Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 19

Devanagari script

ये मामत्र भजिष्यंति मानवाः श्रद्धयान्विताः । त्वद्वरोद्यतपाणिं च तेषां दास्यामि चिंतितम्

Transliteration

ye māmatra bhajiṣyaṃti mānavāḥ śraddhayānvitāḥ | tvadvarodyatapāṇiṃ ca teṣāṃ dāsyāmi ciṃtitam

Translation

இங்கே நம்பிக்கையுடன் என்னை வழிபடுவோரும், வரம் அருளும் உம்மையும் உயர்த்திய கரங்களால் வணங்கி வழிபடுவோரும்—அவர்களின் உள்ளத்தில் விரும்பியதை நான் அருள்வேன்।

Word by Word

• ये: who (those who)
• ये: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः (Nominative), बहुवचनम् (Plural)

• माम्: me
• माम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: उत्तमपुरुष-सर्वनाम, द्वितीया-विभक्तिः (Accusative), एकवचनम् (Singular)

• अत्र: here
• अत्र: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्ययम्; देशवाचक-अव्यय (locative adverb)

• भजिष्यन्ति: will worship/serve
• भजिष्यन्ति: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भज् (धातु)
• Form: लृट्-लकारः (Simple Future), परस्मैपदम्, प्रथमपुरुषः (3rd person), बहुवचनम् (Plural)

• मानवाः: people, humans
• मानवाः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मानव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः (Nominative), बहुवचनम् (Plural)

• श्रद्धया: with faith
• श्रद्धया: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्रद्धा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्गे, तृतीया-विभक्तिः (Instrumental), एकवचनम् (Singular)

• अन्विताः: endowed (with)
• अन्विताः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अन्वित (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; √इ (धातु) + क्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः, बहुवचनम्; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past passive participle)

• त्वत्-वर-उद्यत-पाणिम्: (you) whose hand is raised to grant boons
• त्वत्-वर-उद्यत-पाणिम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्वद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) + वर (प्रातिपदिक) + उद्यत (कृदन्त; √यत्/√यम्? here उद्+√यत् 'raised' as adjective) + पाणि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समासः (तत्पुरुषः); पुंलिङ्गे, द्वितीया-विभक्तिः (Accusative), एकवचनम्; 'त्वद्वर' = तव वरः, 'उद्यतपाणि' = उद्यतः पाणिः

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्ययम्; समुच्चयार्थक-निपात (conjunction)

• तेषाम्: to/for them; of them
• तेषाम्: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-विभक्तिः (Genitive), बहुवचनम् (Plural)

• दास्यामि: I will give
• दास्यामि: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दा (धातु)
• Form: लृट्-लकारः (Simple Future), परस्मैपदम्, उत्तमपुरुषः (1st person), एकवचनम् (Singular)

• चिन्तितम्: the desired (thing), what is wished for
• चिन्तितम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चिन्तित (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; √चिन्त् (धातु) + क्त)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे, द्वितीया-विभक्तिः (Accusative), एकवचनम्; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त

Speaker

Bhāskara (Āditya/Sūrya)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kāśī (Avimukta) near Viśveśa

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: null

Visual Art Cues

Scene: In the sacred precinct of Kāśī, devotees stand with uplifted hands in añjali before a radiant deity-figure promising to grant their heart’s desire; temple lamps and Gaṅgā-side atmosphere implied.

Characters & Entities

• Bhāskara
• Āditya
• Sūrya
• Kāśī

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Faithful worship in a tīrtha like Kāśī bears swift fruit; sincere devotion is met with divine granting of rightful desires.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Kāśī (Vārāṇasī) is implied as the sacred setting where worship yields special merit.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Bhajana/upāsanā (devotional worship) performed with śraddhā and reverent supplication (raised hands) is emphasized.