Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 9

Devanagari script

न देवी जेष्यति पतिं नेशः शक्तिं विजेष्यति । किंचिद्विज्ञप्तुकामोस्मि तन्मातरवधार्यताम्

Transliteration

na devī jeṣyati patiṃ neśaḥ śaktiṃ vijeṣyati | kiṃcidvijñaptukāmosmi tanmātaravadhāryatām

Translation

ਨਾ ਦੇਵੀ ਸੱਚਮੁੱਚ ਆਪਣੇ ਪਤੀ ਨੂੰ ਜਿੱਤ ਸਕਦੀ ਹੈ, ਨਾ ਹੀ ਪ੍ਰਭੂ ਆਪਣੀ ਸ਼ਕਤੀ ਨੂੰ ਜਿੱਤ ਸਕਦਾ ਹੈ। ਫਿਰ ਵੀ ਮੇਰੀ ਇੱਕ ਛੋਟੀ ਬੇਨਤੀ ਹੈ—ਹੇ ਮਾਤਾ, ਕਿਰਪਾ ਕਰਕੇ ਇਸ ਨੂੰ ਸੁਣੋ।

Word by Word

• न: not
• न: Negation
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेधार्थक-अव्यय (negation)

• देवी: the Goddess
• देवी: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देवी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• जेष्यति: will conquer
• जेष्यति: Kriya (Verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: जि (धातु)
• Form: लृट् (Simple Future), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्

• पतिम्: the husband/lord
• पतिम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• न: nor/not
• न: Negation
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेधार्थक-अव्यय (negation)

• ईशः: the Lord
• ईशः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ईश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• शक्तिम्: the Power (Śakti)
• शक्तिम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शक्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• विजेष्यति: will conquer/defeat
• विजेष्यति: Kriya (Verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वि + जि (धातु)
• Form: लृट् (Simple Future), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्

• किंचित्: something
• किंचित्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: किंचित् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; अव्ययीभाववत् प्रयोगः ‘somewhat’

• विज्ञप्तु: to submit a request/inform
• विज्ञप्तु: Purpose (Prayojana)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वि + ज्ञप् (धातु) + तुमुन् (कृदन्त)
• Form: तुमुन्-अन्त-भावे कृदन्त (infinitive) ‘to inform/request’

• कामः: desirous
• कामः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: काम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; विशेषणम् (इच्छुकः)

• अस्मि: I am
• अस्मि: Kriya (Verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अस् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), उत्तमपुरुष (1st), एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्

• तत्: that
• तत्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; निर्देशार्थक

• मातर्: O Mother
• मातर्: Address (Sambodhana)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मातृ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8th/Vocative), एकवचन; ‘मातर्’ संबोधन-रूपम्

• अवधार्यताम्: let it be considered/understood
• अवधार्यताम्: Kriya (Verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अव + धृ (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; आत्मनेपदम्; कर्मणि-भावः ‘let it be ascertained/considered’

Speaker

Nārada

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kāśī

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Sages

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A devotee-speaker (or a divine attendant) addresses Devī with folded hands while acknowledging the unbreakable unity of Śiva and Śakti; Śiva and Devī sit together, calm, neither triumphant nor defeated.

Characters & Entities

• Devī (Mother)
• Śiva (Lord/Īśa)
• Śakti
• Nārada

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Śiva and Śakti are ultimately unconquerable by one another—divine unity transcends rivalry and duality.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The setting remains Kailāsa; the verse emphasizes theological harmony rather than a local tīrtha.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; it introduces a respectful petition to the Divine Mother.