Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 30

Devanagari script

अतो यदुचितं कर्तुं तद्विधेहि महासुर । परं हितं चेच्छृणुयाज्जीवग्राहं ततो व्रज

Transliteration

ato yaducitaṃ kartuṃ tadvidhehi mahāsura | paraṃ hitaṃ cecchṛṇuyājjīvagrāhaṃ tato vraja

Translation

ထို့ကြောင့် ဟေ မဟာအဆုရ၊ သင့်လျော်သင့်တော်သမျှကို ပြုလော့။ သင့်အကျိုးစီးပွားအမှန်ကို နားထောင်လိုပါက အသက်ကို ထိန်းသိမ်းရာ နည်းလမ်းကို ဆောင်ယူပြီး ထိုအတိုင်း ထွက်ခွာလော့။

Word by Word

• अतः: therefore
• अतः: Sambandha/Reason (अव्यय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अतः (अव्यय)
• Form: हेतौ-अव्यय (causal/conclusive adverb)

• यत्: whatever
• यत्: Sambandha (Correlative/यद्-तद्)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; ‘उचितम्’ इत्यस्य सह संबन्धः (यद्…तद्)

• उचितम्: proper
• उचितम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: उचित (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त; ‘यत्’ इत्यस्य विशेषणम्

• कर्तुम्: to do
• कर्तुम्: Prayojana (Purpose/प्रयोजन)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: तुमुन्-प्रत्ययान्त (infinitive), अव्ययभाव

• तत्: that
• तत्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; ‘विधेहि’ इत्यस्य कर्म

• विधेहि: do / carry out
• विधेहि: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वि + धा (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकार (आज्ञार्थ), मध्यम-पुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• महासुर: O great Asura
• महासुर: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महासुर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति, एकवचन; समासः = महा + असुर (कर्मधारय)

• परम्: supreme
• परम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषणम् (हितम्)

• हितम्: benefit, good counsel
• हितम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हित (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त; ‘श्रुणुयात्/श्रुणु’ इत्यस्य कर्म

• चेत्: if
• चेत्: Sambandha/Condition (अव्यय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: चेत् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (conditional particle)

• शृणुयात्: you should listen
• शृणुयात्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: श्रु (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ्-लकार (potential/optative), मध्यम-पुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• जीवग्राहम्: the seizer of lives (Death)
• जीवग्राहम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जीव + ग्राह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; समासः = जीवानां ग्राहः (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष)

• ततः: then / thereafter
• ततः: Sambandha/Sequence (अव्यय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (ablatival adverb: ‘from there/thereupon’)

• व्रज: go
• व्रज: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: व्रज् (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकार (आज्ञार्थ), मध्यम-पुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

Speaker

Kālārātrī

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kāśī

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: The envoy’s tone softens into counsel: 'do what is fitting; if you seek your true welfare, adopt life-preserving means and depart.' The asura is shown wavering, with the path of retreat opening behind him.

Characters & Entities

• Kālārātrī
• Mahāsura (asura king)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Even an antagonist is offered a path of welfare: heed right counsel, choose what is proper, and avoid self-destruction.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No tīrtha is mentioned; the verse is part of the Kāśī Khaṇḍa’s dharma-restoration narrative.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; it is practical-ethical guidance rather than ritual instruction.