Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 29

Devanagari script

ततस्त्वं जटिलेशान वरं ब्रूहि तपोधन । अदेयं न तवास्त्यद्य महोद्यमपरायण

Transliteration

tatastvaṃ jaṭileśāna varaṃ brūhi tapodhana | adeyaṃ na tavāstyadya mahodyamaparāyaṇa

Translation

Ainsi donc, ô Īśāna aux cheveux emmêlés, dis le don que tu désires, ô trésor d’austérité. Aujourd’hui, rien n’est « à ne pas donner » pour toi, ô toi voué au grand effort.

Word by Word

• tatas: then, thereafter
• tatas: Sambandha (Discourse connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatas (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (indeclinable adverb): ‘then/thereafter’

• tvam: you
• tvam: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yusmad (युष्मद्-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम (pronoun), पुंलिङ्ग/स्त्रीलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग (common), प्रथमा (1st case), एकवचन (singular)

• jaṭila-īśāna: O Jaṭila-Īśāna (O matted-haired Lord)
• jaṭila-īśāna: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: jaṭila (जटिल-प्रातिपदिक) + īśāna (ईशान-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समासः कर्मधारयः; पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (vocative/सम्बोधन), एकवचन

• varam: a boon
• varam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vara (वर-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd case), एकवचन

• brūhi: tell, speak
• brūhi: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: brū (ब्रू-धातु)
• Form: लोट् (imperative), मध्यमपुरुष (2nd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• tapo-dhana: O treasure of austerity
• tapo-dhana: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tapas (तपस्-प्रातिपदिक) + dhana (धन-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समासः षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (tapasya dhanaḥ); पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन, एकवचन

• adeyam: not to be refused / not ungivable
• adeyam: Visheshana (Predicate qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: a-deya (अदेय-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st case), एकवचन; विशेषण (predicate adjective)

• na: not
• na: Nishedha (Negation/निषेध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेध-अव्यय (negation particle)

• tava: of you, your
• tava: Sambandha (Possessor/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yusmad (युष्मद्-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, षष्ठी (6th case/genitive), एकवचन

• asti: is, exists
• asti: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: as (अस्-धातु)
• Form: लट् (present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• adya: today, now
• adya: Kala-adhikarana (Time/कालाधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: adya (अद्य-अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (temporal adverb)

• mahā-udyama-parāyaṇa: O one devoted to great effort
• mahā-udyama-parāyaṇa: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mahā (महा-प्रातिपदिक) + udyama (उद्यम-प्रातिपदिक) + parāyaṇa (परायण-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समासः (बहुपद) तत्पुरुष-प्रधानः; पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन, एकवचन

Speaker

Viśveśvara/Śiva

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: (Kāśīkhaṇḍa frame listener, traditionally a sage/assembly)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A boon-offering moment: a radiant Viśveśvara (Śiva as Lord of Kāśī) addressing the ascetic Īśāna with matted locks; the sacred ford/ghāṭ setting hinted by water, steps, and pilgrims in the background.

Characters & Entities

• Īśāna
• Śiva

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Austerity and steadfast effort, when joined to devotion, lead to divine generosity and boon-bestowal.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Kāśī is the narrative field; the boon request will shape the fame and naming of the tīrtha celebrated in this chapter.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No explicit ritual is prescribed; the verse frames the boon-granting moment following intensive worship.