Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 229

Devanagari script

अस्याख्यानस्य पठनाद्विष्णोरिव मनोरथाः । संपूर्णतां गमिष्यंति शंभोश्चिंतितकारिणः

Transliteration

asyākhyānasya paṭhanādviṣṇoriva manorathāḥ | saṃpūrṇatāṃ gamiṣyaṃti śaṃbhościṃtitakāriṇaḥ

Translation

Sa pagbigkas at pagbasa ng banal na salaysay na ito, ang mga minimithing hangarin ay nagiging ganap—gaya ng ipinagkakaloob ni Viṣṇu—sapagkat si Śambhu ang tumutupad ng pinagninilayan.

Word by Word

• अस्य: of this
• अस्य: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: idam (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/6th), एकवचन (Singular), नपुंसकलिङ्ग/पुंलिङ्ग-प्रयोगानुसार (pronoun)

• आख्यानस्य: of the narrative/account
• आख्यानस्य: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ākhyāna (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/6th), एकवचन (Singular)

• पठनात्: from (the act of) recitation
• पठनात्: Hetu/Apadana (Cause/Source; हेतु/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: paṭhana (प्रातिपदिक; धातु √paṭh (पठ्) से भाववाचक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), पञ्चमी-विभक्ति (Ablative/5th), एकवचन (Singular)

• विष्णोः: of Viṣṇu
• विष्णोः: Upamana-sambandha (Standard of comparison/उपमान-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: viṣṇu (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/6th), एकवचन (Singular)

• इव: like, as
• इव: Upamana-marker (Comparator/उपमा-सूचक)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: iva (अव्यय)
• Form: उपमा-अव्यय (comparative particle)

• मनोरथाः: wishes, desires
• मनोरथाः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: manoratha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), बहुवचन (Plural)

• संपूर्णताम्: completion, fulfillment
• संपूर्णताम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: saṃpūrṇatā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine), द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular)

• गमिष्यन्ति: will attain
• गमिष्यन्ति: Kriya (Predicate action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √gam (गम्)
• Form: लृट्-लकार (Simple Future), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), बहुवचन (Plural), परस्मैपद (Parasmaipada)

• शंभोः: of Śambhu (Śiva)
• शंभोः: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śambhu (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/6th), एकवचन (Singular)

• चिन्तितकारिणः: fulfillers of what is desired
• चिन्तितकारिणः: Karta-viśeṣaṇa (Subject qualifier/कर्ता-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: cintita-kārin (प्रातिपदिक; √cint (चिन्त्) + कृदन्त/कृ (कृ) से 'कārin')
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (कर्मधारय-सन्निकर्षेण: 'चिन्तितं करोति' = who accomplishes what is thought), पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), बहुवचन (Plural)

Speaker

Skanda (deduced; Kāśīkhaṇḍa commonly Skanda → Agastya)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kāśī-kṣetra (Avimukta)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Pilgrims/śrotṛs; within Kāśīkhaṇḍa often sages

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A devotee seated with palm-leaf manuscript recites the Kāśī narrative; behind, Viśvanātha’s liṅga radiates, and Śambhu bestows blessings as thought-forms (desired boons) manifest like lotuses.

Characters & Entities

• Viṣṇu
• Śambhu (Śiva)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Scriptural recitation (pāṭha) is itself a potent sādhana, bringing the fulfillment of worthy intentions through divine grace.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

As a phalaśruti within the Kāśī Khaṇḍa, it supports the merit of engaging with Kāśī’s sacred narrative tradition.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Paṭhana/pārāyaṇa—reading or reciting the sacred account.