Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 229

Devanagari script

अस्याख्यानस्य पठनाद्विष्णोरिव मनोरथाः । संपूर्णतां गमिष्यंति शंभोश्चिंतितकारिणः

Transliteration

asyākhyānasya paṭhanādviṣṇoriva manorathāḥ | saṃpūrṇatāṃ gamiṣyaṃti śaṃbhościṃtitakāriṇaḥ

Translation

या पवित्र आख्यानाचे पठण केल्याने विष्णूप्रमाणे मनोऱथ पूर्ण होतात; कारण शंभू चिंतिलेल्या कार्याचा सिद्धकर्ता आहे।

Word by Word

• अस्य: of this
• अस्य: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: idam (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/6th), एकवचन (Singular), नपुंसकलिङ्ग/पुंलिङ्ग-प्रयोगानुसार (pronoun)

• आख्यानस्य: of the narrative/account
• आख्यानस्य: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ākhyāna (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/6th), एकवचन (Singular)

• पठनात्: from (the act of) recitation
• पठनात्: Hetu/Apadana (Cause/Source; हेतु/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: paṭhana (प्रातिपदिक; धातु √paṭh (पठ्) से भाववाचक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), पञ्चमी-विभक्ति (Ablative/5th), एकवचन (Singular)

• विष्णोः: of Viṣṇu
• विष्णोः: Upamana-sambandha (Standard of comparison/उपमान-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: viṣṇu (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/6th), एकवचन (Singular)

• इव: like, as
• इव: Upamana-marker (Comparator/उपमा-सूचक)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: iva (अव्यय)
• Form: उपमा-अव्यय (comparative particle)

• मनोरथाः: wishes, desires
• मनोरथाः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: manoratha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), बहुवचन (Plural)

• संपूर्णताम्: completion, fulfillment
• संपूर्णताम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: saṃpūrṇatā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine), द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular)

• गमिष्यन्ति: will attain
• गमिष्यन्ति: Kriya (Predicate action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √gam (गम्)
• Form: लृट्-लकार (Simple Future), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), बहुवचन (Plural), परस्मैपद (Parasmaipada)

• शंभोः: of Śambhu (Śiva)
• शंभोः: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śambhu (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/6th), एकवचन (Singular)

• चिन्तितकारिणः: fulfillers of what is desired
• चिन्तितकारिणः: Karta-viśeṣaṇa (Subject qualifier/कर्ता-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: cintita-kārin (प्रातिपदिक; √cint (चिन्त्) + कृदन्त/कृ (कृ) से 'कārin')
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (कर्मधारय-सन्निकर्षेण: 'चिन्तितं करोति' = who accomplishes what is thought), पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), बहुवचन (Plural)

Speaker

Skanda (deduced; Kāśīkhaṇḍa commonly Skanda → Agastya)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kāśī-kṣetra (Avimukta)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Pilgrims/śrotṛs; within Kāśīkhaṇḍa often sages

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A devotee seated with palm-leaf manuscript recites the Kāśī narrative; behind, Viśvanātha’s liṅga radiates, and Śambhu bestows blessings as thought-forms (desired boons) manifest like lotuses.

Characters & Entities

• Viṣṇu
• Śambhu (Śiva)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Scriptural recitation (pāṭha) is itself a potent sādhana, bringing the fulfillment of worthy intentions through divine grace.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

As a phalaśruti within the Kāśī Khaṇḍa, it supports the merit of engaging with Kāśī’s sacred narrative tradition.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Paṭhana/pārāyaṇa—reading or reciting the sacred account.