Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 92

Devanagari script

सर्वविघ्नप्रशांत्यर्थं सदा काशीनिवासिभिः । अपरं द्युमणे वच्मि तव चात्र तपस्यतः

Transliteration

sarvavighnapraśāṃtyarthaṃ sadā kāśīnivāsibhiḥ | aparaṃ dyumaṇe vacmi tava cātra tapasyataḥ

Translation

सर्वविघ्नप्रशान्त्यर्थं काशीनिवासिभिः सदा एतत् कर्तव्यम्। अपरं द्युमणे, अत्र तपस्यतः तव विशेषतः वक्ष्यामि॥

Word by Word

• सर्वविघ्नप्रशान्त्यर्थम्: for the purpose of pacifying all obstacles
• सर्वविघ्नप्रशान्त्यर्थम्: Prayojana (Purpose/प्रयोजन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sarva+vighna+praśānti+artha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन; समासः: सर्वेषां विघ्नानां प्रशान्त्यर्थः (for the sake of pacifying all obstacles)

• सदा: always
• सदा: Adhikaraṇa (Time adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: sadā (अव्यय)
• Form: काल-अव्यय (adverb: always)

• काशीनिवासिभिः: by the residents of Kāśī
• काशीनिवासिभिः: Karta (Agent in passive/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kāśī+nivāsin (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), बहुवचन; समासः: काश्यां निवासिनः (residents of Kāśī)

• अपरम्: another (matter)
• अपरम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: apara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन; कर्मरूपे (as 'another (thing)')

• द्युमणे: O Dyumaṇi
• द्युमणे: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dyumaṇi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8th/सम्बोधन), एकवचन

• वच्मि: I say
• वच्मि: Kriyā (Verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √vac (वच्)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), उत्तमपुरुष (1st person), एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्

• तव: of you/for you
• तव: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tvad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (6th/षष्ठी), एकवचन; सर्वनाम; सम्बन्धे (genitive)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Conjunction)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

• अत्र: here
• अत्र: Adhikaraṇa (Place/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: atra (अव्यय)
• Form: देश-अव्यय (adverb: here)

• तपस्यतः: of (you) practising austerity
• तपस्यतः: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √tapas (तपस्)
• Form: शतृ-प्रत्ययान्त वर्तमानकृदन्त (present participle), पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/षष्ठी), एकवचन; 'तपस्यत्' = practising austerity

Speaker

Skanda (deduced from Kāśīkhaṇḍa context)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kāśī (Avimukta-kṣetra)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Dyumaṇi

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A teacher addresses Dyumaṇi, advising constant observance by Kāśī residents to pacify obstacles; ascetics and householders gather near a shrine by the ghāṭa.

Characters & Entities

• Kāśī (Vārāṇasī)
• Dyumaṇi

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Kāśī is presented as a living dharma-space where regular observance and tapas are means to pacify obstacles and deepen spiritual progress.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Kāśī (Vārāṇasī), especially its religious life as practiced by its residents (kāśī-nivāsins).

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

A continual practice aimed at vighna-śānti (pacifying obstacles) is recommended for Kāśī residents; the speaker proceeds to give further instruction.