Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 39

Devanagari script

स हि सर्वप्रदः शंभुर्याचितश्चोपमन्युना । पयोमात्रं ददौ तस्मै सर्वं क्षीराब्धिमेव च

Transliteration

sa hi sarvapradaḥ śaṃbhuryācitaścopamanyunā | payomātraṃ dadau tasmai sarvaṃ kṣīrābdhimeva ca

Translation

Denn Śambhu ist der Spender von allem. Als Upamanyu Ihn bat, gab Er ihm nur Milch — und damit wahrlich den ganzen Milchozean.

Word by Word

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

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

• सर्व-प्रदः: giver of all
• सर्व-प्रदः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक) + प्रद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; समासः उपपद-तत्पुरुषः (सर्वं प्रददाति)

• शंभुः: Śambhu (Śiva)
• शंभुः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शंभु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/कर्ता), एकवचन

• याचितः: having been requested
• याचितः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: याच् (धातु)
• Form: कृदन्तः—क्त (past passive participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; विशेषणम् (शंभुः)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

• उपमन्युना: by Upamanyu
• उपमन्युना: Karana (Agent in passive/कर्तृ-करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: उपमन्यु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/करण), एकवचन

• पयः-मात्रम्: only milk
• पयः-मात्रम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पयस्/पयः (प्रातिपदिक) + मात्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), एकवचन; समासः तत्पुरुषः (पयः एव मात्रम्)

• ददौ: gave
• ददौ: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दा (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्

• तस्मै: to him
• तस्मै: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th/सम्प्रदान), एकवचन

• सर्वम्: everything
• सर्वम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), एकवचन

• क्षीर-अब्धिम्: the ocean of milk
• क्षीर-अब्धिम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: क्षीर (प्रातिपदिक) + अब्धि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), एकवचन; समासः तत्पुरुषः (क्षीरस्य अब्धिः)

• एव: indeed; just
• एव: Sambandha (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारण-अव्यय (restrictive particle)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

Speaker

Skanda (deduced; Kāśīkhaṇḍa narrative convention)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kāśī (Viśveśvara’s grace illustrated via Upamanyu)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Upamanyu, austere yet childlike in devotion, asks for milk; Śambhu appears and grants not only milk but the vast Ocean of Milk—depicted as a cosmic sea emerging from Śiva’s blessing gesture.

Characters & Entities

• Śambhu (Śiva)
• Upamanyu
• Kṣīrābdhi (Ocean of Milk)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Śiva’s generosity exceeds the devotee’s request; even small petitions can open into immeasurable grace.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Not a specific tīrtha by name in this verse; it supports the Kāśī-māhātmya theme by praising Śambhu/Viśveśvara’s boundless giving.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None explicitly; the focus is on prayer/request (yācñā) and the Lord’s response.