Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 100

Devanagari script

अद्य धन्योस्मि देवेश यं न पश्यति योगिनः । पश्यामि तं जगन्मूलं परमेश्वरमक्षयम्

Transliteration

adya dhanyosmi deveśa yaṃ na paśyati yoginaḥ | paśyāmi taṃ jaganmūlaṃ parameśvaramakṣayam

Translation

ഇന്ന് ഞാൻ ധന്യൻ, ഹേ ദേവേശാ! യോഗികളും കാണാത്ത ജഗന്മൂലമായ അക്ഷയ പരമേശ്വരനെ ഞാൻ ദർശിക്കുന്നു।

Word by Word

• अद्य: today/now
• अद्य: Avyaya (Adverb)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अद्य (अव्यय)
• Form: काल-अव्यय (Adverb of time: today/now)

• धन्यः: fortunate/blessed
• धन्यः: Karta (Subject complement)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: धन्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• अस्मि: I am
• अस्मि: Kriya (Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अस् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), उत्तमपुरुष (1st person), एकवचन (Singular), परस्मैपद (Parasmaipada)

• देवेश: O Lord of gods
• देवेश: Sambodhana (Address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक) + ईश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समासः षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (Genitive Tatpurusha: 'lord of gods'), पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), सम्बोधन-विभक्ति (Vocative), एकवचन (Singular)

• यम्: whom
• यम्: Karma (Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular), सम्बन्ध-सर्वनाम (Relative pronoun)

• न: not
• न: Avyaya (Negation)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेध (Negation particle)

• पश्यति: sees
• पश्यति: Kriya (Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दृश् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular), परस्मैपद (Parasmaipada)

• योगिनः: yogis
• योगिनः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: योगिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), बहुवचन (Plural)

• पश्यामि: I see
• पश्यामि: Kriya (Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दृश् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), उत्तमपुरुष (1st person), एकवचन (Singular), परस्मैपद (Parasmaipada)

• तम्: him
• तम्: Karma (Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular)

• जगन्मूलम्: root/source of the world
• जगन्मूलम्: Karma (Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जगत् (प्रातिपदिक) + मूल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समासः षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (Genitive Tatpurusha: 'root of the world'), नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular)

• परमेश्वरम्: the Supreme Lord
• परमेश्वरम्: Karma (Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: परम (प्रातिपदिक) + ईश्वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समासः कर्मधारय (Descriptive: 'supreme lord'), पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular)

• अक्षयम्: imperishable
• अक्षयम्: Visheshana (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अ (नञ्-प्रत्यय) + क्षय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular)

Speaker

Skanda (deduced, Kāśīkhaṇḍa context)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Viśveśvara in Kāśī (Avimukta)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Śiva (Devēśa)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A devotee at the threshold of a sanctum in Kāśī, overwhelmed with blessedness; within, the liṅga radiates as the cosmic root—subtle universe motifs (stars, lotus, rivers) emanate from it; distant yogins meditate, shown as unable to pierce the veil, while the devotee receives direct vision.

Characters & Entities

• Śiva
• Yogins
• Parameśvara

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Grace and sacred encounter can grant direct vision of the Supreme Lord, surpassing even difficult yogic attainments.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Kāśī (Vārāṇasī), repeatedly described in the Skanda Purāṇa as a place where Śiva’s presence becomes directly accessible.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None explicitly; the verse highlights darśana (beholding) as a fruit of devotion and divine favor.