Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 110

Devanagari script

ममानुग्रहतः कीरानेतान्पश्य रवेः सुत । दिव्यविमानमारुह्य गंतारो मत्पुरं महत्

Transliteration

mamānugrahataḥ kīrānetānpaśya raveḥ suta | divyavimānamāruhya gaṃtāro matpuraṃ mahat

Translation

ഹേ രവിസുതാ! എന്റെ അനുഗ്രഹത്താൽ ഈ കിളികളെ നോക്കുക. അവർ ദിവ്യവിമാനത്തിൽ കയറി എന്റെ മഹത്തായ ധാമത്തിലേക്ക് പോകും.

Word by Word

• मम: my
• मम: Sambandha (Possessor/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (Genitive/6th), एकवचन (Singular)

• अनुग्रहतः: by (my) favor; due to grace
• अनुग्रहतः: Hetu (Cause/हेतु)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अनुग्रह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), पञ्चमी (Ablative/5th), एकवचन (Singular)

• कीरान्: parrots
• कीरान्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कीर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), द्वितीया (Accusative/2nd), बहुवचन (Plural)

• एतान्: these
• एतान्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: एतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), द्वितीया (Accusative/2nd), बहुवचन (Plural)

• पश्य: see
• पश्य: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दृश् (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative), मध्यमपुरुष (2nd person), एकवचन (Singular); परस्मैपदम्

• रवेः: of the Sun
• रवेः: Sambandha (Relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रवि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), षष्ठी (Genitive/6th), एकवचन (Singular)

• सुत: O son
• सुत: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), सम्बोधन (Vocative), एकवचन (Singular)

• दिव्यविमानम्: a divine aerial car
• दिव्यविमानम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दिव्य-विमान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), द्वितीया (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular)

• आरुह्य: having mounted
• आरुह्य: Purvakala-kriya (Prior action/पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ-रुह् (धातु)
• Form: ल्यप्-प्रत्ययान्त अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund), ‘having mounted’

• गन्तारः: (they) will go; goers
• गन्तारः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गम् (धातु) (प्रातिपदिक: गन्तृ)
• Form: गम्-धातोः तृ-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (agent noun), पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा (Nominative/1st), बहुवचन (Plural)

• मत्पुरम्: to my city
• मत्पुरम्: Karma (Goal/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मत्-पुर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), द्वितीया (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular)

• महत्: great
• महत्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), द्वितीया (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular)

Speaker

Śiva (deduced: “my abode” and Kāśīkhaṇḍa narrative style)

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Agastya

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Śiva (or a Śiva-associated divine speaker) addresses Sūrya’s son (likely Śani) and points to parrots transformed by grace; a radiant vimāna appears in the sky, ready to carry them to the great divine abode.

Characters & Entities

• Ravi (Sun)
• Raveḥ-suta
• Kīra (parrots)
• Divya-vimāna

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Divine grace can elevate even non-human beings, emphasizing Kāśī’s power to confer spiritual ascent through Śiva’s compassion.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The broader Kāśī sacred field (Kāśīkhaṇḍa setting), where Śiva’s grace is depicted as immediately salvific.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No explicit rite is prescribed here; the focus is on anugraha (grace) and the fruit—going to Śiva’s abode.