Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 93

Devanagari script

इति श्रुत्वा महेशानः सर्वचिंतितदः प्रभुः । अभ्यषिंचत तं तत्र वारुणे परमे पदे

Transliteration

iti śrutvā maheśānaḥ sarvaciṃtitadaḥ prabhuḥ | abhyaṣiṃcata taṃ tatra vāruṇe parame pade

Translation

Hearing this, Maheśāna—the Lord who grants all that is desired—there anointed him and installed him in the supreme status of Varuṇa.

Word by Word

• iti: thus
• iti: Sambandha (Quotation marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: iti (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (quotative particle): ‘thus’

• śrutvā: having heard
• śrutvā: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (पूर्वक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: śru (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (Gerund/Absolutive): ‘having heard’

• maheśānaḥ: Maheśāna (Śiva)
• maheśānaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mahā (प्रातिपदिक) + īśāna (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; कर्मधारयः—‘महान् ईशानः’

• sarva-ciṃtita-daḥ: giver of all desired (boons)
• sarva-ciṃtita-daḥ: Karta (Qualifier/कर्तृविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक) + ciṃtita (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक) + da (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः—‘सर्वं चिन्तितं ददाति’ (giver of all desired things)

• prabhuḥ: the Lord
• prabhuḥ: Karta (Apposition/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: prabhu (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• abhyaṣiṃcata: anointed, consecrated
• abhyaṣiṃcata: Kriyā (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: abhi-√sic (धातु)
• Form: लङ् (Imperfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• tam: him
• tam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन

• tatra: there
• tatra: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatra (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (locative adverb): ‘there’

• vāruṇe: in the Varuṇa-related
• vāruṇe: Adhikarana (Qualifier of location/अधिकरणविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: vāruṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग/पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (Locative/7th), एकवचन; विशेषण of pade

• parame: supreme
• parame: Adhikarana (Qualifier/अधिकरणविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: parama (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग/पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (Locative/7th), एकवचन; विशेषण of pade

• pade: place, station
• pade: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pada (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (Locative/7th), एकवचन

Speaker

Skanda (contextual narrator)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kāśī (Avimukta)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Śiva consecrates Kārdama on the spot—ritual anointing imagery—while cosmic waters rise symbolically; the devotee is transformed into Varuṇa-like status, with aquatic emblems and a radiant aura.

Characters & Entities

• Maheśāna (Śiva)
• Kārdama
• Varuṇa (status/office)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Divine grace can appoint a devotee to a cosmic role through consecration, aligning power with dharma.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The narrative continues within the Kāśī-kṣetra frame, where Śiva’s boons become enduring institutions.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Abhiṣeka/abhyaṣiñcana (ritual anointing or consecration) is explicitly mentioned.