Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 49

Devanagari script

अदः स्तोत्रं पठञ्जंतुर्जातुपीडां ग्रहोद्भवाम् । न प्राप्स्यति ततो जप्यमिदं स्तोत्रं ममाग्रतः

Transliteration

adaḥ stotraṃ paṭhañjaṃturjātupīḍāṃ grahodbhavām | na prāpsyati tato japyamidaṃ stotraṃ mamāgrataḥ

Translation

Ang sinumang nilalang na bumibigkas ng himnong ito ay hindi kailanman daranas ng pagdurusang dulot ng mga planeta. Kaya ang himnong ito’y dapat ulit-ulitin bilang japa sa aking harapan.

Word by Word

• अदः: this/that (hymn)
• अदः: कर्म (Object-qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अदस् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), द्वितीया (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular); विशेषण (of स्तोत्रम्)

• स्तोत्रम्: hymn
• स्तोत्रम्: कर्म (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्तोत्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), द्वितीया (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular)

• पठन्: reciting
• पठन्: कर्ता (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √पठ् (धातु; पठने)
• Form: शतृ-प्रत्यय (present active participle), परस्मैपदी; पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• जन्तुः: a person/creature
• जन्तुः: कर्ता (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जन्तु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• जातु: ever / at any time
• जातु: क्रियाविशेषण (Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: जातु (अव्यय)
• Form: काल-अव्यय (temporal particle: 'ever/at any time')

• पीडाम्: affliction
• पीडाम्: कर्म (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पीडा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine), द्वितीया (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular)

• ग्रह-उद्भवाम्: arising from ग्रह (planetary seizure)
• ग्रह-उद्भवाम्: कर्म (Object-qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ग्रह + उद्भव (प्रातिपदिक; ग्रह + उद्भव)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine), द्वितीया (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular); विशेषण (of पीडाम्)

• न: not
• न: सम्बन्ध/निषेध (Negation)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेध-अव्यय (negation particle)

• प्राप्स्यति: will obtain/meet (it)
• प्राप्स्यति: क्रिया (Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र-√आप् (धातु; प्राप्तौ)
• Form: लृट्-लकार (Simple Future), परस्मैपद (Parasmaipada), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular)

• ततः: therefore / then
• ततः: क्रियाविशेषण (Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय; तद्-तसिल्)
• Form: हेतु/अनन्तर-अव्यय (ablatival adverb: 'therefore/then')

• जप्यम्: to be recited (as japa)
• जप्यम्: विधेय (Predicate qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: जप्य (कृदन्त; √जप् + यत्)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), प्रथमा/द्वितीया (Nom/Acc), एकवचन (Singular); विधेय-विशेषण (predicative: 'to be muttered')

• इदम्: this
• इदम्: कर्म (Object-qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), द्वितीया (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular); विशेषण (of स्तोत्रम्)

• स्तोत्रम्: hymn
• स्तोत्रम्: कर्म (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्तोत्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), द्वितीया (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular)

• मम: of me / my
• मम: सम्बन्ध (Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (Genitive/6th), एकवचन (Singular)

• अग्रतः: in (my) presence
• अग्रतः: अधिकरण (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अग्रतः (अव्यय; अग्र + तसिल्)
• Form: देश-अव्यय (locative adverb: 'in front/presence')

Speaker

Śiva (Mahādeva)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kāśī-kṣetra (Vāyavya-stotra as graha-śānti)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A devotee chants before a liṅga; above, the Navagrahas appear as subdued celestial figures, their harsh rays softened by Śiva’s aura. The devotee stands unharmed within a circle of sacred ash and lamp-light.

Characters & Entities

• Śiva
• Grahas
• Vāyavya Stotra

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Devotion to Śiva is presented as a higher refuge that neutralizes fear of planetary adversity.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Within Kāśīkhaṇḍa, the emphasis is on Śiva’s protective grace associated with Kāśī’s sacred sphere.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Perform japa of the stotra ‘before Śiva’—i.e., in the presence of Śiva (image/liṅga) as a repeated prayer.