Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 33

Devanagari script

पातालं चानयामोर्ध्वमधो दध्मोथवा दिवम् । एकमेव हि वा ग्रासं गगनं करवामहे

Transliteration

pātālaṃ cānayāmordhvamadho dadhmothavā divam | ekameva hi vā grāsaṃ gaganaṃ karavāmahe

Translation

「我らはパーターラを上へ引き上げ、あるいは天界を下へ押し下げる。まこと、虚空そのものを一口の糧として呑み込むことさえできる。」

Word by Word

• pātālam: the netherworld (Pātāla)
• pātālam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pātāla (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (कर्म), एकवचन

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

• anayāma: we bring/lead
• anayāma: Kriyā (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √nī (नी) (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (वर्तमान), उत्तमपुरुष, बहुवचन; परस्मैपद

• ūrdhvam: upwards
• ūrdhvam: Adhikaraṇa (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ūrdhva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: क्रियाविशेषण-अव्यय (adverb)

• adhas: downwards
• adhas: Adhikaraṇa (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: adhas (अव्यय)
• Form: क्रियाविशेषण-अव्यय (adverb)

• dadhmaḥ: we blow (away)/we puff
• dadhmaḥ: Kriyā (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √dhmā (ध्मा) (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (वर्तमान), उत्तमपुरुष, बहुवचन; परस्मैपद

• athavā: or else
• athavā: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: athavā (अव्यय)
• Form: विकल्प-अव्यय (disjunctive particle)

• divam: heaven/sky
• divam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: div (दिव्) (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• ekam: one/single
• ekam: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: eka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण (grāsam इत्यस्य)

• eva: indeed/only
• eva: Sambandha (Emphasis/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारण-अव्यय (emphatic particle)

• hi: for/indeed
• hi: Sambandha (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: hi (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle; causal/emphatic)

• vā: or
• vā: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: vā (अव्यय)
• Form: विकल्प-अव्यय (disjunctive particle)

• grāsam: a mouthful; a gulp
• grāsam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: grāsa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• gaganam: the sky
• gaganam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: gagana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• karavāmahe: we make/do
• karavāmahe: Kriyā (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √kṛ (कृ) (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (वर्तमान), उत्तमपुरुष, बहुवचन; आत्मनेपद

Speaker

Gaṇas/Pramathas (quoted speech within Skanda’s narration)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Avimukta-Kāśī (Vārāṇasī)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Fierce gaṇa-attendants proclaiming impossible cosmic feats—lifting Pātāla, pushing down Svarga, swallowing the sky—set against a smoky, flame-lit Kāśī skyline.

Characters & Entities

• Pātāla
• Diva (Heaven)
• Gagana (Sky)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

The cosmos is not to be manipulated by ego; Dharma and divine sovereignty restrain even the strongest forces.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Kāśī remains the narrative sacred center of the Kāśīkhaṇḍa, though the verse speaks in cosmic imagery.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None.