Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 41

Devanagari script

दैनंदिनी विधातव्या महाफलमभीप्सुभिः । ततो वैश्वेश्वरी यात्रा कार्या सर्वार्थ सिद्धिदा

Transliteration

dainaṃdinī vidhātavyā mahāphalamabhīpsubhiḥ | tato vaiśveśvarī yātrā kāryā sarvārtha siddhidā

Translation

Wer große Frucht begehrt, soll dies als tägliche Übung einhalten; danach ist die Vaiśveśvarī-Pilgerfahrt zu vollziehen, denn sie verleiht die Erfüllung aller Ziele.

Word by Word

• दैनंदिनी: daily
• दैनंदिनी: Karta-predicative (Predicate adjective)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दैनंदिनी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; विशेषण (predicate adjective)

• विधातव्या: is to be performed
• विधातव्या: Kriya (Obligation predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वि + धा (धातु)
• Form: तव्यत्-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (gerundive/passive necessity); स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; अर्थः—‘कर्तव्या/विधेयाऽस्ति’

• महाफलम्: great fruit (benefit)
• महाफलम्: Karma (Object/Result)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महा-फल (प्रातिपदिक; महत् + फल)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; कर्म/फलवाचक; कर्मधारय—‘महद् फलम्’

• अभीप्सुभिः: by those who desire
• अभीप्सुभिः: Karana/Agent (Doer in passive construction)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अभि + ईप्सु (प्रातिपदिक; ईप्सु from √आप्/ईप्स् desiderative sense)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), बहुवचन; करण/सहायक (agent in passive-necessity context: ‘by those who desire’)

• ततः: then
• ततः: Kriya-visheshana (Sequence)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अनन्तरवाचक (thereafter)

• वैश्वेश्वरी: of Vaiśveśvara
• वैश्वेश्वरी: Visheshana (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वैश्वेश्वर-ई (प्रातिपदिक; वैश्वेश्वर + ई)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; विशेषण (qualifying yātrā)

• यात्रा: pilgrimage
• यात्रा: Karta (Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यात्रा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; कर्ता/उद्देश्य (subject)

• कार्या: should be done
• कार्या: Kriya (Obligation predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: तव्यत्/यत्-प्रत्ययार्थक कृदन्त (gerundive; to be done); स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; ‘कर्तव्या’

• सर्वार्थसिद्धिदा: granting success in all aims
• सर्वार्थसिद्धिदा: Visheshana (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व-अर्थ-सिद्धि-दा (प्रातिपदिक; सर्व + अर्थ + सिद्धि + दा)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; विशेषण (of yātrā); उपपद-तत्पुरुष—‘सर्वार्थसिद्धिं ददाति’

Speaker

Vyāsa

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Vaiśveśvarī-yātrā (Viśveśvara pilgrimage)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A disciplined pilgrim repeats the daily five-tīrtha circuit at dawn; then joins a larger procession toward Viśveśvara—flags, lamps, and priests—entering the golden-lit sanctum for darśana, symbolizing ‘all-aims accomplished’.

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśveśvarī Yātrā
• Viśveśvara (Viśvanātha)
• Kāśī

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Consistency in dharma (daily discipline) prepares the pilgrim for the highest Kāśī darśana—Viśveśvara—promising holistic fulfillment.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The Vaiśveśvarī yātrā centers on Viśveśvara/Viśvanātha of Kāśī (Kashi Vishwanath).

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Maintain the practice daily (dainaṃdinī) and then perform the Vaiśveśvarī yātrā for sarvārtha-siddhi.