Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 94

Devanagari script

इति विष्णोर्वरं श्रुत्वा देवदेवो जगत्पतिः । उवाच च प्रसन्नात्मा तथाऽस्तु मधुसूदन

Transliteration

iti viṣṇorvaraṃ śrutvā devadevo jagatpatiḥ | uvāca ca prasannātmā tathā'stu madhusūdana

Translation

かくしてヴィシュヌの授けた恩寵の言葉を聞くと、神々の神にして世界の主は、心喜びて言った。「そのとおりあれ、マドゥスーダナよ。」

Word by Word

• iti: thus
• iti: Sambandha (Discourse marker/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: iti (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, उद्धरण-समाप्त्यर्थक निपात

• viṣṇoḥ: of Viṣṇu
• viṣṇoḥ: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: viṣṇu (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, एकवचन

• varam: boon
• varam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• śrutvā: having heard
• śrutvā: Kriyā (Gerundial action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: śru (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (अव्ययकृदन्त), पूर्वकालिक क्रिया; ‘having heard’

• devadevaḥ: the god of gods
• devadevaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: deva-deva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; समासः—देवः एव देवः (कर्मधारयः)

• jagatpatiḥ: lord of the world
• jagatpatiḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: jagat-pati (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; समासः—जगत् + पति (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः)

• uvāca: said
• uvāca: Kriyā (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vac (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (परोक्षभूत/परफेक्ट), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (Conjunction/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, समुच्चयार्थक निपात

• prasannātmā: one whose mind is pleased
• prasannātmā: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: prasanna-ātman (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; समासः—प्रसन्नः आत्मा यस्य सः (बहुव्रीहिः)

• tathā: so, thus
• tathā: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tathā (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, क्रियाविशेषण

• astu: let it be
• astu: Kriyā (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: as (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (आज्ञार्थ), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद

• madhusūdana: O slayer of Madhu
• madhusūdana: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: madhu-sūdana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन, एकवचन; समासः—मधु + सूदन (कर्म-तत्पुरुषः)

Speaker

Śiva (Devadeva)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A calm divine assembly: Viṣṇu speaks a boon; Śiva, pleased, grants assent—‘tathāstu’. The moment is serene, emphasizing concord rather than spectacle.

Characters & Entities

• Viṣṇu
• Śiva (Devadeva)
• Madhusūdana

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

The sanctity of Kāśī and its promised merits are affirmed through divine consensus—Śiva ratifies the declaration.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Kāśī is the implied setting and subject of the preceding boon being confirmed.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No new ritual is prescribed here; the verse records Śiva’s approval of the previously stated merits.