Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 7

Devanagari script

माहेय इत्यतः ख्यातिं परामेष गतः सदा । ततस्तेपे तपोत्युग्रमुग्रपुर्यां पुरानघ

Transliteration

māheya ityataḥ khyātiṃ parāmeṣa gataḥ sadā | tatastepe tapotyugramugrapuryāṃ purānagha

Translation

Oleh sebab itu, baginda sentiasa meraih kemasyhuran agung dengan gelaran ‘Māheya’. Kemudian, wahai yang tidak berdosa, baginda melakukan tapa yang amat dahsyat di Ugrapurī.

Word by Word

• माहेयः: Māheya (a name)
• माहेयः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: माहेय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), एकवचन

• इति: thus
• इति: Sambandha (Discourse marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: उद्धरण/निदर्शनार्थक अव्यय (quotative particle)

• अतः: from this; therefore
• अतः: Hetu/Apadana (Cause/Source)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अतः (अव्यय)
• Form: हेतुवाचक/अपादानार्थक अव्यय (from this/therefore)

• ख्यातिम्: fame, renown
• ख्यातिम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ख्याति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative), एकवचन

• पराम्: supreme, great
• पराम्: Visheshana (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: परा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative), एकवचन; विशेषणम् (qualifier)

• एषः: this one, he
• एषः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: एतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• गतः: attained; gone
• गतः: Kriya (Predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: गम् (धातु) + गत (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: भूतकृत् (past participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; कर्तरि प्रयोग (having gone/attained)

• सदा: always
• सदा: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सदा (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक अव्यय (adverb of time)

• ततः: then; thereafter
• ततः: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: क्रम/अपादानार्थक अव्यय (then/from there)

• तेपे: performed austerity; did penance
• तेपे: Kriya (Action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: तप् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• तपः: austerity, penance
• तपः: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तपस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative), एकवचन

• अति-उग्रम्: exceedingly fierce
• अति-उग्रम्: Visheshana (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अति (अव्यय-उपसर्ग) + उग्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषणम्; अव्ययीभाव-समास (ati+ugra)

• उग्रपुर्याम्: in Ugrapurī (the fierce city)
• उग्रपुर्याम्: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: उग्रा (प्रातिपदिक) + पुरी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (ugrāyāḥ purī)

• पुरा: formerly; once
• पुरा: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पुरा (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक अव्यय (formerly)

• अनघ: O sinless one
• अनघ: Sambodhana (Address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अनघ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति (Vocative), एकवचन

Speaker

Śiva-gaṇas (attendants of Śiva)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Ugrapurī (Kāśī/Avimukta precinct)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: An ascetic figure known as ‘Māheya’ performs fierce austerities in the sacred cityscape of Ugrapurī—stillness amid ghats, temples, and the unseen presence of Viśveśvara.

Characters & Entities

• Māheya
• Ugrapurī

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

A holy identity (name/fame) is fulfilled through tapas; sacred places like Ugrapurī are stages for intense spiritual striving.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Ugrapurī, presented as a powerful locale for austerity within the Kāśī-khaṇḍa’s sacred landscape.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Tapas (austerity) is indicated, though no specific vrata or procedure is detailed.