Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 90

Devanagari script

त्वं तु प्रतारितः पूर्वमधुनापि प्रतारितः । कृत्वा तेन च संबंधमसंबद्धप्रलापभाक्

Transliteration

tvaṃ tu pratāritaḥ pūrvamadhunāpi pratāritaḥ | kṛtvā tena ca saṃbaṃdhamasaṃbaddhapralāpabhāk

Translation

కానీ నీవు ముందూ మోసపోయావు, ఇప్పుడూ మోసపోతున్నావు. అతనితో సంబంధం పెట్టుకొని నీవు అసంబద్ధమైన ప్రలాపాలు పలికేవాడివయ్యావు।

Word by Word

• tvam: you
• tvam: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tvad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: मध्यमपुरुष-सर्वनाम, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन

• tu: but/indeed
• tu: Sambandha (Contrast/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tu (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (विरोध/अन्वय-भेदक particle)

• pratāritaḥ: deceived
• pratāritaḥ: Karta (Predicate adjective/कर्ता-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: prati-√tṝ (तॄ/तारयति)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त/Past passive participle) — पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• pūrvam: formerly
• pūrvam: Kala (Time/काल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: pūrvam (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (कालवाचक/temporal adverb)

• adhunā: now
• adhunā: Kala (Time/काल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: adhunā (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (कालवाचक/temporal adverb)

• api: also/even
• api: Sambandha (Emphasis/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: api (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (अपि = also/even)

• pratāritaḥ: deceived
• pratāritaḥ: Karta (Predicate adjective/कर्ता-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: prati-√tṝ (तॄ/तारयति)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त/Past passive participle) — पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• kṛtvā: having made/done
• kṛtvā: Purvakala (Prior action/पूर्वकाल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: kṛ (कृ)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund) — ‘कृत्वा’

• tena: with him
• tena: Saha (Association/सह)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), एकवचन

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (समुच्चय/ conjunction)

• saṃbandham: connection/relationship
• saṃbandham: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: saṃbandha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन

• asaṃbaddha-pralāpa-bhāk: one who indulges in incoherent talk
• asaṃbaddha-pralāpa-bhāk: Karta (Predicate adjective/कर्ता-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: a-saṃbaddha (प्रातिपदिक) + pralāpa (प्रातिपदिक) + bhāj (धातु √bhaj/भज्; कृदन्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; उपपद-तत्पुरुष: ‘प्रलापं भजते/भाक्’ (भाक् = भागी/भाजनः), विशेषण; ‘असम्बद्ध’ = असङ्गत

Speaker

Satī

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kāśī

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Kāśīkhaṇḍa interlocutor (not explicit here)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A sharp admonition scene: Satī (or speaker) confronts the deluded person—face firm, gesture decisive—while the other appears unsettled, speech disjointed; Śiva’s calm presence contrasts the turmoil.

Characters & Entities

• Satī
• Sadāśiva/Śiva (referenced as 'Him')

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Delusion distorts judgment and speech; dharmic clarity requires right understanding of the divine and freedom from bias.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The broader discourse is within the Kāśīkhaṇḍa glorification of Kāśī, though this verse is ethical-theological.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; the focus is on discernment, delusion, and the moral quality of speech.