Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 84

Devanagari script

देवा ऊचुः । धातरुत्तानपादस्य तनयेन सुवर्चसा । तपता तापिताः सर्वे त्रिलोकी तलवासिनः

Transliteration

devā ūcuḥ | dhātaruttānapādasya tanayena suvarcasā | tapatā tāpitāḥ sarve trilokī talavāsinaḥ

Translation

ទេវតាទាំងឡាយទូលថា៖ ‘ឱ ព្រះធាតា ព្រះសೃಷ್ಟិករ ដោយតបៈដ៏ក្តៅគគុករបស់ព្រះបុត្រដ៏ភ្លឺរលោងនៃឧត្តានបាទ អស់អ្នកស្ថិតនៅគ្រប់ជាន់នៃត្រីលោកកំពុងត្រូវបានដុតឆេះ។’

Word by Word

• devāḥ: the gods
• devāḥ: Karta (Speaker/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: deva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचनम्

• ūcuḥ: said
• ūcuḥ: Kriyā (Speech act/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vac (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (परोक्षभूत/Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचनम्; परस्मैपदम्

• dhātuḥ: of Dhātṛ (Brahmā)
• dhātuḥ: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dhātṛ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/षष्ठी), एकवचनम्; ‘of Dhātṛ (Brahmā)’

• uttānapādasya: of Uttānapāda
• uttānapādasya: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: uttānapāda (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, एकवचनम्

• tanayena: by the son
• tanayena: Karaṇa/Hetu (Agent-instrument/हेतु)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tanaya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचनम्

• suvarcasā: radiant, splendid
• suvarcasā: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: suvarcas (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचनम्; agrees with "tanayena"

• tapatā: by (him) doing penance
• tapatā: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: tapat (√tap, धातु; शतृ)
• Form: वर्तमानकृदन्त (शतृ), पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचनम्; agrees with "tanayena"—‘by (him) who is performing austerity’

• tāpitāḥ: tormented
• tāpitāḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (Predicate adjective/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: tāpita (√tap, धातु; णिच् + क्त)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचनम्; passive sense ‘made to suffer/tormented’

• sarve: all
• sarve: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचनम्; agrees with subject

• trilokī: the three worlds
• trilokī: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: trilokī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचनम्; collective ‘the three worlds’

• talavāsinaḥ: dwellers on the earth/plane
• talavāsinaḥ: Karta (Subject apposition/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tala-vāsin (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सप्तमी-तत्पुरुषः (तले वासिनः); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचनम्; apposition to ‘sarve’ (beings dwelling on the earth/plane)

Speaker

Devas

Characters & Entities

• Brahmā (Dhātṛ)
• Uttānapāda
• Dhruva
• Trilokī (three worlds)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Tapas is a real cosmic force: sincere austerity can transform worlds, compelling even devas to respond.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The verse occurs within the Kāśīkhaṇḍa’s Kashi-centered sacred narrative, but it focuses on Dhruva’s tapas rather than a local tirtha.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Tapas (austerity) is referenced as the operative spiritual discipline; no specific vrata details are given here.