Shloka 57 - Adhyaya 49 - Purva Ardha - Kashi Khanda | Malay | Vedapath

Vyasa

Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 57

Devanagari script

विश्वेश्वरि त्वमसि विश्वजनस्य कर्त्री त्वं पालयित्र्यसि तथा प्रलयेपिहंत्री । त्वन्नामकीर्तनसमुल्लसदच्छपुण्या स्रोतस्विनी हरति पातककूलवृक्षान्

Transliteration

viśveśvari tvamasi viśvajanasya kartrī tvaṃ pālayitryasi tathā pralayepihaṃtrī | tvannāmakīrtanasamullasadacchapuṇyā srotasvinī harati pātakakūlavṛkṣān

Translation

Wahai Viśveśvarī, Engkaulah pencipta seluruh makhluk; Engkaulah pelindung, dan pada saat pralaya Engkaulah juga pemusnah. Sungai pahala yang suci lagi bercahaya, yang meluap oleh kīrtana nama-Mu, mencabut hingga akar rimba pepohon dosa yang bertimbun.

Word by Word

विश्वेश्वरिO Lady of the universe

त्वम्you

असिare

विश्वजनस्यof all people/the world’s beings

कर्त्रीcreator

त्वम्you

पालयित्रीprotector

असिare

तथाlikewise

प्रलयेat dissolution (cosmic end)

अपिalso

हन्त्रीdestroyer

त्वत्-नाम-कीर्तन-समुल्लसत्-अच्छ-पुण्याwhose pure merit shines forth through the chanting of your name

स्रोतस्विनीthe river/stream

हरतिremoves, carries away

पातककूलवृक्षान्the trees (i.e., deep-rooted masses) of sins

Speaker

Ravi (Sūrya)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kāśī-kṣetra (Viśveśvarī-bhāva)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Devī (Viśveśvarī)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Devī as Viśveśvarī stands as cosmic sovereign: subtle imagery of creation, protection, and dissolution around her; from devotees’ chanting rises a bright, clear ‘river of merit’ sweeping away a dark forest of sin-trees uprooted at the roots.

Characters & Entities

Devī (Viśveśvarī)

Pralaya

River/stream of merit (srotasvinī)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Name-chanting is a powerful purifier; Devī governs creation, protection, and dissolution as the cosmic Śakti.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Kāśī, where Viśveśvarī/Śakti is praised together with the kṣetra’s saving power.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Nāma-kīrtana (chanting the Goddess’s names) is explicitly praised as sin-destroying.