Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 88

Devanagari script

स्वात्माराममनंतं च सर्वगं सर्वदर्शिनम् । सर्वदं सर्वभोक्तारं सर्वं सर्वसुखास्पदम्

Transliteration

svātmārāmamanaṃtaṃ ca sarvagaṃ sarvadarśinam | sarvadaṃ sarvabhoktāraṃ sarvaṃ sarvasukhāspadam

Translation

तो स्वात्म्यात रमण करणारा, अनंत; सर्वव्यापी व सर्वदर्शी; सर्वदाता, सर्वभोक्ता; स्वयं सर्वस्व आणि सर्वसुखांचे परम आश्रय आहे।

Word by Word

• svātmārāmam: delighting in one’s own Self
• svātmārāmam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sva + ātman + rāma (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; तत्पुरुषसमासः (स्व-आत्मनि रामः/आनन्दितः)

• anaṃtam: endless, infinite
• anaṃtam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ananta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; नञ्-तत्पुरुषः (अन्त-रहितः)

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha/Connector (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

• sarvagam: all-pervading
• sarvagam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sarva + ga (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (सर्वत्र गच्छति/व्याप्नोति इति)

• sarvadarśinam: all-seeing
• sarvadarśinam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sarva + darśin (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (सर्वं पश्यति इति)

• sarvadam: giver of all
• sarvadam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sarva + da (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (सर्वं ददाति इति)

• sarvabhoktāram: enjoyer of all
• sarvabhoktāram: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sarva + bhoktṛ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (सर्वस्य भोक्ता)

• sarvam: the all / everything
• sarvam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; सर्व-शब्दः (समस्त-रूपेण)

• sarvasukhāspadam: abode of all bliss
• sarvasukhāspadam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sarva + sukha + āspada (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (सर्व-सुखानाम् आस्पदम्/आश्रयः)

Speaker

Skanda (deduced: Kāśī Khaṇḍa commonly Skanda speaking to Agastya)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kāśī

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A panoramic Kāśī vista where every element—Ganga, temples, pilgrims, lamps—subtly forms a single cosmic body, indicating the Lord as ‘sarvam’ and ‘sarva-sukhāspadam’.

Characters & Entities

• Oṃkāra/Praṇava (implied)
• Brahman/Īśvara (implied)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

The Supreme indicated by Oṃ is infinite, all-pervading, and the ground of all joy; devotion and insight converge in that realization.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Kāśī’s Māhātmya context frames this praise, aligning the city’s sanctity with the all-pervading Lord.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None directly; it functions as a meditative litany suitable for japa, stotra, and contemplation.