Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 29

Devanagari script

इति प्रतिज्ञां तस्येशः श्रुत्वा कृतममन्यत । कृतकृत्यमिवात्यंतं तं मुदा प्रत्युवाच च

Transliteration

iti pratijñāṃ tasyeśaḥ śrutvā kṛtamamanyata | kṛtakṛtyamivātyaṃtaṃ taṃ mudā pratyuvāca ca

Translation

ಅವನ ಪ್ರತಿಜ್ಞೆಯನ್ನು ಕೇಳಿ ಈಶ್ವರನು ಅದನ್ನು ನೆರವೇರಿದಂತೆಯೇ ಎಣಿಸಿದನು. ತನ್ನ ಉದ್ದೇಶ ಸಂಪೂರ್ಣ ಸಿದ್ಧಿಸಿದಂತಾಗಿ, ಆನಂದದಿಂದ ಅವನಿಗೆ ಪ್ರತಿಯುತ್ತರ ನೀಡಿದನು.

Word by Word

• इति: thus
• इति: Discourse marker
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: इत्यादि-परामर्शक-अव्यय (quotative particle)

• प्रतिज्ञाम्: vow / promise
• प्रतिज्ञाम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रतिज्ञा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (कर्म), एकवचन

• तस्य: of him
• तस्य: Shashthi-sambandha (Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• ईशः: the Lord
• ईशः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ईश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• श्रुत्वा: having heard
• श्रुत्वा: Purvakala-kriya (Prior action)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: श्रु (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्यय (gerund): 'having heard'

• कृतम्: (it) done / as done
• कृतम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कृ (धातु) + कृत (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (कर्म), एकवचन; भूतकृदन्त (क्त)

• अमन्यत: considered / thought
• अमन्यत: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: मन् (धातु)
• Form: लङ्-लकार (Imperfect/Past), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन, आत्मनेपद

• कृतकृत्यम्: one who has accomplished his task
• कृतकृत्यम्: Visheshana (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कृत + कृत्य (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; समासः कर्मधारय (कृतं कृत्यं यस्य/कृतकृत्यः) — अत्र नपुंसक-रूपेण उपमेयत्वात्

• इव: as if
• इव: Upama-marker
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इव (अव्यय)
• Form: उपमार्थक-अव्यय (particle of comparison)

• अत्यन्तम्: exceedingly
• अत्यन्तम्: Adverbial modifier
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अत्यन्त (अव्यय/प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: क्रियाविशेषण-अव्यय (adverb: 'exceedingly')

• तम्: him
• तम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (कर्म), एकवचन

• मुदा: with joy
• मुदा: Karana (Instrument/Means)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुद्/मुदा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (करण), एकवचन; भाववाचक

• प्रत्युवाच: replied
• प्रत्युवाच: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्रति + वच् (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद

• च: and
• च: Conjunction
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-अव्यय (conjunction)

Speaker

Narrator voice within the Kāśīkhaṇḍa passage (describing the Lord’s response; exact narrator not in snippet)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kāśī (Viśveśvara-kṣetra)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: The Lord, hearing the vow, smiles with serene joy, as if the task is already completed; the devotee stands attentive, the battlefield tension replaced by calm certainty.

Characters & Entities

• Īśa

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

A sincere vow made in devotion is met by divine assurance; the Lord’s grace turns intention into inevitability.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The narrative belongs to the Kāśī-khaṇḍa (Vārāṇasī/Kāśī Māhātmya), though this verse is a narrative transition rather than site-description.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None.