Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 33

Devanagari script

असौ हि भगवानीशः स्वयंज्योतिः सनातनः । आनंदरूपा तस्यैषा शक्तिर्नागंतुकी शिवा

Transliteration

asau hi bhagavānīśaḥ svayaṃjyotiḥ sanātanaḥ | ānaṃdarūpā tasyaiṣā śaktirnāgaṃtukī śivā

Translation

«Pois este Senhor Bem-aventurado é o Īśa eterno, auto-luminoso. Sua Śivā—Seu poder—é da natureza da bem-aventurança e não algo adventício ou recém-adquirido.»

Word by Word

• असौ: that (he)
• असौ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: adas (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• हि: indeed
• हि: Sambandha/Avyaya (Discourse particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: hi (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निपात

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

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

• स्वयम्-ज्योतिः: self-luminous light
• स्वयम्-ज्योतिः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: svayam (अव्यय) + jyotis (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; अव्ययीभावः (स्वयम् इति अव्ययपूर्वपद)

• सनातनः: eternal
• सनातनः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sanātana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; विशेषण

• आनन्द-रूपा: whose form is bliss
• आनन्द-रूपा: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ānanda (प्रातिपदिक) + rūpa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; कर्मधारयः (आनन्द एव रूपम्)

• तस्य: of him
• तस्य: Sambandha (Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• एषा: this (she/this)
• एषा: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: etad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• शक्तिः: power/energy
• शक्तिः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śakti (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• न: not
• न: Sambandha/Avyaya (Negator)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निषेध-निपात

• आगन्तुकी: adventitious; coming from outside
• आगन्तुकी: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: āgantuka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; विशेषण

• शिवा: auspicious
• शिवा: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: śivā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; विशेषण (शक्तेः)

Speaker

Praṇava (continuing teaching)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kāśī-kṣetra

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: the two questioners

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A luminous, self-effulgent presence is emphasized—Śiva as an inner sun—while Śivā-śakti is depicted as a gentle radiance of bliss surrounding him, indicating inseparability and eternality.

Characters & Entities

• Īśa
• Śiva
• Śivā
• Śakti
• Self-luminous (Svayaṃjyotiḥ)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Śiva is self-luminous and eternal; His Śakti is intrinsic and blissful—divinity is complete in itself, not dependent on anything added from outside.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The verse is theological within the Kāśīkhaṇḍa setting and does not specify a particular Kāśī tirtha.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; it defines the nature of Īśa (Śiva) and His inherent Śakti.