Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 41

Devanagari script

ततस्तत्तपसाकृष्टः कलामात्रेण तत्र हि । हिमशैले ततश्चात्र सर्वभावेन संस्थितः

Transliteration

tatastattapasākṛṣṭaḥ kalāmātreṇa tatra hi | himaśaile tataścātra sarvabhāvena saṃsthitaḥ

Translation

ତାପରେ ସେହି ତପସ୍ୟାର ପ୍ରଭାବରେ ଆକୃଷ୍ଟ ହୋଇ, କ୍ଷଣମାତ୍ରରେ ମୁଁ ହିମଶୈଳରେ ପହଞ୍ଚିଲି; ତଦନନ୍ତରେ ଏଠାରେ ସର୍ବଭାବେ ସ୍ଥିତ ହେଲି।

Word by Word

• ततः: then
• ततः: Kriya-visheshana (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रमवाचक (then/thereafter)

• तत्: that
• तत्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण (of tapas)

• तपसा: by austerity
• तपसा: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तपस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), एकवचन

• आकृष्टः: drawn/attracted
• आकृष्टः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: आ + कृष् (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past passive participle); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• कलामात्रेण: by a mere fraction (of time)
• कलामात्रेण: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कला + मात्रा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; देशवाचक (there)

• हि: indeed
• हि: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निपात (particle, emphasis)

• हिमशैले: on/in the Himālaya mountain
• हिमशैले: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हिम + शैल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/7th), एकवचन

• ततः: then
• ततः: Kriya-visheshana (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रमवाचक

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय (conjunction)

• अत्र: here
• अत्र: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; देशवाचक (here)

• सर्वभावेन: with whole being / entirely
• सर्वभावेन: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व + भाव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; भाववाचक

• संस्थितः: settled / established
• संस्थितः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सम् + स्था (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त; पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

Speaker

Skanda (deduced Kāśīkhaṇḍa default narration)

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Devī (Pārvatī)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A moment of miraculous transition: the deity appears simultaneously connected to the Himalaya and then firmly rooted at the destined sacred spot, portrayed as a luminous shift rather than physical travel.

Characters & Entities

• Himālaya (Himaśaila)
• Tapas (austerity)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

True tapas has irresistible spiritual force, capable of drawing divine grace swiftly and establishing it permanently in a sacred place.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Kāśī’s sacred sphere (Avimukta) is being prepared for glorification through the Harapāpa-hrada context.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Austerity (tapas) is praised generally; no specific rite like snāna or dāna is stated in this verse.