Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 96

Devanagari script

अस्याः सान्निध्यमत्राहं न त्यक्ष्यामि कदाचन । प्रथिता तव नाम्ना च प्रतिमैषा भविष्यति

Transliteration

asyāḥ sānnidhyamatrāhaṃ na tyakṣyāmi kadācana | prathitā tava nāmnā ca pratimaiṣā bhaviṣyati

Translation

ဤ (မూర్తီ) အနီး၌ ဤနေရာတွင် ကျွန်ုပ်၏ စာန္နိဓ္ဓိကို မည်သည့်အခါမျှ မစွန့်လွှတ်ပါ။ ထို့ပြင် ဤပရတိမာသည် သင်၏ နာမဖြင့်ပင် ကျော်ကြားလာမည်။

Word by Word

• अस्याः: of this (image)
• अस्याः: Sambandha (Possessor/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• सान्निध्यम्: presence
• सान्निध्यम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सान्निध्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन

• अत्र: here
• अत्र: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; देशवाचक (locative adverb)

• अहम्: I
• अहम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• न: not
• न: Pratishedha (Negation/निषेध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निषेध (negation)

• त्यक्ष्यामि: will abandon
• त्यक्ष्यामि: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: त्यज् (धातु)
• Form: लृट् (simple future), उत्तमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• कदाचन: ever / at any time
• कदाचन: Adhikarana (Time/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: कदाचन (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; कालवाचक (at any time/ever)

• प्रथिता: renowned
• प्रथिता: Karta (Predicate participle/कर्ता-विशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्रथ् (धातु)
• Form: कृदन्त; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past passive participle), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• तव: your
• तव: Sambandha (Possessor/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (6th), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• नाम्ना: by (your) name
• नाम्ना: Karana (Means/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नामन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Conjunction/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय (conjunction)

• प्रतिमा: image
• प्रतिमा: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रतिमा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• एषा: this
• एषा: Karta (Apposition/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: एतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• भविष्यति: will become
• भविष्यति: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: लृट् (simple future), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

Speaker

Sūrya

Characters & Entities

• Sūrya
• Kāśī (Vārāṇasī)
• Vimala
• Pratimā (icon)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

The divine agrees to remain accessible through a sanctified form, showing that devotion can establish enduring sacred presence for others.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Kāśī, where the deity’s abiding presence (sānnidhya) is promised at a particular image/shrine.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Not a prescription, but a temple-māhātmya statement: the deity’s continued presence at the pratimā, making it a lasting focus of worship.