Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 13

Devanagari script

जातं विद्धि महादेव कार्यमेतत्सुनिश्चितम् । काशीप्रावेशिकश्चिंत्य शुभलग्नोदयः परम्

Transliteration

jātaṃ viddhi mahādeva kāryametatsuniścitam | kāśīprāveśikaściṃtya śubhalagnodayaḥ param

Translation

ഹേ മഹാദേവാ, അറിഞ്ഞുകൊൾക—ഈ കാര്യം സുനിശ്ചിതമായി സിദ്ധിച്ചിരിക്കുന്നു. കാശിയിൽ പ്രവേശിക്കാനുള്ള പരമ ശുഭലഗ്നം ഉദിച്ചിരിക്കുന്നു; സംശയം വയ്ക്കരുത്.

Word by Word

• जातम्: (it is) happened/occurred
• जातम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: जात (कृदन्त; √जन् धातु)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; भूतकृदन्त (क्त) — 'born/occurred'

• विद्धि: know (you)
• विद्धि: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √विद् (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (आज्ञार्थ), मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपदम् — 'know'

• महादेव: O Mahādeva
• महादेव: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महादेव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन, एकवचन; समास: महा + देव

• कार्यम्: a task/thing to be done
• कार्यम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कार्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन

• एतत्: this
• एतत्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: एतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• सुनिश्चितम्: well-determined/certain
• सुनिश्चितम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सुनिश्चित (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; उपसर्ग 'सु' + निश्चित

• काशीप्रावेशिकः: the Kāśī-entry (rite/occasion)
• काशीप्रावेशिकः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: काशी-प्रावेशिक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: काश्याः प्रावेशिकः (entry-rite/guide for Kāśī)

• चिन्त्यः: should be considered
• चिन्त्यः: Vidhana (Predicate/विधान)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: चिन्त्य (कृदन्त; √चिन्त् धातु)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विध्यर्थे/योग्यतायाम्—'to be thought/considered'

• शुभलग्नोदयः: the rise of an auspicious moment/ascendant
• शुभलग्नोदयः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शुभ-लग्न-उदय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; समास: शुभस्य लग्नस्य उदयः (auspicious ascendant’s rise)

• परम्: supremely/indeed
• परम्: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; क्रियाविशेषणवत्—'supremely/especially'

Speaker

Skanda (deduced, Kāśīkhaṇḍa context)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kāśī

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Mahādeva (addressed)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A solemn yet radiant moment at the threshold of Kāśī: the ‘supreme auspicious hour’ rising like a golden dawn over the city’s sacred skyline, suggesting destiny already sealed.

Characters & Entities

• Śiva (Mahādeva)
• Kāśī

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Entering Kāśī under Śiva’s auspices is itself a mark of divine fulfillment and spiritual readiness.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Kāśī (Vārāṇasī), explicitly as the sacred destination whose entry is supremely auspicious.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Kāśī-praveśa is treated as a sanctifying act; attention is drawn to the auspiciousness of the moment (śubha-lagna).