Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 34

Devanagari script

अथोक्ता शंभुना देवी मृडान्युत्तिष्ठ भामिनि । किमपूर्णं तवास्त्यत्र वदसौ भाग्यसुंदरि

Transliteration

athoktā śaṃbhunā devī mṛḍānyuttiṣṭha bhāmini | kimapūrṇaṃ tavāstyatra vadasau bhāgyasuṃdari

Translation

Alors Śambhu dit à la Déesse : «Ô douce Mṛḍānī, relève-toi, ô belle. Qu’est-ce qui demeure ici inachevé pour toi ? Dis-le-moi, ô beauté parée de bonne fortune.»

Word by Word

• अथ: then
• अथ: Sambandha (Discourse connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अथ (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (अनन्तर/sequence particle)

• उक्ता: (she was) addressed, spoken to
• उक्ता: Karta (Subject of passive/कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: क्त (past passive participle), स्त्रीलिङ्ग (feminine), प्रथमा (nominative/1st), एकवचन (singular)

• शंभुना: by Śambhu
• शंभुना: Karaṇa (Agent-instrument in passive/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शंभु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (masculine), तृतीया (instrumental/3rd), एकवचन (singular)

• देवी: the Goddess
• देवी: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देवी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (feminine), प्रथमा (nominative/1st), एकवचन (singular)

• मृडानि: O Mṛḍānī
• मृडानि: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मृडानी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (feminine), सम्बोधन (vocative), एकवचन (singular)

• उत्तिष्ठ: rise, stand up
• उत्तिष्ठ: Kriyā (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्था (धातु) + उत् (उपसर्ग)
• Form: लोट् (आज्ञार्थ/imperative), मध्यमपुरुष (2nd person), एकवचन (singular), परस्मैपद

• भामिनि: O lovely/bright one
• भामिनि: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भामिनी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (feminine), सम्बोधन (vocative), एकवचन (singular)

• किम्: what?
• किम्: Karman/Prashna (Interrogative complement/प्रश्न)
• Type: Noun
• Root: किम् (सर्वनाम/प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (neuter), प्रथमा/द्वितीया (nom./acc.), एकवचन (singular)

• अपूर्णम्: incomplete, lacking
• अपूर्णम्: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अपूर्ण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (neuter), प्रथमा/द्वितीया (nom./acc.), एकवचन (singular); विशेषण (adjective)

• तव: of you, your
• तव: Sambandha (Possessor/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम/प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (genitive/6th), एकवचन (singular)

• अस्ति: is
• अस्ति: Kriyā (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अस् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (वर्तमान/present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (singular), परस्मैपद

• अत्र: here
• अत्र: Adhikaraṇa (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (देशवाचक/adverb of place)

• वद: tell, speak
• वद: Kriyā (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वद् (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (आज्ञार्थ/imperative), मध्यमपुरुष (2nd person), एकवचन (singular), परस्मैपद

• असौ: this/that (one)
• असौ: Sambandha (Deictic/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: असद्/अदस् (सर्वनाम/प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/स्त्रीलिङ्ग (masc./fem. demonstrative), प्रथमा (nominative/1st), एकवचन (singular)

• भाग्यसुन्दरि: O fortunate beautiful one
• भाग्यसुन्दरि: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भाग्य (प्रातिपदिक) + सुन्दरि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (feminine), सम्बोधन (vocative), एकवचन (singular)

Speaker

Śiva (Śambhu)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kāśī

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Ṛṣis (frame); in-scene listener is Devī

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Śiva speaks gently: 'Rise, Mṛḍānī… what is unfulfilled here?' Devī is being lifted from prostration into dialogue; the mood is calm, affectionate, and instructive.

Characters & Entities

• Śambhu (Śiva)
• Devī (Mṛḍānī/Pārvatī)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

The Lord is compassionate and attentive; He asks the devotee directly what is lacking and offers fulfillment.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Kāśī is the devotional backdrop in the Kāśī Khaṇḍa, portraying it as a realm of intimate Śiva–Śakti discourse.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None explicitly; the focus is on assurance (anugraha) and divine responsiveness.