Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 19

Devanagari script

कार्तिकेय उवाच । क्षेमोस्ति कुंभज मुने त्रिदशैकसहायकृत् । जाने त्वामिह संप्राप्तं तथा विंध्याचलोन्नतिम्

Transliteration

kārtikeya uvāca | kṣemosti kuṃbhaja mune tridaśaikasahāyakṛt | jāne tvāmiha saṃprāptaṃ tathā viṃdhyācalonnatim

Translation

کارتیکیہ نے کہا: “اے کُمبھج مُنی، تم پر خیریت ہو۔ میں جانتا ہوں کہ تم دیوتاؤں کی مدد کر کے یہاں آئے ہو؛ اور وِندھیا پہاڑ کے بلند ہونے کا معاملہ بھی مجھے معلوم ہے۔”

Word by Word

• kārtikeyaḥ: Kārtikeya
• kārtikeyaḥ: Karta (speaker/subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kārtikeya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा विभक्ति, एकवचन

• uvāca: said
• uvāca: Kriya
• Type: Verb
• Root: √vac (वच् धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• kṣemaḥ: well-being; safety
• kṣemaḥ: Karta (of 'asti')
• Type: Noun
• Root: kṣema (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा विभक्ति, एकवचन

• asti: is
• asti: Kriya
• Type: Verb
• Root: as (अस् धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• kuṃbhaja: O pot-born one (Agastya)
• kuṃbhaja: Sambodhana
• Type: Noun
• Root: kuṃbha (प्रातिपदिक) + ja (√jan धातु; कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष (kuṃbhāt jātaḥ: born from a pot), पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन विभक्ति, एकवचन

• mune: O sage
• mune: Sambodhana
• Type: Noun
• Root: muni (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन विभक्ति, एकवचन

• tridaśa-eka-sahāya-kṛt: (he) who made you the sole helper of the gods
• tridaśa-eka-sahāya-kṛt: Karta (appositional epithet)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: tridaśa (प्रातिपदिक) + eka (प्रातिपदिक) + sahāya (प्रातिपदिक) + kṛt (√kṛ धातु; कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: बहुपद-तत्पुरुष; kṛt (कर्तृवाचक कृदन्त: 'maker/doer')—'one who made (you) the sole helper of the gods' इति विशेषण, पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा विभक्ति, एकवचन (कārtikeyasya विशेषण)

• jāne: I know
• jāne: Kriya
• Type: Verb
• Root: √jñā (ज्ञा धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), उत्तमपुरुष (1st person), एकवचन

• tvām: you
• tvām: Karman (object of 'jāne')
• Type: Noun
• Root: tvad (युष्मद्-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, द्वितीया विभक्ति (Accusative, 2nd), एकवचन

• iha: here
• iha: Adhikarana (locative sense)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: iha (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, देशवाचक (here)

• saṃprāptam: arrived; having come
• saṃprāptam: Karman (object qualifier)
• Type: Verb
• Root: sam-√prāp (प्राप् धातु)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त; past participle), पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया विभक्ति, एकवचन; tvām इति कर्मणि विशेषण (you who have arrived)

• tathā: and also; likewise
• tathā: Kriya-viseshana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tathā (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, प्रकार/समुच्चयार्थक (so; likewise)

• viṃdhya-acala-unnatim: the rising/elevation of the Vindhya mountain
• viṃdhya-acala-unnatim: Karman (object of 'jāne' understood)
• Type: Noun
• Root: viṃdhya (प्रातिपदिक) + acala (प्रातिपदिक) + unnati (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष (viṃdhyasya acalasya unnatiḥ: the rise of the Vindhya mountain), स्त्रीलिङ्ग (unnati), द्वितीया विभक्ति, एकवचन

Speaker

Kārtikeya (Skanda)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kāśī-kṣetra (contextual)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Agastya (Kumbhaja)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Kārtikeya speaks with calm authority, blessing the pot-born sage (Agastya). The scene hints at distant Vindhya mountains swelling upward, while devas’ gratitude and cosmic order are implied. The sage stands respectfully, then prepares to sit.

Characters & Entities

• Kārtikeya (Skanda)
• Agastya (Kuṃbhaja)
• Devas (Tridaśas)
• Vindhyācala (Vindhya Mountain)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Divine omniscience recognizes sincere dharmic service; the gods honor those who protect cosmic balance.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The scene belongs to Kāśī-khaṇḍa, reinforcing Kāśī as a sacred meeting-ground for sages and deities.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No ritual instruction is stated in this verse; it initiates a dialogue tied to dharmic events (Vindhya episode).