Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 14

Devanagari script

इत्थं वरस्तया लब्धः काश्यामादित्यतो मुने । अपरश्च वरो दत्तस्तस्यै देवेन भास्वता

Transliteration

itthaṃ varastayā labdhaḥ kāśyāmādityato mune | aparaśca varo dattastasyai devena bhāsvatā

Translation

ഹേ മുനേ, ഇങ്ങനെ കാശിയിൽ അവൾ ആദിത്യനിൽ നിന്നു ഈ വരം ലഭിച്ചു; പിന്നെ ആ ദീപ്തിമാൻ ദേവൻ അവൾക്കു മറ്റൊരു വരവും പ്രസാദിച്ചു।

Word by Word

• इत्थम्: thus, in this manner
• इत्थम्: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इत्थम् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; प्रकारवाचक क्रियाविशेषण (adverb of manner)

• वरः: boon
• वरः: Karta (Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), एकवचन (Singular)

• तया: by her
• तया: Karana (Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• लब्धः: obtained
• लब्धः: Kriyā (Predicate/Verbal adjective)
• Type: Verb
• Root: लभ् (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (past passive participle, क्त); पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा, एकवचन; ‘वरः’ इति पदस्य विशेषणरूपेण

• काश्याम्: in Kāśī
• काश्याम्: Adhikaraṇa (Location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: काशी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative), एकवचन

• आदित्यतः: from the Sun (Āditya)
• आदित्यतः: Apādāna (Source)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आदित्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; पञ्चमी-विभक्ति (Ablative), एकवचन

• मुने: O sage
• मुने: Sambodhana (Address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुनि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; सम्बोधन-प्रथमा (Vocative), एकवचन

• अपरः: another
• अपरः: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अपर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा, एकवचन; ‘वरः’ इति विशेष्यस्य विशेषणम्

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयार्थक निपात (conjunction)

• वरः: boon
• वरः: Karta (Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा, एकवचन

• दत्तः: given
• दत्तः: Kriyā (Predicate/Verbal adjective)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दा (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (past passive participle, क्त); पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा, एकवचन; ‘वरः’ इति पदस्य विशेषणरूपेण

• तस्यै: to her
• तस्यै: Sampradāna (Recipient)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; चतुर्थी-विभक्ति (Dative), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• देवेन: by the god
• देवेन: Karana (Agent/Instrument in passive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental), एकवचन

• भास्वता: shining, radiant
• भास्वता: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: भास्वत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; ‘देवेन’ इति पदस्य विशेषणम्

Speaker

Skanda (deduced Kāśīkhaṇḍa narration to Agastya)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kāśī (Avimukta-kṣetra) with Āditya-sthāna near Viśveśvara

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Muni (sage) addressed as ‘mune’

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A devotee-woman (pativratā) in Kāśī receives boons from the radiant Sun near the Viśveśvara sacred zone; the atmosphere is dawn-lit, with golden rays touching temple spires and ghāṭa steps.

Characters & Entities

• Kāśī
• Āditya (Sūrya)
• Pāñcālī

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Kāśī magnifies sincere worship; the devas respond with multiple forms of protection and prosperity rooted in dharma.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Kāśī (Vārāṇasī), explicitly named as the locus of the Sun’s boon-giving grace.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Implicit endorsement of Āditya-upāsanā (Sun worship) performed in Kāśī.