Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 32

Devanagari script

प्रातर्व्रतं चरिष्यामि मातर्विश्वभुजेनघे । विधेहि तत्र सांनिध्यं मन्मनोरथसिद्धये

Transliteration

prātarvrataṃ cariṣyāmi mātarviśvabhujenaghe | vidhehi tatra sāṃnidhyaṃ manmanorathasiddhaye

Translation

“പ്രഭാതത്തിൽ ഞാൻ ഈ വ്രതം അനുഷ്ഠിക്കും, ഹേ മാതാ വിശ്വഭുജാ, ഹേ അനഘേ. എന്റെ മനോരഥസിദ്ധിക്കായി അവിടെ നിന്റെ സാന്നിധ്യം അരുളേണമേ.”

Word by Word

• prātaḥ: in the morning
• prātaḥ: Adhikarana (Time/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: prātaḥ (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक अव्यय (adverb of time)

• vratam: the vow
• vratam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vrata (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• cariṣyāmi: I shall perform/observe
• cariṣyāmi: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: car (धातु)
• Form: लृट् (Simple Future), परस्मैपद, उत्तमपुरुष, एकवचन

• mātar: O Mother
• mātar: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mātṛ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8th/Vocative), एकवचन

• viśvabhujena: O all-sustaining/all-armed (epithet)
• viśvabhujena: Sambodhana-viśeṣaṇa (Vocative qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: viśvabhuj (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुष (विश्वं भुङ्क्ते/भुजते इति; here as epithet)

• anaghe: O sinless one
• anaghe: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: anaghā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8th/Vocative), एकवचन

• vidhehi: do/arrange (grant)
• vidhehi: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: dhā (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative), परस्मैपद, मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन; उपसर्गः वि-

• tatra: there
• tatra: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatra (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक अव्यय (adverb of place)

• sāṃnidhyam: presence, proximity
• sāṃnidhyam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sāṃnidhya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• mat-manoratha-siddhaye: for the fulfillment of my wish
• mat-manoratha-siddhaye: Sampradana (Purpose/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mat (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) + manoratha (प्रातिपदिक) + siddhi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th/Dative), एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुष (मम मनोरथस्य सिद्धये)

Speaker

Vratin (devotee) addressing Gaurī (quoted within Īśvara’s instruction)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: At sunrise, the devotee stands with folded hands before Viśvabhujā Gaurī, speaking the vow and pleading for her presence; the Goddess appears vivid and near, suggesting sānnidhya; light rays and temple lamps mingle.

Characters & Entities

• Gaurī (Viśvabhujā)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Sankalpa (intent) becomes sacred when placed before the Mother as a request for her presence and guidance.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The broader frame is Kāśī in the Kāśīkhaṇḍa; the verse itself is a vow-prayer rather than a site-description.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

A morning vow-intention/prayer asking Gaurī to be present so that the intended spiritual aim (manoratha) is fulfilled.