Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 92

Devanagari script

अनुग्राह्योऽसि नितरां ततो वरय दुर्लभम् । श्राणितं तदवैहि त्वं वद मा चिरयस्व भोः

Transliteration

anugrāhyo'si nitarāṃ tato varaya durlabham | śrāṇitaṃ tadavaihi tvaṃ vada mā cirayasva bhoḥ

Translation

Tu es hautement digne de Ma faveur; demande donc une grâce rare. Sache qu’elle t’est déjà accordée : parle, et ne tarde pas, ô bien-aimé.

Word by Word

• anugrāhyaḥ: worthy of grace
• anugrāhyaḥ: Karta (subject complement)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: anugrāhya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग; प्रथमा-विभक्ति; एकवचन; विधेय-विशेषण (worthy to be favored)

• asi: are
• asi: Kriyā (copula)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √as (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार; मध्यमपुरुष; एकवचन

• nitarām: exceedingly
• nitarām: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (adverb)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: nitarām (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; तीव्रार्थक क्रियाविशेषण (intensifying adverb)

• tataḥ: therefore/then
• tataḥ: Sambandha (sequence)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatas (अव्यय/तसिल्)
• Form: अव्यय; तसिल्-प्रत्ययान्त (ablatival adverb)

• varaya: choose/ask for
• varaya: Kriyā (command)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √vṛ (धातु, वृञ् वरणे)
• Form: लोट्-लकार (Imperative); मध्यमपुरुष; एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• durlabham: a rare (boon)
• durlabham: Karma (object)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: durlabha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; द्वितीया-विभक्ति; एकवचन; विशेषण (object of choosing)

• śrāṇitam: the granted (boon)/gift
• śrāṇitam: Karma (object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śrāṇita (प्रातिपदिक/कृदन्त)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति; एकवचन; (context: ‘given/granted thing/boon’)

• tat: that
• tat: Karma (object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम; नपुंसकलिङ्ग; द्वितीया-विभक्ति; एकवचन

• avaihi: know/understand
• avaihi: Kriyā (command)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ava-√i (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकार; मध्यमपुरुष; एकवचन; परस्मैपद (ava + ehi/ihi type: ‘know/understand’)

• tvam: you
• tvam: Karta (subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yusmad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम; प्रथमा-विभक्ति; एकवचन

• vada: say
• vada: Kriyā (command)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √vad (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकार; मध्यमपुरुष; एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• mā: do not
• mā: Sambandha (prohibition)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: mā (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निषेध (prohibitive particle)

• cirayasva: delay
• cirayasva: Kriyā (command)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √cir (धातु, चिरायते)
• Form: लोट्-लकार; मध्यमपुरुष; एकवचन; आत्मनेपद (cirayasva = ‘delay’)

• bhoḥ: O (sir)!
• bhoḥ: Sambodhana (address)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: bhoḥ (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; संबोधन-निपात (vocative particle)

Speaker

Śiva (Devadeva)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kāśī (Ānandavana/Avimukta)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Śiva, pleased, addresses the devotee with affectionate urgency, offering a rare boon already granted in intent; the devotee stands in humility, ready to speak.

Characters & Entities

• Śiva
• Boon (Vara)
• Kāśī
• Ānandavana

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Śiva’s grace responds swiftly to sincere devotion, empowering the devotee to ask even for rare spiritual attainments.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The setting remains Kāśī’s Ānandavana, where such immediate divine favor is highlighted.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No new ritual is prescribed; the verse emphasizes the boon-bestowing consequence of prior worship in Kāśī.