Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 33

Devanagari script

सापि शंभोर्गिरं श्रुत्वा मुखपीयूषवर्षिणीम् । महासंतापशमनीं लोचने उदमीलयत्

Transliteration

sāpi śaṃbhorgiraṃ śrutvā mukhapīyūṣavarṣiṇīm | mahāsaṃtāpaśamanīṃ locane udamīlayat

Translation

Entendant les paroles de Śambhu—comme une pluie de nectar tombant de sa bouche et apaisant la grande souffrance—elle ouvrit les yeux.

Word by Word

• सा: she
• सा: Karta (Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन = Feminine, Nominative, Singular

• अपि: also
• अपि: Sambandha (Discourse particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (निपात) = particle; ‘also/even’

• शम्भोः: of Śambhu
• शम्भोः: Sambandha (Possessor)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शम्भु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, एकवचन = Masculine, Genitive, Singular

• गिरम्: speech/words
• गिरम्: Karma (Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गिर् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन = Feminine, Accusative, Singular

• श्रुत्वा: having heard
• श्रुत्वा: Purvakala (Prior action)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: √श्रु (धातु) + क्त्वा (कृदन्त)
• Form: क्त्वान्त अव्यय (absolutive/gerund) = having heard

• मुखपीयूषवर्षिणीम्: nectar-raining from (his) mouth
• मुखपीयूषवर्षिणीम्: Karma (Object-Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मुख-पीयूष-वर्षिणी (प्रातिपदिक; समास)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (मुखात् पीयूषं वर्षति इति); स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषणम् (गिरम्)

• महासंतापशमनीम्: great-sorrow/torment-allaying
• महासंतापशमनीम्: Karma (Object-Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महा-संताप-शमनी (प्रातिपदिक; समास)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (महान् संतापः तं शमयति इति); स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषणम् (गिरम्)

• लोचने: (her) two eyes
• लोचने: Karma (Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लोचन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, द्विवचन = Neuter, Accusative, Dual

• उदमीलयत्: opened
• उदमीलयत्: Kriya (Predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: उद्-√मील् (धातु)
• Form: लङ्-लकार (अनद्यतनभूत), प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद = Imperfect, 3rd person, Singular

Speaker

Skanda (deduced, Kāśīkhaṇḍa narrative to Agastya)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kāśī (Avimukta)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: The ascetic woman, soothed by Śiva’s nectar-like words that quell great anguish, slowly opens her eyes.

Characters & Entities

• Śambhu (Śiva)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Divine speech (śiva-vāṇī) is portrayed as healing—removing inner burning and restoring clarity.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The Kāśī setting continues, emphasizing that this sacred ground becomes a theatre for grace and relief.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No explicit rite; the focus is on the transformative power of hearing the Lord’s words (śravaṇa).