Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 39

Devanagari script

दिवोदास इति ख्यातमतो नाम त्वमाप्स्यसि । मत्प्रभावाच्च नृपते दिव्यं सामर्थ्यमस्तु ते

Transliteration

divodāsa iti khyātamato nāma tvamāpsyasi | matprabhāvācca nṛpate divyaṃ sāmarthyamastu te

Translation

“ଏହେତୁ ତୁମେ ‘ଦିବୋଦାସ’ ନାମରେ ଖ୍ୟାତି ଲାଭ କରିବ। ହେ ନୃପତେ, ମୋ ପ୍ରଭାବରୁ ତୁମରେ ଦିବ୍ୟ ସାମର୍ଥ୍ୟ ହେଉ।”

Word by Word

• divodāsaḥ: Divodāsa (name)
• divodāsaḥ: Karma (Name as predicate/कर्म-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: divaḥ (प्रातिपदिक) + dāsa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st) एकवचन (नाम); तत्पुरुषः (दिवः दासः)

• iti: thus
• iti: Sambandha (Quotation marker/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: iti (अव्यय)
• Form: उद्धरणार्थक अव्यय

• khyātam: known; called
• khyātam: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: khyā (धातु)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त/PPP), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया एकवचन; अत्र ‘नाम’ इत्यस्य विशेषणम्

• ataḥ: therefore
• ataḥ: Hetu (Cause/हेतु)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ataḥ (अव्यय)
• Form: हेतौ/तस्मात्-अर्थक अव्यय (therefore/from this)

• nāma: as the name
• nāma: Sambandha (Naming particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: nāman (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नाम-शब्दः; नामनिर्देशार्थक अव्यय/निपात (as a name)

• tvam: you
• tvam: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yusmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (सामान्य), प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• āpsyasi: will obtain; will get
• āpsyasi: Kriya (Main verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √āp (धातु)
• Form: लृट् (Simple Future), मध्यमपुरुष (2nd), एकवचन; परस्मैपदम

• matprabhāvāt: from my power
• matprabhāvāt: Hetu (Cause/हेतु)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) + prabhāva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5th/Ablative), एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (मम प्रभावः)

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (Conjunction/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक अव्यय

• nṛpate: O king
• nṛpate: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nṛpa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (Vocative), एकवचन

• divyam: divine
• divyam: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: divya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; ‘सामर्थ्यम्’ इत्यस्य विशेषणम्

• sāmarthyam: ability; power
• sāmarthyam: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sāmarthya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• astu: let it be
• astu: Kriya (Main verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √as (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative/benedictive sense), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; परस्मैपदम

• te: to you; for you
• te: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tvad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: चतुर्थी (4th/Dative), एकवचन

Speaker

Brahmā

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kāśī (contextual)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Brahmā bestows a radiant blessing; a luminous script-like aura forms the name ‘Divodāsa’ above the king; the king receives divine energy as a halo or weaponless radiance.

Characters & Entities

• Divodāsa
• Brahmā
• Ripuṃjaya

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

A dharmic ruler’s identity and power are portrayed as sanctified through divine blessing and purpose.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Kāśī’s sacred history is being developed through Divodāsa’s story; no single tirtha is named in this verse.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; it is a naming-boon and empowerment.