Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 35

Devanagari script

वरं ब्रूहि प्रसन्नोस्मि स्वप्नशंकां त्यज द्विज । तव सत्त्ववतः किंचिन्मयादेयं न किंचन

Transliteration

varaṃ brūhi prasannosmi svapnaśaṃkāṃ tyaja dvija | tava sattvavataḥ kiṃcinmayādeyaṃ na kiṃcana

Translation

«Dis ton vœu ; je suis comblé. Renonce au doute que ceci soit un songe, ô deux‑fois‑né. Pour toi, riche de vraie vertu, il n’est rien que je ne puisse accorder».

Word by Word

• वरम्: a boon
• वरम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (कर्म), एकवचन; accusative singular (object)

• ब्रूहि: tell (me)
• ब्रूहि: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ब्रू (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकार (आज्ञार्थ), मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन; imperative 2nd sg

• प्रसन्नः: pleased
• प्रसन्नः: Kartā (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्रसन्न (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; nominative singular (predicate adjective)

• अस्मि: I am
• अस्मि: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अस् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (वर्तमान), उत्तमपुरुष, एकवचन; present 1st sg

• स्वप्नशङ्काम्: doubt about a dream
• स्वप्नशङ्काम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्वप्न (प्रातिपदिक) + शङ्का (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; तत्पुरुष-समास (स्वप्ने शङ्का = dream-doubt); accusative singular

• त्यज: abandon
• त्यज: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: त्यज् (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकार (आज्ञार्थ), मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन; imperative 2nd sg

• द्विज: O twice-born (brahmin)
• द्विज: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्विज (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-प्रथमा, एकवचन; vocative singular (address)

• तव: of you/your
• तव: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; genitive singular (of you)

• सत्त्ववतः: of the virtuous/possessing goodness
• सत्त्ववतः: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सत्त्ववत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; genitive singular (qualifying ‘तव’)

• किञ्चित्: something
• किञ्चित्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: किञ्चित् (प्रातिपदिक/सर्वनाम)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; indeclinable-like pronoun used as ‘something/anything’

• मया: by me
• मया: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; instrumental singular (by me)

• देयम्: to be given (as a gift)
• देयम्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दा (धातु) + यत् (कृत्-प्रत्यय)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विधेय-विशेषण; ‘देय’ = to be given (gerundive/भाव्य)

• न: not
• न: Sambandha (Particle/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेध-अव्यय; negation particle

• किञ्चन: anything (at all)
• किञ्चन: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: किञ्चन (प्रातिपदिक/सर्वनाम)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; ‘anything at all’ (emphatic)

Speaker

Caṇḍikā (Devī)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Avimukta-Kāśī

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: a dvija ascetic (disciple of Hiraṇyagarbha)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A serene boon-giving moment: the Lord, calm and radiant, addresses a learned dvija, dispelling his doubt and inviting him to ask a boon; the setting suggests Kāśī’s sanctity—ghāṭs, lamps, and a subtle aura of Avimukta.

Characters & Entities

• Caṇḍikā (Devī)
• Dvija (Vasiṣṭha implied)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

When virtue and purity are present, divine grace is unobstructed; doubt should be relinquished.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The ongoing Kāśī Kedāra-kṣetra Mahatmya, where the deity promises boon-bestowal.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No direct ritual; the instruction is mental and ethical—cast off doubt and stand in sattva.