Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 95

Devanagari script

त्यक्त्वा सर्वाणि कार्याणि त्यक्त्वा जप्यान्यनेकशः । ध्रुवस्तुतिरियं जप्या सर्वकामप्रदायिनी

Transliteration

tyaktvā sarvāṇi kāryāṇi tyaktvā japyānyanekaśaḥ | dhruvastutiriyaṃ japyā sarvakāmapradāyinī

Translation

அனைத்து கடமைகளையும் விட்டு, பல்வேறு பிற ஜபங்களையும் கைவிட்டு, இந்தத் துருவ-ஸ்துதியையே நிதம் ஜபிக்க வேண்டும்; இது எல்லா நற்காமங்களையும் அருளும்.

Word by Word

• त्यक्त्वा: having abandoned
• त्यक्त्वा: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Adverbial modifier of main injunction)
• Type: Verb
• Root: त्यज् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त अव्ययकृदन्त (absolutive/gerund), धातु: त्यज्; ‘having abandoned’

• सर्वाणि: all
• सर्वाणि: Karma (Object)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), बहुवचन; विशेषण

• कार्याणि: duties/acts
• कार्याणि: Karma (Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कार्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), बहुवचन

• त्यक्त्वा: having abandoned
• त्यक्त्वा: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Adverbial modifier)
• Type: Verb
• Root: त्यज् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त अव्ययकृदन्त (absolutive/gerund), धातु: त्यज्

• जप्यानि: (other) recitations/mantras to be repeated
• जप्यानि: Karma (Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जप्य (प्रातिपदिक; जप्-धातु से)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), बहुवचन; ‘to-be-recited/fit for japa’

• अनेकशः: many times / repeatedly
• अनेकशः: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Adverbial modifier)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अनेकशस् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; प्रकारवाचक क्रियाविशेषण (adverb of manner/frequency)

• ध्रुवस्तुतिः: the praise (hymn) of Dhruva
• ध्रुवस्तुतिः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ध्रुव + स्तुति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: ध्रुवस्य स्तुतिः

• इयम्: this
• इयम्: Viśeṣaṇa (Appositive/Determiner of subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• जप्या: to be recited
• जप्या: Vidheyaviśeṣaṇa (Predicate qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: जप्य (प्रातिपदिक; जप्-धातु से)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; विधेय-विशेषण (predicate adjective): ‘to be recited’

• सर्वकामप्रदायिनी: granting all desires
• सर्वकामप्रदायिनी: Vidheyaviśeṣaṇa (Predicate qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व + काम + प्रदायिनी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; उपपद-तत्पुरुष/षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: सर्वान् कामान् प्रददाति इति

Speaker

Skanda (contextual; Kāśīkhaṇḍa discourse)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kāśī

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Not explicit

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A devotee renounces distractions and sits in steady posture, counting japa on a mālā, with Kāśī’s ghāṭs and a distant Viśveśvara liṅga as the spiritual backdrop; the ‘Dhruva-stuti’ is visualized as a radiant hymn-stream.

Characters & Entities

• Dhruva
• Stuti (hymn)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Single-pointed devotion—choosing one sacred hymn with faith—becomes a direct means to attain one’s aims.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Not explicitly named in this verse, but the surrounding Kāśīkhaṇḍa context glorifies Kāśī and Viśveśvara.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Japa: repeatedly chant the Dhruva-stuti, even setting aside other recitations.