Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 45

Devanagari script

दास्यामः सकलान्कामान्पुत्रान्पौत्रान्पशून्वसु । सौभाग्यमायुरारोग्यं निर्भयत्वं रणे जयम्

Transliteration

dāsyāmaḥ sakalānkāmānputrānpautrānpaśūnvasu | saubhāgyamāyurārogyaṃ nirbhayatvaṃ raṇe jayam

Translation

เราจักประทานสิ่งปรารถนาทั้งปวง—บุตรและหลาน โคปศุสัตว์และทรัพย์สมบัติ; โชคดี อายุยืน และสุขภาพ; ความไร้หวาดกลัว และชัยชนะในศึกสงคราม

Word by Word

• दास्यामः: we shall give
• दास्यामः: Kriyā (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दा (धातु)
• Form: लृट्-लकारः (Simple Future), उत्तमपुरुषः (1st person), बहुवचनम् (plural); परस्मैपदम्

• सकलान्: all
• सकलान्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सकल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गः (masculine), द्वितीया-विभक्तिः (Accusative), बहुवचनम् (plural)

• कामान्: desires
• कामान्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: काम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गः, द्वितीया-विभक्तिः, बहुवचनम्

• पुत्रान्: sons
• पुत्रान्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुत्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गः, द्वितीया-विभक्तिः, बहुवचनम्

• पौत्रान्: grandsons
• पौत्रान्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पौत्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गः, द्वितीया-विभक्तिः, बहुवचनम्

• पशून्: cattle/animals
• पशून्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पशु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गः (masculine), द्वितीया-विभक्तिः, बहुवचनम्

• वसु: wealth
• वसु: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वसु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गः (neuter), द्वितीया-विभक्तिः (Accusative), एकवचनम् (singular)

• सौभाग्यम्: good fortune
• सौभाग्यम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सौभाग्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गः, द्वितीया-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्

• आयुः: life-span
• आयुः: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आयुस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गः, द्वितीया-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम् (आयुः = आयुस्-शब्दस्य द्वितीया एकवचनरूपम्)

• आरोग्यम्: health
• आरोग्यम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आरोग्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गः, द्वितीया-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्

• निर्भयत्वम्: fearlessness
• निर्भयत्वम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: निर्भयत्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गः, द्वितीया-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्

• रणे: in battle
• रणे: Adhikaraṇa (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गः, सप्तमी-विभक्तिः (Locative), एकवचनम्

• जयम्: victory
• जयम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गः, द्वितीया-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्

Speaker

Skanda (deduced from Kāśīkhaṇḍa dialogue convention)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Faithfully engaging with the praised sacred practice yields both worldly welfare (health, prosperity) and protective strength (fearlessness, victory), reflecting Kāśī’s celebrated merit.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The broader context is the Kāśī-khaṇḍa (Vārāṇasī/Kāśī Māhātmya), even though this verse itself states benefits rather than naming a single tirtha.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No explicit ritual is stated here; it functions as a benefit-statement (phalaśruti) tied to the praised devotion/recitation in the surrounding passage.