Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 110

Devanagari script

ततो भगवते शप्तुमुद्यते सा शशंस ह । यथावृत्तं तथा तथ्यं तुतोष भगवानपि

Transliteration

tato bhagavate śaptumudyate sā śaśaṃsa ha | yathāvṛttaṃ tathā tathyaṃ tutoṣa bhagavānapi

Translation

ထို့နောက် ဘုရားသခင်ကို ကျိန်စာတင်ရန် သူမက စိတ်ထက်သန်လာသော်လည်း ဖြစ်ပျက်သမျှကို အမှန်အတိုင်း တိတိကျကျ ပြောကြားခဲ့ရာ၊ ဘုရားသခင်လည်း စိတ်တော်ကျေနပ်တော်မူ하였다။

Word by Word

• ततः: thereafter
• ततः: Kriya-visheshaṇa (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अपादानार्थक/क्रमार्थक-अव्ययम् (adverb: from then/thereafter)

• भगवते: to the Lord
• भगवते: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भगवत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (Dative/4th), एकवचन

• शप्तुम्: to curse
• शप्तुम्: Prayojana (Purpose/प्रयोजन)
• Type: Verb
• Root: शप् (धातु)
• Form: तुमुन्-प्रत्ययान्तम् (infinitive)

• उद्यते: when (she was) ready/raised (to act)
• उद्यते: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: उद् + या (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त-भूतकृदन्तम् (past passive participle), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (Locative/7th), एकवचन; 'सा' इत्यस्य विशेषणम्; (उद्यतायाम्)

• सा: she
• सा: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• शशंस: told; related
• शशंस: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: शंस् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपदम्

• ह: indeed
• ह: Sambandha (Relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ह (अव्यय)
• Form: स्मरण/नूनार्थक-अव्ययम् (emphatic particle)

• यथा: as; just as
• यथा: Kriya-visheshaṇa (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यथा (अव्यय)
• Form: प्रकारवाचक-अव्ययम् (correlative adverb)

• आवृत्तम्: happened; occurred
• आवृत्तम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: आ + वृत् (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त-भूतकृदन्तम्, नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषणम् (तथ्यम्/वृत्तम्)

• तथा: so; in the same way
• तथा: Kriya-visheshaṇa (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: तथैव-प्रकारवाचक-अव्ययम् (correlative adverb)

• तथ्यम्: the truth; true account
• तथ्यम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तथ्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• तुतोष: was pleased
• तुतोष: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: तुष् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपदम्

• भगवान्: the Lord
• भगवान्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भगवत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• अपि: also
• अपि: Sambandha (Relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय/अप्यर्थक-अव्ययम् (also/even)

Speaker

Skanda (deduced for Kāśīkhaṇḍa context)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kāśī

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: The mother, poised to curse even the Lord, instead narrates the events exactly; Bhagavān listens calmly, then shows satisfaction—softened expression, blessing gesture; tension dissolves.

Characters & Entities

• Bhagavān (the Lord)
• Savarṇā/Chāyā-like figure (implied)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Truthful speech aligned with events (satya) pleases the Lord and becomes a path to grace.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No single tirtha is named; the teaching supports Kāśī’s dharmic ethos within the Kāśīkhaṇḍa.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; the emphasis is ethical—truthful narration and restraint even when provoked.