Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 12

Devanagari script

विधे विधेहि मे कार्यमार्य धुर्य महामते । याहि काशीमितस्तूर्णं यतस्व च ममेहिते

Transliteration

vidhe vidhehi me kāryamārya dhurya mahāmate | yāhi kāśīmitastūrṇaṃ yatasva ca mamehite

Translation

O Vidhi (Brahmā), accomplish my task—O noble one, foremost, great-minded. Go swiftly from here to Kāśī, and strive to fulfill my intention.

Word by Word

• vidhe: O Creator (Brahmā)
• vidhe: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vidhātr̥/vidhi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (Vocative/सम्बोधन), एकवचन; (O Brahmā/Creator)

• vidhehi: do, accomplish
• vidhehi: Kriya (Verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vidhā (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative), परस्मैपद, मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन; धातु: विधा/वि-धा (to arrange/do)

• me: for me, my
• me: Sampradana (Beneficiary/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, षष्ठी (सम्बन्ध), एकवचन; (my/for me)

• kāryam: task, matter to be done
• kāryam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kārya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (कर्म), एकवचन

• ārya: O noble one
• ārya: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ārya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन, एकवचन; (O noble one)

• dhurya: O foremost, burden-bearing
• dhurya: Sambodhana (Address-Qualifier/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: dhurya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन, एकवचन; विशेषणम् (fit to bear a burden/foremost)

• mahā-mate: O great-minded one
• mahā-mate: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mahā (प्रातिपदिक) + mati (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कर्मधारय-समास (‘महती मतिः यस्य’), पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन, एकवचन

• yāhi: go
• yāhi: Kriya (Verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: yā (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative), परस्मैपद, मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन; धातु: या (to go)

• kāśīm: to Kāśī
• kāśīm: Karma (Destination/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kāśī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (कर्म/गन्तव्य), एकवचन

• itaḥ: from here
• itaḥ: Apadana (Source/अपादान)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: itaḥ (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्यय (ablatival adverb: from here)

• tūrṇam: quickly
• tūrṇam: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tūrṇam (अव्यय)
• Form: काल/रीतिवाचक-अव्यय (quickly)

• yatasva: strive, make effort
• yatasva: Kriya (Verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: yat (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative), आत्मनेपद, मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन; धातु: यत् (to strive/endeavour)

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

• mama: my
• mama: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, षष्ठी (सम्बन्ध), एकवचन

• ihite: in (what is) desired / in my intention
• ihite: Adhikarana (Locus/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: īhita (प्रातिपदिक; √īh (धातु) से निष्पन्न)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (अधिकरण), एकवचन; ‘इहिते’ = इच्छिते/कार्ये (in the desired matter)

Speaker

Śiva (Śrīkaṇṭha)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kāśī (Avimukta)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Ṛṣis at Naimiṣāraṇya (frame)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Śiva commands Brahmā (Vidhi) with urgency to go swiftly to Kāśī and accomplish a divine task; Brahmā stands attentive, four-faced, holding kamaṇḍalu and Vedas, ready to depart.

Characters & Entities

• Vidhi (Brahmā)
• Kāśī

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Service to dharma includes prompt, responsible action; the verse frames Kāśī as a matter of urgent divine concern.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Kāśī (Vārāṇasī), presented as the destination of a high divine mission.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; it is an instruction to proceed to Kāśī and carry out a divine purpose.