Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 28

Devanagari script

तव प्रसन्नोस्मीशान कर्मणानेन सुव्रत । गुरुणानन्यपूर्वेण ममातिप्रीतिकारिणा

Transliteration

tava prasannosmīśāna karmaṇānena suvrata | guruṇānanyapūrveṇa mamātiprītikāriṇā

Translation

‘ഈശാനാ! ഈ കര്‍മ്മംകൊണ്ട് ഞാൻ നിന്നിൽ പ്രസന്നനാണ്, ഹേ സുവ്രത; ഗുരുസമമായ, മുമ്പൊരിക്കലും ഉണ്ടായിട്ടില്ലാത്ത ഈ സേവനം എനിക്ക് അത്യന്തം പ്രീതിയുണ്ടാക്കി.’

Word by Word

• tava: of you/your
• tava: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tvad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी, एकवचन; सर्वनाम — Genitive, Singular; pronoun

• prasannaḥ: pleased
• prasannaḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: pra-√sad (धातु) + kta (कृत्) → prasanna (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन — Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• asmi: I am
• asmi: Kriyā (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √as (धातु)
• Form: लट् (परस्मैपद), उत्तमपुरुष, एकवचन — Present, 1st person, Singular

• īśāna: O Īśāna
• īśāna: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: īśāna (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, संबोधन, एकवचन — Masculine, Vocative, Singular

• karmaṇā: by the act/deed
• karmaṇā: Karaṇa (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: karman (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन — Neuter, Instrumental, Singular

• anena: by this
• anena: Karaṇa (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: idam (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन; सर्वनाम — Neuter, Instrumental, Singular; pronoun

• suvrata: O good-vowed one
• suvrata: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: su-vrata (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, संबोधन, एकवचन — Masculine, Vocative, Singular

• guruṇā: by the teacher / by the venerable one
• guruṇā: Karaṇa (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: guru (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन — Masculine, Instrumental, Singular

• ananya-pūrveṇa: by (a deed) unprecedented/without prior equal
• ananya-pūrveṇa: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ananya (प्रातिपदिक) + pūrva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन; विशेषण — Instrumental, Singular; adjectival (pūrva-śabda)

• mama: of me/my
• mama: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी, एकवचन; सर्वनाम — Genitive, Singular; pronoun

• ati-prīti-kāriṇā: by (that which is) causing great delight
• ati-prīti-kāriṇā: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ati (अव्यय) + prīti (प्रातिपदिक) + kārin (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन; विशेषण — Masculine, Instrumental, Singular; adjectival

Speaker

Viśveśvara/Śiva

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kāśī

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Īśāna

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Śiva, serene and radiant, addresses Īśāna with a gesture of approval; Īśāna stands with folded hands, embodying disciplined vow and humble service; the sanctum is calm after the intense abhiṣeka.

Characters & Entities

• Īśāna
• Viśveśvara
• Śiva

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Unprecedented, disciplined service and devotion can win the Lord’s special pleasure and readiness to bless.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The setting is Kāśī; the chapter proceeds toward establishing the greatness and name of Śiva-tīrtha/Jñānoda.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No new ritual is prescribed here; it affirms the merit of disciplined vrata and exemplary devotional service.