Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 49

Devanagari script

तवैतदपराधेन भीतिर्मेपि महत्तरा । एक एव हि विश्वेशो द्वितीयो नास्ति कश्चन

Transliteration

tavaitadaparādhena bhītirmepi mahattarā | eka eva hi viśveśo dvitīyo nāsti kaścana

Translation

„Wegen dieses Vergehens von dir empfinde selbst ich noch größere Furcht. Denn der Herr des Universums ist einzig; es gibt keinerlei Zweiten.“

Word by Word

• tava: your
• tava: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tvad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी एकवचन (सम्बन्ध) — ‘of you/your’

• etat: this
• etat: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: etat (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया एकवचन — ‘this’ (अपराधस्य विशेषणम्)

• aparādhena: by (this) offence
• aparādhena: Karana (Instrument/Cause/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: aparādha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया एकवचन — ‘by/through the offence’

• bhītiḥ: fear
• bhītiḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhīti (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा एकवचन

• me: my
• me: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी/चतुर्थी एकवचन; अत्र षष्ठी — ‘my’ (भीतिः मे)

• api: even
• api: Sambandha (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: api (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (सम्भावन/समुच्चय/अपि-शब्दः) — ‘also/even’

• mahattarā: greater
• mahattarā: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: mahattara (प्रातिपदिक; तर्हि-प्रत्यय)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा एकवचन; तुलनात्मक (comparative) — ‘greater’ (भीतिः इत्यस्य विशेषणम्)

• ekaḥ: one
• ekaḥ: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: eka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा एकवचन — ‘one’ (विश्वेशः इत्यस्य विशेषणम्)

• eva: only
• eva: Sambandha (Emphasis/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (अवधारण) — ‘only/indeed’

• hi: indeed
• hi: Sambandha (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: hi (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (निपात; हेत्वर्थ/प्रसिद्ध्यर्थ) — ‘for/indeed’

• viśveśaḥ: Lord of the universe
• viśveśaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: viśva + īśa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष — ‘lord of the universe’

• dvitīyaḥ: a second (one)
• dvitīyaḥ: Karta (Subject complement/विधेय)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: dvitīya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा एकवचन — ‘second’

• na: not
• na: Sambandha (Negation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (निषेध) — negation

• asti: exists
• asti: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √as (अस् ‘भुवि’ धातु)
• Form: लट् (वर्तमान), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद — ‘is/exists’

• kaścana: anyone at all
• kaścana: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kaścana (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा एकवचन — ‘anyone whatsoever’ (नास्ति कश्चन)

Speaker

Viṣṇu

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Viśveśvara in Kāśī

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Sages/seekers in the frame

Visual Art Cues

Scene: An unseen Viṣṇu’s voice fills the air as Vyāsa stands humbled; the statement ‘one alone is Viśveśvara’ is visually symbolized by a single radiant liṅga-light dominating the scene.

Characters & Entities

• Viṣṇu
• Viśveśa (Lord of the Universe; in Kāśī commonly Śiva as Viśveśvara)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

The verse asserts the oneness of the Supreme Lord (Viśveśa); sectarian pride and “secondness” in the Absolute is rejected.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Kāśī’s Viśveśvara (Viśvanātha) theology is evoked—Kāśī is celebrated as the seat of the One Lord who rules the universe.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No explicit ritual is given; the teaching is metaphysical and corrective.