Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 25

Devanagari script

मार्तंड उवाच । मंदरं यदि याम्यद्य सद्यस्तत्क्रुद्ध्यतीश्वरः । अनिष्पादितकार्यार्थे मयि सामान्यभृत्यवत्

Transliteration

mārtaṃḍa uvāca | maṃdaraṃ yadi yāmyadya sadyastatkruddhyatīśvaraḥ | aniṣpāditakāryārthe mayi sāmānyabhṛtyavat

Translation

मार्तंड म्हणाला—“आज मी मंदरास गेलो तर, कार्य सिद्ध न झाल्यामुळे ईश्वर तत्क्षणी रागावतील आणि मला सामान्य नोकरासारखे वागवतील।”

Word by Word

• मार्तण्डः: Mārtaṇḍa (the Sun)
• मार्तण्डः: Karta (Speaker/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मार्तण्ड (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/कर्ता), एकवचन

• उवाच: said
• उवाच: Kriya (Speech act/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (परोक्षभूत/Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• मन्दरम्: to Mandara (mountain)
• मन्दरम्: Karma (Goal/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मन्दर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), एकवचन

• यदि: if
• यदि: Sambandha (Condition marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यदि (अव्यय)
• Form: शर्तार्थक-अव्यय (conditional particle)

• यामि: I go
• यामि: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: या (धातु)
• Form: लट् (वर्तमान/Present), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• अद्य: today
• अद्य: Sambandha (Time/काल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अद्य (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (temporal adverb)

• सद्यः: immediately
• सद्यः: Sambandha (Time/काल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सद्यः (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (immediacy adverb)

• तत्: that (act/thing)
• तत्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• क्रुद्ध्यति: becomes angry
• क्रुद्ध्यति: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: क्रुध् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (वर्तमान/Present), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• ईश्वरः: the Lord
• ईश्वरः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ईश्वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/कर्ता), एकवचन

• अनिष्पादित-कार्य-अर्थे: in the matter of an unaccomplished task
• अनिष्पादित-कार्य-अर्थे: Adhikarana (Cause/Context/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अन् (निषेध) + निष्पादित (कृदन्त; निष्पद्/पद् धातु) + कार्य (प्रातिपदिक) + अर्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/अधिकरण), एकवचन; बहुपद-तत्पुरुषसमासः (अनिष्पादितं कार्यं यस्य/यत्र तस्मिन् अर्थे)

• मयि: toward/in me
• मयि: Adhikarana (Reference/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सप्तमी (7th/अधिकरण), एकवचन; उत्तमपुरुष-सर्वनाम

• सामान्य-भृत्य-वत्: like an ordinary servant
• सामान्य-भृत्य-वत्: Sambandha (Comparison/उपमा)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सामान्य (प्रातिपदिक) + भृत्य (प्रातिपदिक) + वत् (तद्धित)
• Form: उपमावाचक-अव्यय (comparative particle 'वत्' = like)

Speaker

Mārtaṇḍa (Sūrya)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Mandara (Mandarācala)

Type: peak

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: null

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Mārtaṇḍa speaks with agitation, imagining Mandara and the stern presence of Īśvara; the scene alternates between Kāśī’s lanes and a mental vision of Mandara’s peak with a divine court.

Characters & Entities

• Mārtaṇḍa (Sūrya)
• Īśvara (Śiva implied)
• Mandara

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Even exalted beings are accountable to dharma and to the Lord’s command; unfinished duty brings inner fear and humility.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The narrative remains within Kāśī-māhātmya; Mandara is referenced as a destination, but the glorification focus stays on Kāśī’s sacred frame.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; the verse is narrative, highlighting responsibility and the consequences of neglecting an assigned duty.