Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 18

Devanagari script

सर्वैश्वर्यगुणोपेता सर्वज्ञानमयी शुभा । सर्वगा सर्वरूपा च सर्वदृक्सर्वकारिणी

Transliteration

sarvaiśvaryaguṇopetā sarvajñānamayī śubhā | sarvagā sarvarūpā ca sarvadṛksarvakāriṇī

Translation

അവൾ സർവൈശ്വര്യഗുണസമ്പന്ന, സർവജ്ഞാനമയി, ശുഭസ്വരൂപിണി. അവൾ സർവവ്യാപിനി, സർവരൂപധാരിണി, സർവദർശിനി, സർവകാര്യസാധിനി.

Word by Word

• सर्वैश्वर्यगुणोपेता: endowed with all powers and qualities
• सर्वैश्वर्यगुणोपेता: Visheshana (Predicate adjective)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक) + ऐश्वर्य (प्रातिपदिक) + गुण (प्रातिपदिक) + उपेत (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; √इ 'to go' with उप-; 'endowed')
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्गे, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन; बहुपद-तत्पुरुष (endowed with all lordly qualities)

• सर्वज्ञानमयी: made of all knowledge; omniscient in essence
• सर्वज्ञानमयी: Visheshana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक) + ज्ञान (प्रातिपदिक) + मय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्गे, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; तत्पुरुष ('consisting of all knowledge')

• शुभा: auspicious
• शुभा: Visheshana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शुभ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्गे, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• सर्वगा: all-pervading
• सर्वगा: Visheshana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक) + ग (प्रातिपदिक; from √गम्)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्गे, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; तत्पुरुष ('going everywhere')

• सर्वरूपा: of all forms
• सर्वरूपा: Visheshana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक) + रूप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्गे, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; तत्पुरुष ('having all forms')

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-बोधक अव्यय (conjunction)

• सर्वदृक्: all-seeing
• सर्वदृक्: Visheshana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक) + दृश् (धातु) → दृक् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्गे, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; तत्पुरुष ('seeing all')

• सर्वकारिणी: doer of all
• सर्वकारिणी: Visheshana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक) + कृ (धातु) → कारिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्गे, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; तत्पुरुष ('doing all')

Speaker

Skanda (deduced: Kāśīkhaṇḍa commonly Skanda speaking to Agastya)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kāśī

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Śaunaka and ṛṣis

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A radiant Devī figure embodying omnipresence: multiple subtle forms within her aura—rivers, stars, beings—while her gaze encompasses all directions; hands suggest protection and bestowal.

Characters & Entities

• Īśvarī
• Śakti

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

The divine feminine (Īśvarī/Śakti) is portrayed as omniscient, omnipresent, and the effective power behind all actions.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Within the Kāśīkhaṇḍa framework, Kāśī is implied as the sacred field where Īśvarī’s all-pervading presence is contemplated.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No direct ritual is stated; it is a hymn-like characterization of Īśvarī.