Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 84

Devanagari script

विश्वेषां विश्वकर्माणि विश्वेषु भुवनेषु च । यतो ज्ञास्यसि तन्नाम विश्वकर्मेति तेऽनघ

Transliteration

viśveṣāṃ viśvakarmāṇi viśveṣu bhuvaneṣu ca | yato jñāsyasi tannāma viśvakarmeti te'nagha

Translation

Da du die Werke aller Wesen in allen Welten und Bereichen erkennen wirst, soll dein Name daher «Viśvakarmā» sein, o Makelloser.

Word by Word

• विश्वेषाम्: of all (beings/worlds)
• विश्वेषाम्: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विश्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), बहुवचन

• विश्वकर्माणि: all works/deeds
• विश्वकर्माणि: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विश्व + कर्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), बहुवचन; (अत्र द्वितीया—ज्ञास्यसि इति कर्म)

• विश्वेषु: in all
• विश्वेषु: Adhikarana (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विश्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), बहुवचन; विशेषणम्

• भुवनेषु: in the worlds
• भुवनेषु: Adhikarana (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भुवन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), बहुवचन; अधिकरणम्

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

• यतः: because; from which fact
• यतः: Hetu (Cause/हेतु)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यतः (अव्यय)
• Form: हेतुवाचक-अव्यय (causal adverb: 'because/wherefrom')

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

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

• नाम: name
• नाम: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नामन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; कर्म

• विश्वकर्म: Viśvakarma
• विश्वकर्म: Samjna (Name/संज्ञा)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विश्व + कर्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; नामरूपेण (as appellation)

• इति: thus; called
• इति: Sambandha (Quotation-marker/इत्यर्थ)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: उद्धरण/इत्यर्थक-अव्यय (quotative particle)

• ते: to you; for you
• ते: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: चतुर्थी (4th/Dative), एकवचन; सम्प्रदानम्

• अनघ: O sinless one
• अनघ: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अनघ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (Vocative/सम्बोधन), एकवचन

Speaker

Skanda (deduced, Kāśīkhaṇḍa context)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kāśī (Avimukta-kṣetra)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A formal naming moment: the boon-giver proclaims ‘Viśvakarmā’; behind them appear visions of palaces, temples, chariots, and cosmic structures spanning multiple worlds.

Characters & Entities

• Viśvakarmā
• Kāśī

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

A name signifies function and dharma: mastery used for universal good and sacred works becomes an honored identity.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The verse occurs in the Kāśīkhaṇḍa’s Kāśī-centered narrative, associating sacred-city life with exalted dharmic craftsmanship.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; it explains the conferment of an epithet/name based on knowledge and capability.