Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 30

Devanagari script

महावीरोसि रे भद्र मम सर्वगणेष्विह । वीरभद्राख्यया त्वं हि प्रथितिं परमां व्रज

Transliteration

mahāvīrosi re bhadra mama sarvagaṇeṣviha | vīrabhadrākhyayā tvaṃ hi prathitiṃ paramāṃ vraja

Translation

ดูก่อนผู้เป็นมงคล เจ้าเป็นมหาวีรบุรุษแท้ท่ามกลางหมู่คณะ (คณะคณะ) ของเรา ณ ที่นี้ เพราะฉะนั้น จงก้าวไปในนาม ‘วีรภัทร’ และบรรลุเกียรติยศสูงสุดเถิด

Word by Word

• महावीरः: a great hero
• महावीरः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महावीर (प्रातिपदिक; महा + वीर)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), एकवचन (Singular)

• असि: you are
• असि: Kriya (Verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अस् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), मध्यम-पुरुष (2nd person), एकवचन (Singular)

• रे: O! (hey)
• रे: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: रे (अव्यय)
• Form: सम्बोधन-निपात (vocative particle)

• भद्र: O auspicious one / good sir
• भद्र: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भद्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-प्रथमा (Vocative), एकवचन

• मम: of me / my
• मम: Sambandha (Possessor/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive), एकवचन

• सर्वगणेषु: among all the gaṇas
• सर्वगणेषु: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्वगण (प्रातिपदिक; सर्व + गण)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative), बहुवचन

• इह: here
• इह: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इह (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्यय (adverb of place)

• वीरभद्राख्यया: by the name ‘Vīrabhadra’
• वीरभद्राख्यया: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वीरभद्राख्या (प्रातिपदिक; वीरभद्र + आख्या)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental), एकवचन

• त्वम्: you
• त्वम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), एकवचन

• हि: indeed
• हि: Sambandha (Discourse particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (emphatic particle)

• प्रथितिम्: fame, renown
• प्रथितिम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रथिति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative), एकवचन

• परमाम्: supreme, highest
• परमाम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: परम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative), एकवचन; विशेषण (qualifying) प्रथितिम्

• व्रज: go/attain
• व्रज: Kriya (Verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: व्रज् (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकार (Imperative), मध्यम-पुरुष, एकवचन

Speaker

Śiva

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kāśī (Avimukta) as narrative setting; Dakṣa-yajña site (Kankhal) as mythic reference

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Vīrabhadra (newly named gaṇa-leader)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Śiva, serene yet formidable, addresses a newly appointed gaṇa-hero, bestowing the name Vīrabhadra and a mandate; the gaṇas stand in reverent ranks amid a Śaiva aura.

Characters & Entities

• Śiva
• Vīrabhadra
• Gaṇa

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Divine duty (dharma) is entrusted to the worthy; true renown arises from service aligned with Śiva’s command.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The broader frame is Kāśī (Vārāṇasī) in the Kāśī Khaṇḍa, though this verse itself focuses on Śiva’s gaṇa-commission rather than a single tīrtha.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; this verse is a narrative bestowal of a name and mission.