Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 110

Devanagari script

विधीरितमिति श्रुत्वा स्मित्वा देवो महेश्वरः । वीरमाज्ञापयामास यथापूर्वं प्रकल्पय

Transliteration

vidhīritamiti śrutvā smitvā devo maheśvaraḥ | vīramājñāpayāmāsa yathāpūrvaṃ prakalpaya

Translation

Als er hörte: „So ist das Ritual verkündet“, lächelte der Herr Maheśvara und befahl dem Helden: „Richte es genau wie zuvor her.“

Word by Word

• विधि-ईरितम्: what was enjoined/ordained
• विधि-ईरितम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विधि-ईरित (कृदन्त, √ईर्/√ईरय् धातु)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; भूतकृदन्त (क्त) 'उक्तम्/निर्दिष्टम्'; समासः—तत्पुरुष (विधिना ईरितम्)

• इति: thus
• इति: Sambandha (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: उद्धरण-निपात (quotative particle)

• श्रुत्वा: having heard
• श्रुत्वा: Purvakala-kriya (Prior action/पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: श्रुत्वा (कृदन्त, √श्रु धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund)

• स्मित्वा: having smiled
• स्मित्वा: Purvakala-kriya (Prior action/पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्मित्वा (कृदन्त, √स्मि धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund)

• देवः: the god
• देवः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; nominative singular

• महेश्वरः: Maheshvara (the Great Lord)
• महेश्वरः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महā-ईश्वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; समासः—कर्मधारय (महान् ईश्वरः)

• वीरम्: the hero/brave man
• वीरम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वीर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; accusative singular

• आज्ञापयामास: commanded/ordered
• आज्ञापयामास: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ-√ज्ञा (धातु) + णिच्
• Form: लिट् (परोक्ष/परिपूर्ण भूत), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; causative (णिच्) of √ज्ञा: 'to command'

• यथा: as
• यथा: Sambandha (Adverbial/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (manner: 'as')

• पूर्वम्: before/previously
• पूर्वम्: Sambandha (Adverbial/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पूर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय (कालवाचक; adverb)

• प्रकल्पय: arrange/prepare
• प्रकल्पय: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र-√कॢप् (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (आज्ञार्थ), मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन; imperative 2nd sg

Speaker

Skanda (narration, deduced)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kāśī-kṣetra (rite-setting context)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Śiva seated or standing in serene majesty, smiling gently; a heroic devotee/attendant stands with folded hands receiving the command to arrange the rite as before; hints of ritual implements (kalasha, lamps) and Kāśī temple backdrop.

Characters & Entities

• Maheśvara (Śiva)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Dharma is preserved through correct procedure (vidhi) carried out with Śiva’s sanction and steadiness.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Kāśī is the broader setting of the Kāśīkhaṇḍa; the immediate narrative relates to the Dakṣeśvara-liṅga tradition within Kāśī’s sacred geography.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

It emphasizes following the established ritual arrangement “as before” (yathāpūrvam), i.e., continuity of proper worship/installation procedure.