Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 81

Devanagari script

सर्वेंद्रजालिकी विद्या त्वदधीना भविष्यति । सर्वकर्मसु कौशल्यं सर्वबुद्धिवरिष्ठताम्

Transliteration

sarveṃdrajālikī vidyā tvadadhīnā bhaviṣyati | sarvakarmasu kauśalyaṃ sarvabuddhivariṣṭhatām

Translation

Toute vidyā d’adresse merveilleuse et de māyā sera sous ta dépendance. En toute entreprise tu posséderas l’excellence, et tu atteindras la suprême supériorité de l’intellect.

Word by Word

• सर्वेन्द्रजालिकी: all-magical/possessing every kind of illusion
• सर्वेन्द्रजालिकी: Karta (Subject-qualifier/कर्ता-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व + इन्द्रजालिक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; विशेषणम् (qualifier)

• विद्या: knowledge; magical science
• विद्या: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विद्या (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• त्वदधीना: dependent on you
• त्वदधीना: Karta (Subject-qualifier/कर्ता-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: त्वद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) + अधीन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; विशेषणम्

• भविष्यति: will be
• भविष्यति: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: लृट्-लकार (Simple Future), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन

• सर्वकर्मसु: in all actions/works
• सर्वकर्मसु: Adhikarana (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व + कर्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), बहुवचन; अधिकरणम् (locus)

• कौशल्यं: skill; proficiency
• कौशल्यं: Karta (Predicate-noun/कर्ता-समानााधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कौशल्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन; (अत्र प्रथमा—वाक्ये विधेय-भावः)

• सर्वबुद्धिवरिष्ठताम्: the highest excellence of intellect in every way
• सर्वबुद्धिवरिष्ठताम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व + बुद्धि (प्रातिपदिक) + वरिष्ठता (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; कर्म (object)

Speaker

Skanda (deduced, Kāśīkhaṇḍa context)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kāśī (Avimukta-kṣetra)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A deity or great Śaiva bestows a boon upon a devoted worshipper; the devotee is shown with tools of craft and symbols of learning, while Kāśī’s ghāṭs and a liṅga-shrine glow behind.

Characters & Entities

• Kāśī

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Knowledge and extraordinary capacities are framed as subordinate to the devotee’s dharmic purpose, not as ends in themselves.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Kāśī remains the implied sacred environment in which such gifts are narrated and valued.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; the verse describes capacities granted through divine favor.