Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 82

Devanagari script

त्वं जातवेदसि सदा दह्नात्मशक्तिर्वेधास्त्वया जगदिदं विविधं विदध्यात् । विश्वंभरोपि बिभृयादखिलं भवत्या लक्ष्मि प्रसीद सततं नमतां शरण्ये

Transliteration

tvaṃ jātavedasi sadā dahnātmaśaktirvedhāstvayā jagadidaṃ vividhaṃ vidadhyāt | viśvaṃbharopi bibhṛyādakhilaṃ bhavatyā lakṣmi prasīda satataṃ namatāṃ śaraṇye

Translation

నీవే స్వయంగా జాతవేదుడు (సర్వజ్ఞ అగ్ని)—అగ్నికి ఆత్మశక్తిగా నిత్యం నీవే. నీ ద్వారానే వేదా (బ్రహ్మ) ఈ విభిన్న జగత్తును నిర్మిస్తాడు; నీ ద్వారానే విశ్వంభరుడు (విష్ణువు) సమస్తాన్ని ధరిస్తాడు. ఓ లక్ష్మీ, నమస్కరించువారికి శరణ్యే, నిత్యం ప్రసన్నమవు.

Word by Word

• tvam: you
• tvam: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yusmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, एकवचन, प्रथमा (Nominative)

• jātavedasi: in Jātavedas (Agni)
• jātavedasi: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: jātavedas (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, एकवचन, सप्तमी (Locative) (वेदिक-नाम); ‘जातवेदस्’ = अग्नि

• sadā: always
• sadā: Kriya-visheṣaṇa (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: sadā (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (adverb of time)

• dahna-ātma-śaktiḥ: the inner power of fire
• dahna-ātma-śaktiḥ: Pratipādya (Predicate nominative/विशेष्य-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dahna (प्रातिपदिक) + ātman (प्रातिपदिक) + śakti (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, एकवचन, प्रथमा (Nominative); दह्नस्य आत्मशक्तिः

• vedhāḥ: the Creator (Brahmā)
• vedhāḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vedhā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, एकवचन, प्रथमा (Nominative); ‘विधाता/ब्रह्मा’

• tvayā: by you
• tvayā: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yusmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, एकवचन, तृतीया (Instrumental)

• jagat: world
• jagat: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: jagat (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, एकवचन, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (Nom/Acc); here object with idam

• idam: this
• idam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: idam (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, नपुंसकलिङ्ग, एकवचन, द्वितीया (Accusative)

• vividham: varied, manifold
• vividham: Karma (Object qualifier/कर्म-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: vividha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, एकवचन, द्वितीया (Accusative); विशेषणम् (qualifier of jagad idam)

• vidadhyāt: would create/arrange
• vidadhyāt: Kriya (Verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: dhā (धातु) उपसर्ग-वि
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; वि-√धा

• viśvaṃbharaḥ: Viśvambhara (Viṣṇu)
• viśvaṃbharaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: viśvaṃbhara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, एकवचन, प्रथमा (Nominative); ‘विष्णु’

• api: also
• api: Sambandha (Particle/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: api (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय/अपि-निपात (particle: also/even)

• bibhṛyāt: would bear/support
• bibhṛyāt: Kriya (Verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: bhṛ (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; √भृ

• akhilam: entire
• akhilam: Karma (Object qualifier/कर्म-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: akhila (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, एकवचन, द्वितीया (Accusative); विशेषणम्

• bhavatyā: by you (reverential)
• bhavatyā: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhavatī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, एकवचन, तृतीया (Instrumental); आदरार्थे ‘भवती’

• lakṣmi: O Lakṣmī
• lakṣmi: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: lakṣmī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, एकवचन, सम्बोधन (Vocative)

• prasīda: be gracious
• prasīda: Kriya (Verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: sad (धातु) उपसर्ग-प्र
• Form: लोट् (Imperative), मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन; प्र-√सद्

• satataṃ: always
• satataṃ: Kriya-visheṣaṇa (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: satatam (अव्यय)
• Form: क्रियाविशेषण (adverb)

• namatām: of those who bow
• namatām: Sambandha (Genitive relation/षष्ठी)
• Type: Verb
• Root: nam (धातु)
• Form: शानच्-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त; षष्ठी बहुवचन (Genitive plural) ‘नमताम्’

• śaraṇye: O refuge-giver
• śaraṇye: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śaraṇya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, एकवचन, सम्बोधन (Vocative)

Speaker

Agastya (stuti, contextually in Kāśīkhaṇḍa narrative)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kāśī-kṣetra

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Lakṣmī visualized as the inner flame-power: Agni altar blazing, with Lakṣmī’s golden presence emerging from fire; Brahmā creating and Viṣṇu sustaining in the background, both empowered by her radiance.

Characters & Entities

• Lakṣmī
• Jātavedas (Agni)
• Brahmā (Vedhās)
• Viṣṇu (Viśvambhara)
• Universe (jagat)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Divine prosperity is not merely wealth but the very śakti enabling creation and preservation; honoring her aligns one with cosmic order (dharma).

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The hymn belongs to the Kāśīkhaṇḍa milieu, linking devotional praise to the merit (puṇya) of Kāśī’s sacred landscape.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No direct prescription; the verse supports stuti and śaraṇāgati (taking refuge) as devotional discipline.