Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 93

Devanagari script

इति श्रुत्वा महेशानः सर्वचिंतितदः प्रभुः । अभ्यषिंचत तं तत्र वारुणे परमे पदे

Transliteration

iti śrutvā maheśānaḥ sarvaciṃtitadaḥ prabhuḥ | abhyaṣiṃcata taṃ tatra vāruṇe parame pade

Translation

ครั้นทรงสดับดังนั้น พระมหีศาน ผู้ประทานสิ่งที่ปรารถนาทั้งปวง ได้ทรงประกอบพิธีอภิษेक ณ ที่นั้น และสถาปนาเขาไว้ในฐานะวรุณะอันสูงสุด

Word by Word

• iti: thus
• iti: Sambandha (Quotation marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: iti (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (quotative particle): ‘thus’

• śrutvā: having heard
• śrutvā: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (पूर्वक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: śru (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (Gerund/Absolutive): ‘having heard’

• maheśānaḥ: Maheśāna (Śiva)
• maheśānaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mahā (प्रातिपदिक) + īśāna (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; कर्मधारयः—‘महान् ईशानः’

• sarva-ciṃtita-daḥ: giver of all desired (boons)
• sarva-ciṃtita-daḥ: Karta (Qualifier/कर्तृविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक) + ciṃtita (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक) + da (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः—‘सर्वं चिन्तितं ददाति’ (giver of all desired things)

• prabhuḥ: the Lord
• prabhuḥ: Karta (Apposition/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: prabhu (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• abhyaṣiṃcata: anointed, consecrated
• abhyaṣiṃcata: Kriyā (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: abhi-√sic (धातु)
• Form: लङ् (Imperfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• tam: him
• tam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन

• tatra: there
• tatra: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatra (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (locative adverb): ‘there’

• vāruṇe: in the Varuṇa-related
• vāruṇe: Adhikarana (Qualifier of location/अधिकरणविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: vāruṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग/पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (Locative/7th), एकवचन; विशेषण of pade

• parame: supreme
• parame: Adhikarana (Qualifier/अधिकरणविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: parama (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग/पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (Locative/7th), एकवचन; विशेषण of pade

• pade: place, station
• pade: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pada (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (Locative/7th), एकवचन

Speaker

Skanda (contextual narrator)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kāśī (Avimukta)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Śiva consecrates Kārdama on the spot—ritual anointing imagery—while cosmic waters rise symbolically; the devotee is transformed into Varuṇa-like status, with aquatic emblems and a radiant aura.

Characters & Entities

• Maheśāna (Śiva)
• Kārdama
• Varuṇa (status/office)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Divine grace can appoint a devotee to a cosmic role through consecration, aligning power with dharma.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The narrative continues within the Kāśī-kṣetra frame, where Śiva’s boons become enduring institutions.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Abhiṣeka/abhyaṣiñcana (ritual anointing or consecration) is explicitly mentioned.