Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 57

Devanagari script

भवत्या अपि चास्माकमेक एव हि चोद्यमः । परं दैवं फलत्येकं यथा तव न नः पुरः

Transliteration

bhavatyā api cāsmākameka eva hi codyamaḥ | paraṃ daivaṃ phalatyekaṃ yathā tava na naḥ puraḥ

Translation

For you and for us, the effort is indeed one and the same; yet destiny alone bears the fruit—thus, in this matter, it has favored you, not us.

Word by Word

• भवत्या: by you/with you (lady)
• भवत्या: Sahakarana (Instrument/सहकारण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भवत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (Case 3), एकवचन; सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक

• अपि: also/even
• अपि: Sambandha (Relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय/अपि-अर्थक-अव्यय (also/even)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-अव्यय (conjunction)

• अस्माकम्: of us/our
• अस्माकम्: Shashthi-Sambandha (Genitive relation/षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (Case 6), बहुवचन; सर्वनाम

• एकः: one/single
• एकः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: एक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (Case 1), एकवचन; विशेषणम् (उद्यमः)

• एव: only
• एव: Sambandha (Relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारणार्थक-अव्यय (only)

• हि: indeed
• हि: Sambandha (Relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (अव्यय)
• Form: निपातार्थक-अव्यय (indeed/for)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-अव्यय (conjunction)

• उद्यमः: effort
• उद्यमः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: उद्यम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (Case 1), एकवचन

• परम्: however/but
• परम्: Sambandha (Relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययीभाव-प्रयोगे अव्ययवत्; क्रियाविशेषणम् (but/however)

• दैवम्: fate
• दैवम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दैव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (Case 1/2), एकवचन

• फलति: bears fruit
• फलति: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: फल् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• एकम्: alone
• एकम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: एक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (Case 1/2), एकवचन; विशेषणम् (दैवम्)

• यथा: as
• यथा: Sambandha (Relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यथा (अव्यय)
• Form: उपमान/प्रकारवाचक-अव्यय (as/just as)

• तव: your
• तव: Shashthi-Sambandha (Genitive relation/षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (Case 6), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• न: not
• न: Sambandha (Relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेधार्थक-अव्यय

• नः: our/of us
• नः: Shashthi-Sambandha (Genitive relation/षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (Case 6), बहुवचन; सर्वनाम (enclitic)

• पुरः: before/in front
• पुरः: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पुरस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय (उपसर्गसदृश-स्थानवाचक; in front/before)

Speaker

Narrative voices within Kāśīkhaṇḍa (contextually Skanda’s narration; here: companions speaking)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kāśī

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Internal companions in dialogue

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Two parties/companions acknowledging equal effort but unequal fortune; one gently concedes that destiny favored the other; Kāśī’s sacred skyline softens the emotional edge.

Characters & Entities

• Daiva (Providence/Fate)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Even when effort seems equal, outcomes can differ—prompting reflection on providence and humility regarding results.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The setting remains Kāśī in the Kāśīkhaṇḍa, but the verse itself does not name a specific tirtha.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; it is a conversational reflection on results and destiny.