Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 57

Devanagari script

लब्धप्रवेशास्तावंतस्ते सर्वे मत्स्वरूपिणः । यतिष्यंति यतोवश्यं मदागमनहेतवे

Transliteration

labdhapraveśāstāvaṃtaste sarve matsvarūpiṇaḥ | yatiṣyaṃti yatovaśyaṃ madāgamanahetave

Translation

Setelah memperoleh jalan masuk (ke sana), mereka semua—begitu ramai—adalah perwujudan rupa-Ku sendiri; dan demi sebab kedatangan-Ku, mereka akan berusaha sedaya upaya, dengan apa jua cara yang mungkin.

Word by Word

• लब्ध-प्रवेशाः: having obtained entry
• लब्ध-प्रवेशाः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: लब्ध (√लभ् + क्त, कृदन्त) + प्रवेश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), बहुवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुष (लब्धः प्रवेशः येषाम्)

• तावन्तः: so many/as many
• तावन्तः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तावत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), बहुवचन

• ते: they
• ते: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), बहुवचन

• सर्वे: all
• सर्वे: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), बहुवचन

• मत्-स्वरूपिणः: of my very form / like me
• मत्-स्वरूपिणः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मत् (अस्मद्-षष्ठी-एकवचन-प्रत्ययवत्) + स्वरूपिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), बहुवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुष (मम स्वरूपं येषाम्/मद्रूपाः)

• यतिष्यन्ति: will strive
• यतिष्यन्ति: Kriya (Verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: यत् (धातु)
• Form: लृट् (simple future), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), बहुवचन; परस्मैपद

• यतः: because/whereby
• यतः: Hetu (Cause/हेतु)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यतः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; हेत्वर्थ/यत्-प्रत्ययान्त (causal/relative adverb) ‘because/wherefrom’

• वश्यम्: submissive/under control
• वश्यम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वश्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन; कर्मपद (object complement)

• मत्-आगमन-हेतवे: for the cause of my coming
• मत्-आगमन-हेतवे: Sampradana (Purpose/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मत् (अस्मद्-षष्ठी-एकवचन-प्रत्ययवत्) + आगमन (प्रातिपदिक) + हेतु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th/चतुर्थी), एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुष (मम आगमनस्य हेतुः)

Speaker

Skanda (deduced, Kāśīkhaṇḍa context; first-person ‘mat-’)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kāśī

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Internal Kāśīkhaṇḍa interlocutor (contextual)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A procession-like scene: newly admitted pilgrims/attendants cross a sacred threshold into Kāśī; their bodies subtly glow with Shiva’s marks (tripuṇḍra, rudrākṣa), and together they prepare a welcoming aarti as if to ‘bring about Shiva’s coming’.

Characters & Entities

• Kāśī (implied locus)
• Gaṇas/Yoginīs (contextual continuity)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

In Kāśī, divine attendants aligned with the Lord’s nature actively uphold conditions for the Lord’s presence and manifestation.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Kāśī/Vārāṇasī is implied as the place where such ‘entry’ is gained and divine presence is secured.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No explicit rite; the verse highlights devoted endeavor (yatna) to sustain or invite divine presence.