Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 76

Devanagari script

इत्युक्त्वा विररामासौ शिवशर्मन्ध्रुवस्तदा । देवोपि भगवान्विष्णुस्तमुवाच प्रसन्नदृक्

Transliteration

ityuktvā virarāmāsau śivaśarmandhruvastadā | devopi bhagavānviṣṇustamuvāca prasannadṛk

Translation

ଏହିପରି କହି ଶିବଶର୍ମା ନାମକ ଧ୍ରୁବ ସେତେବେଳେ ନିରବ ହେଲେ। ତାପରେ ପ୍ରସନ୍ନ ଦୃଷ୍ଟିବାନ୍ ଦେବାଧିଦେବ ଭଗବାନ ବିଷ୍ଣୁ ତାଙ୍କୁ କହିଲେ।

Word by Word

• इति: thus
• इति: Sambandha (Quotation marker/इति)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; वाक्य-समाप्ति/उद्धरणसूचक (quotative particle)

• उक्त्वा: having said
• उक्त्वा: Purvakala (Prior action/पूर्वकाल)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund), अव्ययभाव (indeclinable verbal)

• विरराम: ceased, stopped
• विरराम: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: रम् (धातु) + वि- (उपसर्ग)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular), परस्मैपद

• असौ: that person (he)
• असौ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: असद्/अदस् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• शिवशर्मन्: Śivaśarman (proper name)
• शिवशर्मन्: Karta (Apposition/कर्ता-सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिवशर्मन् (प्रातिपदिक; नाम)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• ध्रुवः: Dhruva
• ध्रुवः: Karta (Apposition/कर्ता-सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ध्रुव (प्रातिपदिक; नाम)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• तदा: then
• तदा: Kala (Time/काल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तदा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; कालवाचक (temporal adverb)

• देवः: the god
• देवः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• अपि: also
• अपि: Sambandha (Additive particle/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निपात (also/even)

• भगवान्: the Blessed Lord
• भगवान्: Karta (Apposition/कर्ता-विशेषण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भगवत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• विष्णुः: Viṣṇu
• विष्णुः: Karta (Apposition/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विष्णु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• तम्: to him
• तम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular)

• उवाच: said
• उवाच: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु) + उद्- (उपसर्ग; उवाच इति रूपम्)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular), परस्मैपद

• प्रसन्न-दृक्: having a serene gaze
• प्रसन्न-दृक्: Karta (Qualifier of subject/कर्ता-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्रसन्न (प्रातिपदिक) + दृश्/दृक् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular); बहुव्रीहिः—यस्यानि प्रसन्ना दृशः सः

Speaker

Narrator (within the Kāśīkhaṇḍa frame)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kāśī

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Śaunaka and ṛṣis (frame typical)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Dhruva (Śivaśarmā) finishes his praise and stands in reverent silence; Viṣṇu, serene and smiling, turns to speak, indicating imminent boon.

Characters & Entities

• Dhruva
• Śivaśarmā
• Viṣṇu

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Sincere praise culminates in divine response; the Lord’s grace is shown through direct address and benevolent attention.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The passage belongs to the Kāśīkhaṇḍa (Kāśī/Varanasi) textual milieu, though this verse itself is a narrative transition rather than a site-description.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; it marks the shift from devotee’s hymn to the Lord’s reply.