Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 58

Devanagari script

मृडान्याभिहि तं सर्वं कृत्वैतद्विश्वगो विभुः । विश्वनाथो विवेशाथ प्रासादं स्वमतर्कितः

Transliteration

mṛḍānyābhihi taṃ sarvaṃ kṛtvaitadviśvago vibhuḥ | viśvanātho viveśātha prāsādaṃ svamatarkitaḥ

Translation

Ayant tout accompli selon les paroles de Mṛḍānī (Pārvatī), le Seigneur qui pénètre tout—Viśvanātha—entra alors dans son palais, son dessein accompli.

Word by Word

• मृडान्या: by Mṛḍānī (Pārvatī)
• मृडान्या: Kartr/Agent (Agent/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मृडानी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), एकवचन (Singular)

• अभिहि: indeed, surely (emphatic)
• अभिहि: Sambandha (Discourse particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अभि + हि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निपात-समूहः—उपसर्ग ‘अभि’ + निपात ‘हि’ (emphatic particle)

• तं: him
• तं: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular)

• सर्वं: entire, all
• सर्वं: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular); विशेषण

• कृत्वा: having done
• कृत्वा: Purvakala (Prior action/पूर्वकाल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्यय (absolutive/gerund)

• एतत्: this
• एतत्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: एतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular)

• विश्वगः: all-pervading
• विश्वगः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विश्वग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular); विशेषण

• विभुः: the Lord, the mighty one
• विभुः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विभु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• विश्वनाथः: Viśvanātha (Lord of the universe)
• विश्वनाथः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विश्वनाथ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• विवेश: entered
• विवेश: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: विश् (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular)

• अथ: then
• अथ: Sambandha (Discourse connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अथ (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अनुक्रम/आरम्भसूचक (sequencing particle)

• प्रासादं: the palace/temple-building
• प्रासादं: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रासाद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular)

• स्वमतर्कितः: unexpected (unanticipated)
• स्वमतर्कितः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स्व + मतर्कित (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular); विशेषण

Speaker

Contextual attribution: Skanda narrating events in Kāśī concerning Viśvanātha

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Viśvanātha, having fulfilled what Mṛḍānī instructed, enters his palace—calm closure after a sacred act; attendants and temple-palace architecture frame the scene.

Characters & Entities

• Mṛḍānī (Pārvatī)
• Viśvanātha
• Śiva
• Kāśī (implied)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Divine acts in tīrtha narratives unfold through purposeful resolve, often guided by the Goddess, revealing harmony of Śiva–Śakti.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Kāśī through Viśvanātha, the city’s supreme Śaiva presence.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No direct ritual is prescribed; it concludes a narrated sequence of actions connected with the tīrtha’s establishment/glory.