Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 62

Devanagari script

मनोरथतृतीयाया व्रतमेतन्मया कृतम् । न्यूनातिरिक्तं संपूर्णमेतदस्तु भवद्गिरा

Transliteration

manorathatṛtīyāyā vratametanmayā kṛtam | nyūnātiriktaṃ saṃpūrṇametadastu bhavadgirā

Translation

“ข้าพเจ้าได้ประกอบวัตรมโนรถ-ตฤติยาแล้ว ขอด้วยวาจาของท่าน จงให้วัตรนี้สมบูรณ์—ปราศจากความขาดและความเกิน”

Word by Word

• manoratha-tṛtīyāyāḥ: of (the vow called) Manoratha-tṛtīyā
• manoratha-tṛtīyāyāḥ: Sambandha (Genitive relation/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: manoratha + tṛtīyā (प्रातिपदिके)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive), एकवचन (Singular); षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (manorathasya tṛtīyā = ‘Manoratha-tṛtīyā’ observance)

• vratam: vow
• vratam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vrata (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Nom./Acc.), एकवचन (Singular); अत्र कर्म (object)

• etat: this
• etat: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: etad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative), एकवचन (Singular); विशेषण

• mayā: by me
• mayā: Kartr-karana (Agent-instrument/कर्ता-करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: उत्तम-पुरुष-सर्वनाम, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental), एकवचन (Singular)

• kṛtam: done/performed
• kṛtam: Vidhaya (Predicate)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: √kṛ (धातु) → kṛta (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Nom./Acc.), एकवचन (Singular); क्त-प्रत्यय; विधेय (predicate)

• nyūna-atiriktam: (free from) deficiency and excess
• nyūna-atiriktam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: nyūna + atirikta (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative), एकवचन (Singular); इतरेतर-द्वन्द्व (deficient and excessive) used as a single qualifier

• saṃpūrṇam: complete
• saṃpūrṇam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: saṃpūrṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative), एकवचन (Singular); विशेषण

• etat: this (act/vow)
• etat: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: etad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), एकवचन (Singular)

• astu: let it be
• astu: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √as (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative), प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular); परस्मैपद

• bhavat-girā: by your word
• bhavat-girā: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhavat (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) + gir (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental), एकवचन (Singular); षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (bhavataḥ girā = by your word/utterance)

Speaker

Vratī (ritual performer) addressing the Ācārya

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kāśī-kṣetra (contextual)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: The devotee, hands folded, recites the samāpana declaration for Manoratha-tṛtīyā. The ācārya responds with a blessing, symbolically sealing the rite as complete without deficiency or excess.

Characters & Entities

• Manoratha-tṛtīyā
• Ācārya

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Spiritual practice is perfected by humility—acknowledging possible errors and seeking the blessing of the wise for true completion.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The wider discourse belongs to Kāśī in the Skanda Purāṇa; this verse is a formal vow-completion declaration.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

A spoken dedication: the performer declares the vow done and requests the ācārya’s words to render it complete, removing deficiency or excess.