Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 2

Devanagari script

स्कंद उवाच । शृणु कुंभज वक्ष्यामि नारदेन महात्मना । यत्कृतं तत्र गत्वाशु कैलासं शंकरालयम्

Transliteration

skaṃda uvāca | śṛṇu kuṃbhaja vakṣyāmi nāradena mahātmanā | yatkṛtaṃ tatra gatvāśu kailāsaṃ śaṃkarālayam

Translation

Skanda dit : Écoute, ô Kumbhaja (Agastya). Je vais te dire ce que fit le magnanime Nārada après s’être rendu promptement à Kailāsa, demeure de Śaṅkara.

Word by Word

• स्कन्दः: Skanda
• स्कन्दः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्कन्द (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• उवाच: said
• उवाच: Kriya (Verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन

• शृणु: listen
• शृणु: Prayojaka (Request/आज्ञा)
• Type: Verb
• Root: श्रु (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकार (Imperative), मध्यम-पुरुष (2nd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• कुम्भज: O pot-born one (Agastya)
• कुम्भज: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कुम्भ-ज (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति (Vocative), एकवचन

• वक्ष्यामि: I will tell
• वक्ष्यामि: Kriya (Verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: लृट्-लकार (Simple Future), उत्तम-पुरुष (1st person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• नारदेन: by Nārada
• नारदेन: Karana (Instrument/Agentive instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नारद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन

• महात्मना: great-souled
• महात्मना: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महात्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन; विशेषण (नारदेन)

• यत्: what (that which)
• यत्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; सम्बन्धक

• कृतम्: done
• कृतम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (Past Passive Participle), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; (यत्) विशेषण

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्यय (locative adverb)

• गत्वा: having gone
• गत्वा: Purvakala-kriya (Prior action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: गम् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (Absolutive/Gerund), अव्ययभाव

• आशु: quickly
• आशु: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: आशु (अव्यय)
• Form: काल/रीतिवाचक-अव्यय (adverb)

• कैलासम्: Kailāsa
• कैलासम्: Karma (Goal as object/गन्तव्य)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कैलास (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• शंकरालयम्: the abode of Śaṅkara
• शंकरालयम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शंकर-आलय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; (कैलासम्) विशेषण/अप्पोजिशन

Speaker

Skanda

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kailāsa

Type: peak

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Agastya (Kumbhaja)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Skanda begins the narration, addressing Agastya as Kumbhaja, promising to recount Nārada’s deeds upon reaching Kailāsa, Śaṅkara’s abode.

Characters & Entities

• Skanda
• Agastya
• Nārada
• Kailāsa
• Śaṅkara (Śiva)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Sacred listening (śravaṇa) to Purāṇic history is presented as a direct means to devotion and insight.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Kailāsa, the abode of Śiva (Śaṅkara), is highlighted as the divine locus of the upcoming teaching.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None explicitly; it is an invitation to hear the account.