Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 83
Devanagari script
अतिलोकोत्तरं कर्म तत्सर्वं वेत्स्यसि स्वयम्
Transliteration
atilokottaraṃ karma tatsarvaṃ vetsyasi svayam
Translation
汝はみずから、常の諸世界を超えた一切の業と働きを知るであろう。すなわち世の尺度を超越する行いである。
Word by Word
अतिलोकोत्तरम्beyond the worlds; transcendent
अतिलोकोत्तरम्:
Karma (Object-qualifier/कर्म-विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootअति (अव्यय) + लोकोत्तर (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन; विशेषणम्
कर्मdeed; act
कर्म:
Karma (Object/कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootकर्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; कर्म
तत्that
तत्:
Karma (Object-determiner/कर्म-निर्देशक)
TypeAdjective
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; विशेषणम्
सर्वम्all
सर्वम्:
Karma (Object-qualifier/कर्म-विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootसर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; विशेषणम्
वेत्स्यसिyou will know
वेत्स्यसि:
Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootविद् (धातु)
Formलृट्-लकार (Simple Future), मध्यमपुरुष (2nd person), एकवचन
स्वयम्by yourself
स्वयम्:
Kartṛ-visheṣaṇa (Agent-modifier/कर्ता-विशेषण)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootस्वयम् (अव्यय)
Formस्वार्थक-अव्यय (emphatic/reflexive adverb)
Speaker
Skanda (deduced, Kāśīkhaṇḍa context)
Tirtha Mahatmya
Tirtha: Kāśī (Avimukta-kṣetra)
Type: kshetra
Visual Art Cues
Scene: A visionary tableau: the devotee perceives subtle ‘workings’—threads of karma, cosmic gears, yantras, and luminous pathways beyond the visible world—emanating from the liṅga.
Characters & Entities
K
KāśīFAQs
The text elevates dharmic mastery toward the transcendent, indicating that divine grace can reveal realities beyond ordinary experience.
Kāśī is the broader sacred canvas of the Kāśīkhaṇḍa, where transcendent themes are frequently celebrated.
None; the verse is a concise declaration of transcendent knowledge.