Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 71

Devanagari script

निश्चितं विश्वनाथेन प्रेरितेन त्वयाऽनघ । कृतं हि कृतकृत्येन प्रासादादिह वेद्म्यहम्

Transliteration

niścitaṃ viśvanāthena preritena tvayā'nagha | kṛtaṃ hi kṛtakṛtyena prāsādādiha vedmyaham

Translation

ହେ ନିର୍ଦୋଷ! ନିଶ୍ଚୟ ଯେ ବିଶ୍ୱନାଥଙ୍କ ପ୍ରେରଣାରେ ତୁମେ—କୃତକୃତ୍ୟ ହୋଇ—ଏହି କାର୍ଯ୍ୟ କରିଛ। ଏହି ପ୍ରାସାଦ ଆଦି ଲକ୍ଷଣରୁ ମୁଁ ଏଠାରେ ଜାଣୁଛି।

Word by Word

• निश्चितम्: certain/decided
• निश्चितम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: नि-चित् (धातु) + क्त (कृत्)
• Form: क्त-कृदन्त, नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; ‘ascertained/decided’

• विश्वनाथेन: by Viśvanātha (Lord of the universe)
• विश्वनाथेन: Karana (Agent-instrumental/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विश्व-नाथ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3), एकवचन

• प्रेरितेन: impelled
• प्रेरितेन: Karana (Instrumental qualifier/करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्र-ईर्/ईर् (धातु) + क्त (कृत्)
• Form: क्त-कृदन्त, पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3), एकवचन; ‘impelled’ (agreeing with त्वया)

• त्वया: by you
• त्वया: Karana (Means/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: मध्यमपुरुष-सर्वनाम, तृतीया (3), एकवचन

• अनघ: O sinless one
• अनघ: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अनघ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8), एकवचन

• कृतम्: (it is) done
• कृतम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कृ (धातु) + क्त (कृत्)
• Form: क्त-कृदन्त (PPP used substantively), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन

• हि: indeed/for
• हि: Sambandha (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (emphatic/causal particle)

• कृतकृत्येन: by one who has fulfilled his task
• कृतकृत्येन: Karana (Agent-instrumental/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कृत-कृत्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3), एकवचन; ‘one who has accomplished his duty’

• प्रासादात्: from the palace
• प्रासादात्: Apadana (Source/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रासाद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5), एकवचन; अपादान (from)

• इह: here
• इह: Adhikarana (Place/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इह (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्यय (here)

• वेद्मि: I know
• वेद्मि: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: विद् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (वर्तमान), परस्मैपद, उत्तमपुरुष, एकवचन

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

Speaker

Skanda (deduced: Kāśīkhaṇḍa commonly Skanda speaking to Agastya)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Viśvanātha-kṣetra (within Kāśī)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Inside a Kāśī temple courtyard: a revered speaker addresses a king/devotee, pointing to architectural signs of a newly revealed or recognized shrine; above, an unseen Viśvanātha presence is suggested by a luminous liṅga aura or trident emblem, indicating divine prompting.

Characters & Entities

• Viśvanātha

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Sacred actions in Kāśī are ultimately inspired by Viśvanātha; the devotee becomes an instrument of Śiva’s will.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Viśvanātha of Kāśī (Vārāṇasī), with an implied reference to the shrine/temple setting.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No specific rite is prescribed; the verse affirms divine prompting behind a completed sacred undertaking.