Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 43

Devanagari script

श्रीमहादेव उवाच । बृहता तपसानेन बृहतां पतिरेध्यहो । नाम्ना बृहस्पतिरिति ग्रहेष्वर्च्योभव द्विज

Transliteration

śrīmahādeva uvāca | bṛhatā tapasānena bṛhatāṃ patiredhyaho | nāmnā bṛhaspatiriti graheṣvarcyobhava dvija

Translation

ശ്രീമഹാദേവൻ അരുളിച്ചെയ്തു—ഈ മഹത്തായ തപസ്സാൽ നീ മഹത്തുകളുടെ അധിപനായിരിക്ക. ‘ബൃഹസ്പതി’ എന്ന നാമത്തിൽ, ഹേ ദ്വിജാ, ഗ്രഹങ്ങളിൽ പൂജ്യനാകുക.

Word by Word

• श्रीमहादेवः: Śrī Mahādeva
• श्रीमहादेवः: Karta (Speaker/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्री+महादेव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा विभक्ति; एकवचन

• उवाच: said
• उवाच: Kriya (Speech act/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect); परस्मैपद; प्रथमपुरुष; एकवचन

• बृहता: by great
• बृहता: Karana (Instrument-qualifier/करणविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: बृहत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग/पुंलिङ्ग; तृतीया विभक्ति; एकवचन; तपसा इति विशेषण

• तपसा: austerity
• तपसा: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तपस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; तृतीया विभक्ति; एकवचन

• अनेन: by this
• अनेन: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम; पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग; तृतीया विभक्ति; एकवचन

• बृहताम्: of the great ones
• बृहताम्: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: बृहत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; षष्ठी विभक्ति; बहुवचन

• पतिः: lord
• पतिः: Karta (Predicate nominative/कर्तृपद)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा विभक्ति; एकवचन

• एधि: become
• एधि: Kriya (Command/आज्ञा)
• Type: Verb
• Root: एध् (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative); परस्मैपद; मध्यमपुरुष; एकवचन

• अहो: indeed!, oh!
• अहो: Sambandha (Exclamation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अहो (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; विस्मय/सम्बोधनार्थक (exclamatory particle)

• नाम्ना: by name
• नाम्ना: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नामन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; तृतीया विभक्ति; एकवचन

• बृहस्पतिः: Bṛhaspati
• बृहस्पतिः: Karta (Predicate nominative/कर्तृपद)
• Type: Noun
• Root: बृहस्+पति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा विभक्ति; एकवचन

• इति: thus
• इति: Sambandha (Quotation marker/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; इति-शब्दः (quotative)

• ग्रहेषु: among the planets
• ग्रहेषु: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ग्रह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; सप्तमी विभक्ति (Locative); बहुवचन

• अर्च्यः: worthy of worship
• अर्च्यः: Karta (Predicate adjective/कर्तृविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अर्च्य (प्रातिपदिक; यत्-प्रत्ययान्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा विभक्ति; एकवचन; विधेय-विशेषण (worthy of worship)

• भव: be
• भव: Kriya (Command/आज्ञा)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative); परस्मैपद; मध्यमपुरुष; एकवचन

• द्विज: O twice-born (brāhmaṇa)
• द्विज: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्विज (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; सम्बोधन विभक्ति (Vocative); एकवचन

Speaker

Śiva (Mahādeva)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kāśī-Avimukta

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Śaunaka and sages

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Śiva speaks directly, naming the sage ‘Bṛhaspati’ and appointing him as venerable among the grahas; a celestial aura suggests planetary order and guruhood.

Characters & Entities

• Śrī Mahādeva
• Bṛhaspati
• Grahas

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Austerity (tapas) offered with devotion culminates in divine appointment—Śiva elevates the devotee to a cosmic role.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The teaching occurs within the Kāśīkhaṇḍa framework, reflecting Kāśī’s tradition of Śiva as bestower of siddhi and status.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Tapas (austerity) is affirmed as the cause of attainment; no specific vow details are enumerated in this verse.