Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 130

Devanagari script

स्तुत्वा नानाविधैः स्तोत्रैः प्रसन्नं वीक्ष्य शंकरम् । प्रोवाच देवदेवेशं यदि देयो वरो मम

Transliteration

stutvā nānāvidhaiḥ stotraiḥ prasannaṃ vīkṣya śaṃkaram | provāca devadeveśaṃ yadi deyo varo mama

Translation

Nachdem er Śaṅkara mit mancherlei Hymnen gepriesen und ihn zufrieden gesehen hatte, sprach er zum Herrn der Götter: „Wenn mir ein Segen zu gewähren ist …“

Word by Word

• स्तुत्वा: having praised
• स्तुत्वा: Purvakala-kriya (Prior action/पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्तुत्वा (कृदन्त, √स्तु धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund)

• नाना-विधैः: with various kinds of
• नाना-विधैः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: नाना-विध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (करण), बहुवचन; instrumental plural; समासः—कर्मधारय ('many' + 'kinds')

• स्तोत्रैः: by hymns
• स्तोत्रैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्तोत्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (करण), बहुवचन; instrumental plural

• प्रसन्नम्: pleased/propitious
• प्रसन्नम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्रसन्न (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; accusative singular; (शंकरम्) विशेषण

• वीक्ष्य: having seen
• वीक्ष्य: Purvakala-kriya (Prior action/पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वीक्ष्य (कृदन्त, √वीक्ष् धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund)

• शंकरम्: Śaṅkara (Śiva)
• शंकरम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शंकर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; accusative singular

• प्रोवाच: said/spoke
• प्रोवाच: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र-√वच् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (परोक्ष/परिपूर्ण भूत), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; perfect 3rd sg

• देव-देवेशम्: the Lord of the gods (God of gods)
• देव-देवेशम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव-देव-ईश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; accusative singular; समासः—तत्पुरुष (देवानां देवः + ईशः)

• यदि: if
• यदि: Sambandha (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यदि (अव्यय)
• Form: सम्बन्ध-अव्यय (conditional particle)

• देयः: to be given
• देयः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: देय (कृदन्त, √दा धातु)
• Form: भाव्य/विधेयार्थक कृदन्त (यत्/अनीयर्-समर्थ अर्थः), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; 'to be given'

• वरः: a boon
• वरः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; nominative singular

• मम: to me/of me
• मम: Sambandha (Possessor/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (सम्बन्ध), एकवचन; genitive singular

Speaker

Skanda (narration, deduced)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kāśī-kṣetra (darśana and stuti context)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A devotee stands with folded hands, reciting layered hymns; Śaṅkara, serene and pleased, looks upon him; the moment freezes just before the boon request, with lamps flickering and flower petals mid-air.

Characters & Entities

• Śaṅkara (Śiva)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Sincere praise (stotra-bhakti) softens the heart and draws divine grace, making one fit to ask for a boon.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The broader setting is Kāśī in the Kāśīkhaṇḍa, though this verse focuses on devotion to Śiva rather than naming a specific tirtha.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Recitation of hymns (stotra) as an act of worship leading to Śiva’s prasāda (favor).