Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 30

Devanagari script

ततो गिरिजया शंभुर्विज्ञप्तः करुणात्मना । वरेणानुगृहाणेमां बंधुहीनां सुमध्यमाम्

Transliteration

tato girijayā śaṃbhurvijñaptaḥ karuṇātmanā | vareṇānugṛhāṇemāṃ baṃdhuhīnāṃ sumadhyamām

Translation

तेव्हा करुणामय शंभूंना गिरिजेने विनंती केली— “वर देऊन या बंधुहीन, सुमध्यमा स्त्रीवर कृपा करा.”

Word by Word

• ततः: then/thereafter
• ततः: Adhikarana (Context/Time)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (क्रियाविशेषण) = indeclinable adverb; अर्थे: तस्मात्/अनन्तरम् (thereafter)

• गिरिजया: by Girijā (Pārvatī)
• गिरिजया: Karana (Instrument/Agentive means)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गिरिजा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (करण), एकवचन = Feminine, Instrumental, Singular

• शम्भुः: Śambhu (Śiva)
• शम्भुः: Karma (Patient)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शम्भु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन = Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• विज्ञप्तः: was entreated/requested
• विज्ञप्तः: Kriya (Predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वि-ज्ञप् (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (क्त-प्रत्यय), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; कर्मणि प्रयोगे = past passive participle; ‘was requested/informed’

• करुणात्मना: by the compassionate one / with compassionate nature
• करुणात्मना: Karana (Instrument/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: करुण-आत्मन् (प्रातिपदिक; समास)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (करुणः आत्मा यस्य/करुणात्मा); पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन = Masculine, Instrumental, Singular; विशेषणम्

• वरेण: with a boon
• वरेण: Karana (Means)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन = Masculine, Instrumental, Singular

• अनुगृहाण: please favor/grant
• अनुगृहाण: Kriya (Predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अनु-ग्रह् (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकार (आज्ञार्थ), मध्यम-पुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद = Imperative, 2nd person, Singular, Parasmaipada

• इमाम्: this (woman)
• इमाम्: Karma (Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन = Feminine, Accusative, Singular

• बन्धुहीनाम्: bereft of kin
• बन्धुहीनाम्: Karma (Object-Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: बन्धु-हीन (प्रातिपदिक; समास)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (बन्धुभिः हीना = bereft of relatives); स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषणम्

• सुमध्यमाम्: slender-waisted/beautiful-waisted
• सुमध्यमाम्: Karma (Object-Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सु-मध्यमा (प्रातिपदिक; समास)
• Form: कर्मधारय-समास (सु + मध्यमा); स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषणम्

Speaker

Skanda (deduced, Kāśīkhaṇḍa narrative to Agastya)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kāśī (Avimukta)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Pārvatī (Girijā) gently petitions compassionate Śambhu to grant a boon to a lone, kinless tapasvinī woman.

Characters & Entities

• Girijā (Pārvatī)
• Śambhu (Śiva)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Devī’s compassion and intercession highlight that divine grace responds to human vulnerability and sincere effort.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The episode unfolds in Kāśī near the Uttarārka-associated sacred area, where boons are granted.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No direct ritual is prescribed; the verse emphasizes seeking divine anugraha (grace) through a boon.