Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 94

Devanagari script

अथ स्मित्वाब्रवीच्छंभुः सिद्धं नस्तु समीहितम् । उत्थाय देवदेवेशः सह देव्या सुमंगलः

Transliteration

atha smitvābravīcchaṃbhuḥ siddhaṃ nastu samīhitam | utthāya devadeveśaḥ saha devyā sumaṃgalaḥ

Translation

Da lächelte Śambhu und sprach: „Möge unser ersehntes Vorhaben gelingen.“ Dann erhob sich der Herr der Götter, höchst glückverheißend, und zog gemeinsam mit der Göttin fort.

Word by Word

• अथ: then
• अथ: Sambandha (Discourse connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अथ (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अनुक्रम/आरम्भसूचक (sequence/then)

• स्मित्वा: having smiled
• स्मित्वा: Kriya (पूर्वक्रिया/Adverbial action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्मि (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund); स्मि-धातोः; अव्ययभावः; पूर्वक्रिया (having smiled)

• अब्रवीत्: said
• अब्रवीत्: Kriya (Verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ब्रू (धातु)
• Form: लङ् (Imperfect/past); प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person); एकवचन (singular); परस्मैपद

• शंभुः: Śambhu (Śiva)
• शंभुः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शंभु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा (1st case/Nominative); एकवचन

• सिद्धम्: accomplished, fulfilled
• सिद्धम्: Karma (Object complement/कर्म-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सिद्ध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; प्रथमा/द्वितीया (Nom./Acc.); एकवचन; विशेषण (predicate adjective)

• नः: of us / our
• नः: Sambandha (Possessor/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (6th case/Genitive); बहुवचन; सर्वनाम

• तु: indeed
• तु: Sambandha (Particle/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निपात (particle); विरोध/अन्वय (but/indeed)

• समीहितम्: the desired (thing)
• समीहितम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सम्-ईह् (धातु)
• Form: कृत (past passive participle, क्त); नपुंसकलिङ्ग; प्रथमा/द्वितीया; एकवचन; भावे/कर्मणि—‘इष्टम्/अभिलषितम्’

• उत्थाय: having risen
• उत्थाय: Kriya (पूर्वक्रिया/Adverbial action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: उत्-स्था (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund); उत्-स्था-धातोः; पूर्वक्रिया (having risen)

• देवदेवेशः: Lord of the god of gods (supreme lord)
• देवदेवेशः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव + देव + ईश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा; एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः—देवानां देवः (देवदेव) तस्य ईशः (lord)

• सह: together with
• सह: Sahakari (Accompaniment/सहकारि)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सह (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; सहार्थक (with); तृतीया-सहचर्ये प्रयुज्यते

• देव्या: with the Goddess
• देव्या: Sahakari (Accompaniment/सहकारि)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देवी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; तृतीया (3rd case/Instrumental); एकवचन

• सुमंगलः: most auspicious
• सुमंगलः: Karta (Subject attribute/कर्ता-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सु + मङ्गल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा; एकवचन; कर्मधारयः—सु (good) + मङ्गलः (auspicious)

Speaker

Skanda (narrator); direct speech by Śiva

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kāśī-kṣetra (contextual)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Śambhu smiles, pronounces fulfillment of the intended purpose, then rises and proceeds with Devī—both radiant and auspicious—beginning a sacred movement within Kāśī toward a liberation-pavilion setting.

Characters & Entities

• Śambhu (Śiva)
• Devī (Umā/Pārvatī)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Auspicious intent aligned with dharma is portrayed as certain to succeed, especially under Śiva’s grace.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The verse continues the Muktimaṇḍapa journey narrative within Kāśī.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None explicitly; the focus is on divine resolve and auspicious departure.