Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 46

Devanagari script

विधिं संपूज्य विधिवद्विविधैरुपहारकैः । विविधां लभते सिद्धिं विधीश्वरसमीपगाम्

Transliteration

vidhiṃ saṃpūjya vidhivadvividhairupahārakaiḥ | vividhāṃ labhate siddhiṃ vidhīśvarasamīpagām

Translation

Ayant honoré parfaitement Vidhi selon le rite prescrit, par des offrandes variées, on obtient des siddhis multiples, menant à la proximité de Vidhīśvara.

Word by Word

• विधिम्: Vidhi (Brahmā)/the deity Vidhi
• विधिम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विधि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• संपूज्य: having worshipped well
• संपूज्य: Kriya (Gerundial action/पूर्वक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम् + पूज् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्ययकृदन्त (absolutive/gerund), ‘having duly worshipped’

• विधिवत्: according to proper rite
• विधिवत्: Sambandha (Manner/प्रकार)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: विधिवत् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, प्रकारवाचक (adverb: ‘according to rule’)

• विविधैः: with various
• विविधैः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विविध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; विशेषणम् (qualifying उपहारकैः)

• उपहारकैः: by offerings
• उपहारकैः: Karana (Instrument/means/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: उपहारक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (करण), बहुवचन

• विविधाम्: varied, manifold
• विविधाम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विविध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषणम् (qualifying सिद्धिम्)

• लभते: obtains
• लभते: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: लभ् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (present), आत्मनेपद, प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन

• सिद्धिम्: success/attainment
• सिद्धिम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सिद्धि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• विधीश्वरसमीपगाम्: leading to the vicinity of Vidhīśvara
• विधीश्वरसमीपगाम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विधीश्वरसमीपगा (प्रातिपदिक: विधीश्वर + समीप + गा)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; समासः—विधीश्वरस्य समीपं गच्छति इति (उपपद-तत्पुरुष; ‘going/leading to the proximity of Vidhīśvara’)

Speaker

Skanda (deduced: Kāśī Khaṇḍa commonly Skanda → Agastya)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Vidhīśvara vicinity with Vidhi-pūjā

Type: temple

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A devotee performs a meticulous pūjā before a Brahmā-associated icon/altar (Vidhi), with trays of varied offerings; behind or adjacent stands a Śiva-liṅga labeled Vidhīśvara, suggesting the devotee’s movement toward the liṅga and divine proximity.

Characters & Entities

• Vidhi
• Vidhīśvara
• Kāśī

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Right method (vidhi) and generous offerings sanctify worship and mature into spiritual ‘siddhi’ and closeness to the Lord of sacred space.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The sphere of Vidhīśvara in Kāśī, approached through worship of Vidhi.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Perform vidhivat pūjā—rule-based worship—with multiple upahāras (offerings).