Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 9

Devanagari script

अवश्यमेव यद्भाव्यं तद्भूतं नात्र संशयः । परं मां बाधतेत्यंतं चिंतैका चित्तमाथिनी

Transliteration

avaśyameva yadbhāvyaṃ tadbhūtaṃ nātra saṃśayaḥ | paraṃ māṃ bādhatetyaṃtaṃ ciṃtaikā cittamāthinī

Translation

Ce qui doit advenir adviendra assurément—il n’y a là aucun doute. Pourtant une seule pensée me tourmente cruellement, bouleversant et brassant mon esprit.

Word by Word

• अवश्यम्: certainly; necessarily
• अवश्यम्: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अवश्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययीभावेन प्रयुक्तम्; क्रियाविशेषण (certainly/necessarily)

• एव: indeed
• एव: Sambandha (Particle/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात; अवधारण

• यत्: that which
• यत्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; सम्बन्धसूचक

• भाव्यम्: destined to happen
• भाव्यम्: Visheshana (Adjectival/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: यत्-प्रत्ययान्त (future passive participle/gerundive); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; ‘to be’

• तत्: that
• तत्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; निर्देश

• भूतम्: has occurred; has become
• भूतम्: Kriya (Predicative/विधेय)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past passive participle); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; ‘has become’

• न: not
• न: Sambandha (Negation/निषेध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेध

• अत्र: here; in this matter
• अत्र: Adhikarana (Locative sense/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; देशवाचक

• संशयः: doubt
• संशयः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: संशय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• परम्: however
• परम्: Sambandha (Discourse link/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: परम् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; विरोध/अपवादार्थे (but/however)

• माम्: me
• माम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• बाधते: troubles; afflicts
• बाधते: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: बाध् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; आत्मनेपद

• इति: thus
• इति: Sambandha (Quotative/इति)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; इत्यादि-उद्धरणसूचक (quotative)

• अन्तम्: to the end; extremely
• अन्तम्: Karma (Extent/कर्म-प्रवृत्तिनिमित्त)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अन्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; अवधी/पर्यन्त (up to the end)

• चिन्ता: worry; thought
• चिन्ता: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चिन्ता (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• एका: single; one
• एका: Visheshana (Adjectival/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: एक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषण

• चित्त-माथिनी: mind-agitating
• चित्त-माथिनी: Visheshana (Adjectival/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: चित्त (प्रातिपदिक) + माथिन्/माथिनी (प्रातिपदिक; √मथ्)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषण (one that churns/agitate the mind)

Speaker

Nārada (implied, responding to Śiva)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kāśī

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: audience; within scene, Śambhu is addressed by the sage

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A sage who agrees with destiny yet appears troubled—brow slightly furrowed, hand on chest—signaling an unresolved question; the teacher’s calm presence contrasts the churned mind.

Characters & Entities

• Nārada (implied)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Acceptance of inevitability is wisdom, yet the mind may still suffer—prompting the seeker to bring even subtle distress into the light of divine guidance.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No specific tīrtha is named; it is a psychological-spiritual moment within the Kāśī Khaṇḍa’s Śaiva dialogue.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; it expresses an inner state (cintā) and the need for counsel.