Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 23

Devanagari script

ईश्वर उवाच । पुलोमकन्ये यश्चैष त्वयाकारि मनोरथः । लप्स्यसे व्रतचर्यातस्तत्कुरुष्व जितेंद्रिये

Transliteration

īśvara uvāca | pulomakanye yaścaiṣa tvayākāri manorathaḥ | lapsyase vratacaryātastatkuruṣva jiteṃdriye

Translation

Īśvara said: O daughter of Pulomā, this very wish you have conceived you shall attain through the disciplined observance of a vow (vrata). Therefore undertake it, O self-controlled one.

Word by Word

• ईश्वरः: the Lord
• ईश्वरः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ईश्वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• उवाच: said
• उवाच: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• पुलोमकन्ये: O daughter of Pulomā
• पुलोमकन्ये: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुलोम-कन्या (प्रातिपदिक; पुलोम + कन्या)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, संबोधन-विभक्ति (Vocative), एकवचन

• यः: which/that (he/it)
• यः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; सम्बन्धसूचक (relative pronoun)

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

• एषः: this
• एषः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: एतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; निर्देश (demonstrative)

• त्वया: by you
• त्वया: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्वद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्री/पुं (सर्वनाम), तृतीया-विभक्ति (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन

• अकारि: was done/made
• अकारि: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: लुङ्-लकार (Aorist), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; आत्मनेपद/कर्मणि-प्रयोग (passive sense: 'was done')

• मनोरथः: wish, desire
• मनोरथः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मनोरथ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• लप्स्यसे: you will obtain
• लप्स्यसे: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: लभ् (धातु)
• Form: लृट्-लकार (Simple Future), मध्यमपुरुष (2nd person), एकवचन; आत्मनेपद

• व्रतचर्यातः: from (the) vow-practice
• व्रतचर्यातः: Apadana (Source/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: व्रत-चर्या (प्रातिपदिक; व्रत + चर्या)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी-विभक्ति (5th/Ablative), एकवचन; हेतौ/कारणार्थे (from/through the practice of the vow)

• तत्: that (it)
• तत्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; निर्देश

• कुरुष्व: do (it)!
• कुरुष्व: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकार (Imperative), मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• जितेन्द्रिये: O one who has conquered the senses
• जितेन्द्रिये: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: जित-इन्द्रिय (कृदन्त/प्रातिपदिक; √जि + इन्द्रिय)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, संबोधन-विभक्ति, एकवचन; भूतकृदन्त (past participle) विशेषण

Speaker

Īśvara (Śiva)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kāśī-kṣetra (contextual)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Pulomā-kanyā (Paulomī)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Śiva, as compassionate teacher, instructs Pulomā’s daughter to attain her wish through disciplined vrata; the mood is calm, directive, and grace-filled.

Characters & Entities

• Īśvara (Śiva)
• Pulomā
• Pulomā’s daughter (Paulomī)
• Vrata

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Puranic dharma links rightful desires to self-discipline: boons are accessed through vrata, restraint, and devotion.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The instruction belongs to Kāśī-khaṇḍa, reinforcing Kāśī as a sacred arena for powerful vratas and Śiva’s grace.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Vrata-caryā (disciplined observance of a vow) is prescribed, with emphasis on jitendriyatā (sense-control).