Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 91

Devanagari script

यादृशं वक्षितं शंभुं तादृशं यद्यमन्यथाः । कुतो मामददास्तस्मै यं च कश्च न वेद न

Transliteration

yādṛśaṃ vakṣitaṃ śaṃbhuṃ tādṛśaṃ yadyamanyathāḥ | kuto māmadadāstasmai yaṃ ca kaśca na veda na

Translation

Если ты считал Шамбху (Шиву) именно таким, как о Нём сказано, то почему же ты отдал меня тому, кого никто поистине не знает?

Word by Word

• yādṛśam: of what kind; such as
• yādṛśam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: yādṛśa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन; विशेषण (neuter, nominative/accusative singular; adjective)

• vakṣitam: spoken, described
• vakṣitam: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: √vac (वच् धातु) + क्त (Kta)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन; कर्मणि/भावे प्रयोग (past participle; neuter nom/acc sg)

• śaṃbhum: Śambhu (Śiva)
• śaṃbhum: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śaṃbhu (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2), एकवचन (masculine, accusative singular)

• tādṛśam: of that kind; such
• tādṛśam: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: tādṛśa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन; विशेषण (neuter nom/acc sg; adjective)

• yadi: if
• yadi: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: yadi (अव्यय)
• Form: शर्तार्थक-अव्यय (conditional particle)

• amanyathāḥ: you thought/considered
• amanyathāḥ: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √man (मन् धातु)
• Form: लङ् (अनद्यतनभूत), मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद (imperfect, 2nd person singular, parasmaipada)

• kutaḥ: whence? how?
• kutaḥ: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: kutaḥ (अव्यय)
• Form: प्रश्नार्थक-अव्यय (interrogative adverb)

• mām: me
• mām: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (प्रातिपदिक/सर्वनाम)
• Form: उत्तमपुरुष-सर्वनाम, द्वितीया (2), एकवचन (1st person pronoun, accusative singular)

• adadāḥ: you gave
• adadāḥ: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √dā (दा धातु)
• Form: लङ् (अनद्यतनभूत), मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद (imperfect, 2nd person singular, parasmaipada)

• tasmai: to him
• tasmai: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (प्रातिपदिक/सर्वनाम)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4), एकवचन (masculine, dative singular)

• yam: whom
• yam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (प्रातिपदिक/सर्वनाम)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2), एकवचन (masculine, accusative singular)

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक-अव्यय (conjunction)

• kaścit: someone, anyone
• kaścit: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ka (प्रातिपदिक/सर्वनाम) + cit (अव्यय)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन; अनिश्चितवाचक-सर्वनाम (indefinite pronoun; masculine nominative singular)

• na: not
• na: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेधार्थक-अव्यय (negation particle)

• veda: knows
• veda: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √vid (विद् धातु)
• Form: लट् (वर्तमान), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद (present, 3rd person singular, parasmaipada)

• na: not
• na: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेधार्थक-अव्यय (negation particle)

Speaker

Unknown from snippet (likely a woman addressing an elder/guardian; Kāśīkhaṇḍa context often Skanda narrating to Agastya)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Avimukta-Kāśī

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Śaunaka and Ṛṣis (frame)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A distressed noble woman questions her guardian/elder about being given in marriage to one ‘unknown to all’, while the unseen presence of Śambhu looms as a metaphysical backdrop; Kāśī’s ghāṭs and temple silhouettes suggest the setting’s sanctity.

Characters & Entities

• Śambhu
• Śiva

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Śiva is ultimately beyond ordinary knowing; worldly judgments about him are limited, so one should approach him with reverence rather than certainty.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The immediate verse is part of the Kāśīkhaṇḍa narrative frame (Kāśī/Varanasi), though this line itself does not name a specific tīrtha.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No direct ritual instruction appears in this verse.