Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 13

Devanagari script

यद्दुष्प्रसाध्यं हि पितुरपि त्रिजगतीतले । तत्सूनुना सुसाध्यं स्यादत्र दृष्टांतता मयि

Transliteration

yadduṣprasādhyaṃ hi piturapi trijagatītale | tatsūnunā susādhyaṃ syādatra dṛṣṭāṃtatā mayi

Translation

ਤਿੰਨਾਂ ਲੋਕਾਂ ਦੇ ਤਲੇ ਪਿਤਾ ਲਈ ਭੀ ਜੋ ਕਰਨਾ ਦੁਸ਼ਕਰ ਹੈ, ਉਹ ਪੁੱਤਰ ਦੁਆਰਾ ਸੁਖੇਨ ਸਾਧਿਆ ਜਾ ਸਕਦਾ ਹੈ—ਇਸ ਦਾ ਦ੍ਰਿਸ਼ਟਾਂਤ ਮੈਂ ਆਪ ਇੱਥੇ ਹਾਂ।

Word by Word

• yat: that which
• yat: Karta (Subject of syāt)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (यद्) (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन — 'that which/that (thing)'

• duṣprasādhyam: hard to accomplish
• duṣprasādhyam: Visheshana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: dus- (दुस्) + prasādhya (प्रसाध्य) < pra-sādh (धातु)
• Form: कृदन्त (यत्/ण्यत्-प्रत्ययार्थे साध्य 'accomplishable'); नपुंसकलिङ्ग; प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन — 'hard to accomplish'

• hi: indeed
• hi: Sambandha (Particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: hi (हि)
• Form: निपात (particle) — 'indeed/for'

• pituḥ: of the father
• pituḥ: Sambandha (Genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pitṛ (पितृ) (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; षष्ठी, एकवचन — 'of the father'

• api: even
• api: Sambandha (Particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: api (अपि)
• Form: निपात — 'even'

• tri-jagat-ītale: on the earth/surface of the three worlds
• tri-jagat-ītale: Adhikarana (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tri (त्रि) + jagat (जगत्) + ītala (ईतल) (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन — 'on the surface of the three worlds'

• tat: that
• tat: Karta (Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (तद्) (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन — correlative 'that'

• sūnunā: by the son
• sūnunā: Karana (Instrument/agent in passive sense)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sūnu (सूनु) (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; तृतीया, एकवचन — 'by the son'

• su-sādhyam: easily achievable
• su-sādhyam: Visheshana (Predicate adjective)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: su- (सु) + sādhya (साध्य) < sādh (धातु)
• Form: कृदन्त; नपुंसकलिङ्ग; प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन — 'easily accomplishable'

• syāt: would be
• syāt: Kriya (Main verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: as (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), परस्मैपद; प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन — 'would be/may become'

• atra: here
• atra: Kriya-viseshana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: atra (अत्र)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb) — 'here/in this matter'

• dṛṣṭāntatā: (is) an example
• dṛṣṭāntatā: Karta (Predicate nominative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dṛṣṭānta (दृष्टान्त) + -tā (ता) (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; प्रथमा, एकवचन — 'exemplification/state of being an example'

• mayi: in me
• mayi: Adhikarana (Locative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (अस्मद्) (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: उत्तमपुरुष-सर्वनाम; सप्तमी, एकवचन — 'in me'

Speaker

Śiva

Characters & Entities

• Śiva
• Gaṇeśa (as son)
• Three worlds (trijagat)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

The Purāṇic theme of filial spiritual power: the son’s grace and capability can surpass even the father’s, when aligned with dharma.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Implicitly Kāśī/ Vārāṇasī, as the surrounding discourse is about attaining the sacred city.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; it is a doctrinal illustration supporting the Kāśī attainment narrative.