects’

• पते: O lord
• पते: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8th/Vocative), एकवचन

Speaker

Nārada

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kāśī

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: The king (viśāṃ-pati)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Nārada, radiant and compassionate, addresses the king: the king stands with folded hands, eyes softened, as if seeing divinity in attendants, animals, and citizens around him; subtle halo motifs suggest Govinda’s presence in all.

Characters & Entities

• Nārada
• Govinda (Viṣṇu)
• King (viśāṃpati)
• Devas (divaukas)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

True spiritual success is to perceive the Lord present in every being and act with that reverence.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The broader frame is Kāśī (Vārāṇasī) in the Skanda Purāṇa, though the verse itself is a universal teaching.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No specific ritual is prescribed here; it emphasizes inner vision—seeing Govinda in all.