Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 83

Devanagari script

अतिलोकोत्तरं कर्म तत्सर्वं वेत्स्यसि स्वयम्

Transliteration

atilokottaraṃ karma tatsarvaṃ vetsyasi svayam

Translation

Du selbst wirst alle Werke und Wirkweisen erkennen, die die gewöhnlichen Welten übersteigen—Taten jenseits weltlichen Maßes.

Word by Word

• अतिलोकोत्तरम्: beyond the worlds; transcendent
• अतिलोकोत्तरम्: Karma (Object-qualifier/कर्म-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अति (अव्यय) + लोकोत्तर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन; विशेषणम्

• कर्म: deed; act
• कर्म: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कर्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; कर्म

• तत्: that
• तत्: Karma (Object-determiner/कर्म-निर्देशक)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; विशेषणम्

• सर्वम्: all
• सर्वम्: Karma (Object-qualifier/कर्म-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; विशेषणम्

• वेत्स्यसि: you will know
• वेत्स्यसि: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: विद् (धातु)
• Form: लृट्-लकार (Simple Future), मध्यमपुरुष (2nd person), एकवचन

• स्वयम्: by yourself
• स्वयम्: Kartṛ-visheṣaṇa (Agent-modifier/कर्ता-विशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: स्वयम् (अव्यय)
• Form: स्वार्थक-अव्यय (emphatic/reflexive adverb)

Speaker

Skanda (deduced, Kāśīkhaṇḍa context)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kāśī (Avimukta-kṣetra)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A visionary tableau: the devotee perceives subtle ‘workings’—threads of karma, cosmic gears, yantras, and luminous pathways beyond the visible world—emanating from the liṅga.

Characters & Entities

• Kāśī

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

The text elevates dharmic mastery toward the transcendent, indicating that divine grace can reveal realities beyond ordinary experience.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Kāśī is the broader sacred canvas of the Kāśīkhaṇḍa, where transcendent themes are frequently celebrated.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; the verse is a concise declaration of transcendent knowledge.