Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 11

Devanagari script

विनतोवाच । तथा कुरु यथा प्रीतिस्तवास्ति पवनाशिनि । अथ तां विनतामाह कद्रूः कुटिलमानसा

Transliteration

vinatovāca | tathā kuru yathā prītistavāsti pavanāśini | atha tāṃ vinatāmāha kadrūḥ kuṭilamānasā

Translation

വിനത പറഞ്ഞു— ഹേ പവനാശിനി, നിനക്ക് പ്രീതി ഉണ്ടാകുന്നതുപോലെ തന്നെ ചെയ്യുക. പിന്നെ കപടമനസ്സുള്ള കദ്രൂ വിനതയോട് ഇങ്ങനെ പറഞ്ഞു.

Word by Word

• vinatā: Vinatā
• vinatā: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vinatā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• uvāca: said
• uvāca: Kriyā (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vac (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• tathā: thus/so
• tathā: Kriyā-viśeṣaṇa (Adverbial modifier)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tathā (अव्यय)
• Form: प्रकारवाचक-अव्यय (thus)

• kuru: do
• kuru: Kriyā (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: kṛ (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकार (Imperative), मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• yathā: as/so that
• yathā: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: yathā (अव्यय)
• Form: यथार्थक-अव्यय (as/so that)

• prītiḥ: joy/pleasure
• prītiḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: prīti (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• tava: your
• tava: Sambandha (Possessor/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yuṣmad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: उभयलिङ्ग (pronoun), षष्ठी-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• asti: is
• asti: Kriyā (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: as (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• pavanāśini: O wind-eater (serpent)
• pavanāśini: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pavana (प्रातिपदिक) + āśinī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (पवनस्य + आशिनी)

• atha: then
• atha: Sambandha (Discourse marker/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: atha (अव्यय)
• Form: अनन्तरार्थक-अव्यय (then/now)

• tām: her
• tām: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• vinatām: Vinatā
• vinatām: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vinatā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• āha: said
• āha: Kriyā (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ah (धातु; आह)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• kadrūḥ: Kadrū
• kadrūḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kadrū (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• kuṭila-mānasā: crooked-minded
• kuṭila-mānasā: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: kuṭila (प्रातिपदिक) + mānasa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; कर्मधारय (कुटिलं मानसं यस्याः/या)

Speaker

Vinatā (first half); Narrator/Skanda (second half reporting speech)

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Kāśī-mahātmya audience

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Vinatā yields with a soft, conciliatory gesture; immediately the narration shifts to Kadrū’s inner crookedness—shown through a darker aura or sidelong glance.

Characters & Entities

• Vinatā
• Kadrū

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Excessive accommodation can enable manipulation; discernment is part of dharma in relationships.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No specific tīrtha is mentioned in this verse.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None.