Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 8

Devanagari script

यदन्यदपि ते चित्ते प्रष्टव्यं तदशंकितम् । संपृच्छस्व महाप्राज्ञ प्रीत्या तत्प्रब्रवावहे

Transliteration

yadanyadapi te citte praṣṭavyaṃ tadaśaṃkitam | saṃpṛcchasva mahāprājña prītyā tatprabravāvahe

Translation

നിന്റെ മനസ്സിൽ ഇനി എന്തെങ്കിലും ചോദിക്കാനുണ്ടെങ്കിൽ, സംശയമില്ലാതെ ചോദിക്കൂ, മഹാപ്രാജ്ഞ; സ്നേഹത്തോടെ ഞങ്ങൾ അത് സന്തോഷത്തോടെ വിശദീകരിക്കും.

Word by Word

• yat: whatever/that which
• yat: Sambandha (Relative connector)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yat (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; सम्बन्धवाचक-सर्वनाम

• anyat: other
• anyat: Visheshana (Qualifier of praṣṭavyam)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: anya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन

• api: also/even
• api: Sambandha (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: api (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय/अपि-निपात (also/even)

• te: of you/your
• te: Sambandha (Genitive/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yusmad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम; षष्ठी (Genitive), एकवचन

• citte: in (your) mind
• citte: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: citta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन

• praṣṭavyam: to be asked / worth asking
• praṣṭavyam: Karma (Object: ‘to be asked’)
• Type: Verb
• Root: prach (धातु)
• Form: तव्यत्-प्रत्ययान्त (gerundive/obligatory); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन

• tat: that
• tat: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tat (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; संकेतवाचक-सर्वनाम

• aśaṃkitam: without hesitation/doubt
• aśaṃkitam: Visheshana (Qualifier of tat/praṣṭavyam)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: aśaṃkita (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; नञ्-प्रत्यय (without doubt)

• saṃpṛcchasva: ask (us)
• saṃpṛcchasva: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: saṃ-prach (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative), आत्मनेपद; मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन

• mahāprājña: O great wise one
• mahāprājña: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mahā-prājña (प्रातिपदिक-समूह)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; सम्बोधन (Vocative/सम्बोधन), एकवचन; समासः—महान् + प्राज्ञ (descriptive)

• prītyā: with affection/joy
• prītyā: Karana (Manner/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: prīti (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; तृतीया, एकवचन

• tat: that
• tat: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tat (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; द्वितीया, एकवचन

• prabravāvahe: we two will tell/explain
• prabravāvahe: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pra-brū (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), आत्मनेपद; उत्तमपुरुष, द्विवचन

Speaker

Śiva’s Gaṇas (two attendants)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kāśī (Avimukta)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Ṛṣis (frame typical; not explicit here)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: The gaṇas invite further questions with affectionate gestures; the brāhmaṇa appears relieved and attentive, poised to inquire more deeply.

Characters & Entities

• Gaṇas
• Mahāprājña (the divya dvija)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Humble inquiry and willing instruction are praised as the proper path to understanding dharma.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The narrative frame is Kāśī Khaṇḍa, but this verse is a conversational invitation rather than a tīrtha-stuti.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; it recommends fearless questioning and receptive learning.