Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 57

Devanagari script

परं तेऽनुग्रहार्थं तु करिष्यामि प्रतिग्रहम् । किंच मे वचनं त्वं चेत्करिष्यस्युत्तमोत्तम

Transliteration

paraṃ te'nugrahārthaṃ tu kariṣyāmi pratigraham | kiṃca me vacanaṃ tvaṃ cetkariṣyasyuttamottama

Translation

แต่เพื่อโปรดประทานพระกรุณาแก่ท่านเท่านั้น เราจักรับทานนี้ไว้ และหากท่านจักปฏิบัติตามวาจาของเรา โอ้ผู้ประเสริฐยิ่งในหมู่ผู้ประเสริฐ เมื่อนั้นจึงควรสม

Word by Word

• परम्: furthermore; moreover
• परम्: Kriya-visheshaṇa (Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय (क्रियाविशेषण/adverb)

• ते: of you; your
• ते: Sambandha (Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन (Singular)

• अनुग्रह-अर्थम्: for (your) favor; for the sake of grace
• अनुग्रह-अर्थम्: Prayojana (Purpose)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अनुग्रह (प्रातिपदिक) + अर्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (अनुग्रहस्य अर्थः)

• तु: indeed; but
• तु: Sambandha (Discourse particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (निपात/particle)

• करिष्यामि: I shall do
• करिष्यामि: Kriya (Predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: लृट् (Simple Future), उत्तमपुरुष (1st person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• प्रतिग्रहम्: acceptance (of a gift); receiving
• प्रतिग्रहम्: Karma (Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रतिग्रह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• किंच: and also
• किंच: Sambandha (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: किं + च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (समुच्चय/adding particle: ‘and also’)

• मे: my
• मे: Sambandha (Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन

• वचनम्: word; instruction
• वचनम्: Karma (Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वचन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• त्वम्: you
• त्वम्: Karta (Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• चेत्: if
• चेत्: Sambandha (Condition marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: चेत् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (शर्त/conditional particle)

• करिष्यसि: you will do
• करिष्यसि: Kriya (Predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: लृट् (Simple Future), मध्यमपुरुष (2nd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• उत्तम-उत्तम: O best of the best
• उत्तम-उत्तम: Sambodhana (Address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: उत्तम (प्रातिपदिक) + उत्तम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8th/Vocative), एकवचन; कर्मधारयः (अतिशय-उत्तमः)

Speaker

A brāhmaṇa (dvija) addressing the caṇḍāla (contextual)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Viśveśvara-kṣetra (Kāśī)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A humble donor offers wealth; the recipient (a revered brāhmaṇa/saintly figure) accepts only to bestow grace, while issuing a solemn instruction; Kāśī’s sacred ambience implied with Viśveśvara’s presence.

Characters & Entities

• Viśveśa (Śiva of Kāśī)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Even meritorious acts like accepting a gift should be guided by dharma and done with the intent of uplifting the devotee.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Kāśī (Vārāṇasī), especially through reference to Viśveśa, the presiding Śiva of the sacred city.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Pratigraha (acceptance of a gift) is discussed as a dharmic act, conditioned by the giver following a proper instruction.