Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 72

Devanagari script

यथार्थितं तथा कर्तुं ते सामर्थ्यं भविष्यति

Transliteration

yathārthitaṃ tathā kartuṃ te sāmarthyaṃ bhaviṣyati

Translation

Sebagaimana yang engkau pohonkan, demikianlah engkau akan berupaya dan berkuasa menunaikannya tepat seperti itu.

Word by Word

• yathā: as, according to
• yathā: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial modifier)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: yathā (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अव्यय-उपमा/प्रकारवाचक (as/according as)

• arthitam: requested
• arthitam: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial/relative qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: √arth (अर्थ्/अर्थय्)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (requested/asked)

• tathā: so, thus
• tathā: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial modifier)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tathā (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; प्रकारवाचक (thus/so)

• kartum: to do
• kartum: Prayojana (Purpose/प्रयोजन)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √kṛ (कृ)
• Form: तुमुन्-प्रत्ययान्त अव्ययभाव (infinitive); कर्तुम् = to do

• te: your / for you
• te: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tvad (युष्मद्-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (6th/Genitive) एकवचन (your) [वैकल्पिकं: चतुर्थी (4th/Dative) एकवचन ‘to you’ प्रसङ्गे]

• sāmarthyam: ability, capacity
• sāmarthyam: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sāmarthya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• bhaviṣyati: will be
• bhaviṣyati: Kriya (Verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √bhū (भू)
• Form: लृट् (Simple Future), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; धातु: भू (to be/become)

Speaker

Bhava (Śiva) (contextual continuation)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kāśī

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A divine figure gives a concise promise of empowerment to the devotee; the devotee’s posture is attentive, with a sense of calm certainty; temple lamps and a liṅga nearby foreshadow the next revelation.

Characters & Entities

• Bhava (Śiva)
• Tvāṣṭra (implied)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Divine grace not only grants outcomes but empowers the devotee with the capability to realize them.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Kāśī, as the sacred arena where devotion matures into Śiva’s boon and empowerment.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None directly; it is a boon-statement promising sāmarthya (spiritual and practical capacity).