Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 75

Devanagari script

शांभवेनाथयोगेन शुक्ररूपेण भार्गवः । चस्कंदाथ ननामापि ततो देवेन भाषितः

Transliteration

śāṃbhavenāthayogena śukrarūpeṇa bhārgavaḥ | caskaṃdātha nanāmāpi tato devena bhāṣitaḥ

Translation

मग भार्गव (शुक्र) यांनी शांभव योगाने शुक्ररूप धारण करून बाहेर उडी घेतली; आणि नमस्कार केला—तेव्हा देवाने त्याच्याशी भाषण केले।

Word by Word

• शाम्भवेन: Śāmbhava (pertaining to Śambhu)
• शाम्भवेन: Visheshana (Adjectival/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शाम्भव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसक, तृतीया-विभक्ति (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन; विशेषणम् (योगेन)

• अथ: then
• अथ: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अथ (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (अनन्तरार्थक) — ‘then’

• योगेन: by yoga/means
• योगेन: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: योग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• शुक्ररूपेण: in the form of Śukra
• शुक्ररूपेण: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शुक्र + रूप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (शुक्रस्य रूपम्); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• भार्गवः: Bhārgava (Śukra)
• भार्गवः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भार्गव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• चस्कन्द: he sprang/fell down
• चस्कन्द: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √स्कन्द् (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; ‘अवतीर्णः/निष्क्रान्तः’ (he sprang/fell down)

• अथ: then
• अथ: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अथ (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय — ‘then’

• ननाम: he bowed
• ननाम: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √नम् (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; ‘प्रणनाम’ (he bowed)

• अपि: also/even
• अपि: Sambandha (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (सम्भावना/समुच्चय) — ‘also/even’

• ततः: then/thereupon
• ततः: Adhikarana (Context/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (अनन्तरार्थक) — ‘thereupon/then’

• देवेन: by the god (Śiva)
• देवेन: Kartr (Agent in passive/कर्तृ)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• भाषितः: was addressed/spoken to
• भाषितः: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √भाष् (धातु) → भाषित (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; कर्मणि प्रयोग (passive sense): ‘spoken to/addressed’

Speaker

Skanda (deduced: Kāśīkhaṇḍa commonly Skanda → Agastya)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Avimukta (Kāśī)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Ṛṣis (frame)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Śukra (Bhārgava) emerges by Śāmbhava-yoga, then bows; Śiva, serene and immense, addresses him—battle noise fades into a sacred hush around the divine dialogue.

Characters & Entities

• Śukra (Bhārgava)
• Śambhu/Śiva

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Even the wise rely on Śāmbhava yoga and humility—yogic power is crowned by surrender, which invites divine guidance.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Kāśī is the broader sacred canvas; this verse highlights Śaiva yoga and divine encounter rather than a named tīrtha.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No explicit ritual is prescribed; the verse alludes to Śāmbhava yoga (Śiva-centered yogic discipline).