Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 83

Devanagari script

निरुध्य ब्राध्नमध्वानं कृतकृत्य इवाद्रिराट् । स्वस्थोऽभवद्भवाधीना प्राणिनां हि भविष्यता

Transliteration

nirudhya brādhnamadhvānaṃ kṛtakṛtya ivādrirāṭ | svastho'bhavadbhavādhīnā prāṇināṃ hi bhaviṣyatā

Translation

Nang hadlangan ang landas ng Araw, ang hari ng mga bundok ay waring natapos na ang tungkulin at naging kampante—gayong ang kapalaran ng mga nilalang ay tunay na nakasalalay kay Bhava, ang Panginoon.

Word by Word

• निरुध्य: having blocked
• निरुध्य: Purvakala-kriya (Prior action/पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: नि + रुध् (धातु) + क्त्वा (ल्यप्)
• Form: क्त्वान्त अव्ययभाव (Gerund) — ‘having obstructed/stopped’

• ब्राध्नम्: vast / great
• ब्राध्नम्: Karma (Object-qualifier/कर्म-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ब्राध्न (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन — Neuter, Accusative, Singular; विशेषण (अध्वानम्)

• अध्वानम्: path / course
• अध्वानम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अध्वन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन — Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• कृतकृत्यः: having accomplished his task
• कृतकृत्यः: Karta (Subject-qualifier/कर्ता-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कृत (कृ-धातु-क्त) + कृत्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन — Masculine, Nominative, Singular; समासः: कृतं कृत्यम् यस्य (कर्मधारय/बहुव्रीहि-भावार्थ) — ‘one whose duty is done’

• इव: as if
• इव: Upamana-marker (Simile/उपमा)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इव (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (उपमा) — Simile particle

• अद्रिराट्: the king of mountains
• अद्रिराट्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अद्रि (प्रातिपदिक) + राज्/राट् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन — Masculine, Nominative, Singular; समासः: अद्रीणां राट् (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष)

• स्वस्थः: at ease / content
• स्वस्थः: Karta (Subject-qualifier/कर्ता-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स्वस्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन — Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• अभवत्: became
• अभवत्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: लङ् (Imperfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद — Past (imperfect), 3rd person, Singular

• भव: future
• भव: Compound-member
• Type: Noun
• Root: भव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समासाङ्ग (पूर्वपद) — compound member ‘future/coming into being’

• अधीनाः: dependent on the future
• अधीनाः: Karta (Subject-qualifier/कर्ता-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अधीन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन — Masculine, Nominative, Plural; समासः: भवस्य अधीनाः (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष)

• प्राणिनाम्: of living beings
• प्राणिनाम्: Sambandha (Genitive/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्राणिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, बहुवचन — Masculine, Genitive, Plural

• हि: indeed / for
• हि: Sambandha (Particle/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (हेतौ/अवधारणे) — Particle ‘indeed/for’

• भविष्यताम्: of future happenings
• भविष्यताम्: Sambandha (Genitive/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भविष्यत् (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; √भू + शतृ)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग/पुंलिङ्ग (समूह/अभिधान), षष्ठी-विभक्ति, बहुवचन — Genitive Plural; ‘of future (events/conditions)’

Speaker

Narrative voice (contextual; within Kāśīkhaṇḍa often Skanda’s discourse)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Vindhya (episode locus)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Vindhya stands swollen and triumphant, casting a shadow that interrupts the Sun’s course; below, beings suffer dimness; above, an unseen Śiva-principle is suggested by a liṅga-like radiance or cosmic aura indicating ultimate control.

Characters & Entities

• Bhava (Śiva)
• Ādrirāṭ (king of mountains)
• Sūrya (implied)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Ego mistakes disruption for achievement; true order and the destiny of beings rest under Bhava (Śiva), not personal pride.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No single tīrtha is named in this verse; it supports the Kāśī-khaṇḍa’s larger sacred narrative that culminates in Kāśī’s glorification.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None explicitly.