Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 84

Devanagari script

विश्वेषां विश्वकर्माणि विश्वेषु भुवनेषु च । यतो ज्ञास्यसि तन्नाम विश्वकर्मेति तेऽनघ

Transliteration

viśveṣāṃ viśvakarmāṇi viśveṣu bhuvaneṣu ca | yato jñāsyasi tannāma viśvakarmeti te'nagha

Translation

Since you will know the works of all beings, in all the worlds and realms, therefore your name shall be ‘Viśvakarmā’—O sinless one.

Word by Word

• विश्वेषाम्: of all (beings/worlds)
• विश्वेषाम्: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विश्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), बहुवचन

• विश्वकर्माणि: all works/deeds
• विश्वकर्माणि: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विश्व + कर्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), बहुवचन; (अत्र द्वितीया—ज्ञास्यसि इति कर्म)

• विश्वेषु: in all
• विश्वेषु: Adhikarana (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विश्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), बहुवचन; विशेषणम्

• भुवनेषु: in the worlds
• भुवनेषु: Adhikarana (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भुवन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), बहुवचन; अधिकरणम्

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

• यतः: because; from which fact
• यतः: Hetu (Cause/हेतु)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यतः (अव्यय)
• Form: हेतुवाचक-अव्यय (causal adverb: 'because/wherefrom')

• ज्ञास्यसि: you will know
• ज्ञास्यसि: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ज्ञा (धातु)
• Form: लृट्-लकार (Simple Future), मध्यमपुरुष (2nd person), एकवचन

• तत्: that
• तत्: Karma (Object-determiner/कर्म-निर्देशक)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; विशेषणम्

• नाम: name
• नाम: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नामन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; कर्म

• विश्वकर्म: Viśvakarma
• विश्वकर्म: Samjna (Name/संज्ञा)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विश्व + कर्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; नामरूपेण (as appellation)

• इति: thus; called
• इति: Sambandha (Quotation-marker/इत्यर्थ)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: उद्धरण/इत्यर्थक-अव्यय (quotative particle)

• ते: to you; for you
• ते: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: चतुर्थी (4th/Dative), एकवचन; सम्प्रदानम्

• अनघ: O sinless one
• अनघ: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अनघ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (Vocative/सम्बोधन), एकवचन

Speaker

Skanda (deduced, Kāśīkhaṇḍa context)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kāśī (Avimukta-kṣetra)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A formal naming moment: the boon-giver proclaims ‘Viśvakarmā’; behind them appear visions of palaces, temples, chariots, and cosmic structures spanning multiple worlds.

Characters & Entities

• Viśvakarmā
• Kāśī

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

A name signifies function and dharma: mastery used for universal good and sacred works becomes an honored identity.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The verse occurs in the Kāśīkhaṇḍa’s Kāśī-centered narrative, associating sacred-city life with exalted dharmic craftsmanship.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; it explains the conferment of an epithet/name based on knowledge and capability.