Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 42

Devanagari script

विजित्य समरे तां तु स्वामिनीं मम दैत्यप । मादृशीनां सहस्रणि परिभुंक्ष्व यथेच्छया

Transliteration

vijitya samare tāṃ tu svāminīṃ mama daityapa | mādṛśīnāṃ sahasraṇi paribhuṃkṣva yathecchayā

Translation

హే దైత్యపతి! యుద్ధంలో నా స్వామినిని జయించి, నావంటి స్త్రీల సహస్రాలను నీ ఇష్టానుసారంగా అనుభవించు.

Word by Word

• vijitya: having conquered
• vijitya: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Adverbial modifier)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vi√ji (धातु) + ktvā (कृत्वान्त/ल्यप्)
• Form: अव्ययभावः (gerund/absolutive), क्त्वान्त (ल्यप्); क्रियाविशेषणम्—‘विजित्य’ = having conquered

• samare: in battle
• samare: Adhikaraṇa (Locative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: samara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन

• tām: her
• tām: Karma (Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• tu: but/indeed
• tu: Sambandha/Discourse particle
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tu (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात/अवधारणार्थक-समुच्चयार्थक (particle: but/indeed)

• svāminīm: (your) mistress/lady
• svāminīm: Karma (Object, apposition to tām)
• Type: Noun
• Root: svāminī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; ‘ताम्’ इत्यस्य विशेष्य/अप्पोज़िशन

• mama: my
• mama: Sambandha (Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• daityapa: O lord of the demons
• daityapa: Sambodhana (Address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: daitya + pa (प्रातिपदिक; ‘पा’/‘प’ = protector/lord)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (Vocative), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः—‘दैत्यानां पः’

• mādṛśīnām: of women like me
• mādṛśīnām: Sambandha (Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mādṛśī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), बहुवचन

• sahasrāṇi: thousands
• sahasrāṇi: Karma (Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sahasra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), बहुवचन

• paribhuṃkṣva: enjoy/consume (them)
• paribhuṃkṣva: Kriyā (Main verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pari√bhuj (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative), मध्यमपुरुष (2nd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• yathā-icchayā: as you please
• yathā-icchayā: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Adverbial modifier)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: yathā (अव्यय) + icchā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययीभाव-समासः; अव्ययत्वेन क्रियाविशेषणम्—‘यथेच्छया’ = as you wish/at will

Speaker

A female messenger (dūtī) addressing the demon-king (daityapati)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kāśī

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A daitya-lord is addressed by a woman speaking with forced compliance; the atmosphere is tense, shadowed, and morally inverted, foreshadowing divine reversal.

Characters & Entities

• Daityapati (demon-king)
• Dūtī (female messenger)
• Svāminī (the Lady)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Unchecked desire is enticed through flattering speech; Purāṇic narratives often expose how kāma can lead to downfall when dharma is ignored.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The broader frame is the Kāśīkhaṇḍa (glory of Kāśī/Varanasi), though this verse itself is part of a narrative episode rather than a direct tīrtha-stuti.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None in this verse; it is purely narrative dialogue.