Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 81

Devanagari script

सांतःपुरं समानीय क्षिप्नुमस्त्वत्पदाग्रतः । भूर्भुवःस्वरिदं सर्वं त्वदाज्ञावशवर्तितम्

Transliteration

sāṃtaḥpuraṃ samānīya kṣipnumastvatpadāgrataḥ | bhūrbhuvaḥsvaridaṃ sarvaṃ tvadājñāvaśavartitam

Translation

သူမကို အတွင်းနန်းတော်အဖွဲ့အစည်းနှင့်တကွ ခေါ်ဆောင်လာ၍ ချက်ချင်း သင်၏ခြေတော်အရှေ့၌ တင်ထားမည်။ ဘူ၊ ဘုဝ၊ စွဝ—ဤအရာအားလုံးသည် သင်၏အမိန့်အာဏာအောက်၌ လှုပ်ရှားနေသည်။

Word by Word

• स: that
• स: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तद् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (neuter), द्वितीया (2nd/accusative), एकवचन (singular); निर्देश/विशेषणम्

• अन्तःपुरम्: the inner apartments / harem
• अन्तःपुरम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अन्तःपुर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (neuter), द्वितीया (2nd/accusative), एकवचन (singular); समासः अन्तः + पुर (अव्ययीभाव/तत्पुरुष-प्रायः; ‘inner palace’)

• समानीय: having brought
• समानीय: Purvakala-kriya (Prior action/पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम्-आ-नी (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्ययभावः (gerund/absolutive): ‘having brought’; उपसर्गौ सम्-आ-

• क्षिप्णुमः: we throw / we place quickly
• क्षिप्णुमः: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: क्षिप् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), उत्तमपुरुष (1st person), बहुवचन (plural), परस्मैपदम्

• त्वत्पदाग्रतः: before your feet
• त्वत्पदाग्रतः: Adhikarana (Location/Context/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्वद् (प्रातिपदिक) + पद + अग्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (neuter, as adverbial locative), पञ्चमी/षष्ठी-प्रायः अव्ययीभावार्थे; here: पञ्चमी (5th/ablative) एकवचन (singular) used adverbially ‘in front of’; समासः त्वत् + पदाग्र (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष)

• भूः: earth (Bhūḥ)
• भूः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भू (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (feminine), प्रथमा (1st/nominative), एकवचन (singular)

• भुवः: mid-region (Bhuvaḥ)
• भुवः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भुवस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (neuter), प्रथमा (1st/nominative), एकवचन (singular)

• स्वः: heaven (Svaḥ)
• स्वः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्वर् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (neuter), प्रथमा (1st/nominative), एकवचन (singular)

• इदम्: this
• इदम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इदम् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (neuter), प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन (singular); सर्वनाम

• सर्वम्: all
• सर्वम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (neuter), प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन (singular); विशेषणम्

• त्वदाज्ञावशवर्तितम्: governed by the power of your command
• त्वदाज्ञावशवर्तितम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: त्वद् + आज्ञा + वश + वर्तित (वृत् धातु, क्त)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (neuter), प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन (singular); विशेषणम्; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त; समासः त्वदाज्ञायाः वशः (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष) + वर्तित (स्थित/वर्तित)

Speaker

Daityas (deduced)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kāśī

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: The speaker vows to bring the woman with her inner retinue swiftly and place her at the king’s feet; the speech expands into a proclamation that all three worlds obey the king’s command.

Characters & Entities

• Daityas
• Danuja-lord (implied)
• Vindhyavāsinī (implied)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

The verse illustrates how worldly regimes claim total control, yet Purāṇic storytelling often reveals a higher sovereignty beyond such commands.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Not explicit; the focus is on dominion over the three worlds within the Kāśī-khaṇḍa narrative.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None.