Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 31

Devanagari script

शर्वाणीगिरमाकर्ण्य ततः शर्वः कृपानिधिः । समाधिमीलिताक्षीं तामुवाच वरदो हरः

Transliteration

śarvāṇīgiramākarṇya tataḥ śarvaḥ kṛpānidhiḥ | samādhimīlitākṣīṃ tāmuvāca varado haraḥ

Translation

شَروانی کی بات سن کر، رحم کا خزانہ شَرو نے اُس سے کہا جو سمادھی میں آنکھیں بند کیے بیٹھی تھی؛ ور دینے والے ہَر نے اسے مخاطب کیا۔

Word by Word

• शर्वाणीगिरम्: Śarvāṇī’s words
• शर्वाणीगिरम्: Karma (Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शर्वाणी-गिर् (प्रातिपदिक; समास)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (शर्वाण्याः गिरम् = speech of Śarvāṇī); स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन = Feminine, Accusative, Singular

• आकर्ण्य: having heard
• आकर्ण्य: Purvakala (Prior action)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: आ-√कर्ण्/कृ (धातु) + ल्यप् (कृदन्त)
• Form: क्त्वान्त/ल्यपन्त अव्यय (absolutive/gerund) = having heard

• ततः: then
• ततः: Adhikarana (Time)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (क्रियाविशेषण) = then/thereupon

• शर्वः: Śarva (Śiva)
• शर्वः: Karta (Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन = Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• कृपानिधिः: treasure of compassion
• कृपानिधिः: Karta (Apposition)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कृपा-निधि (प्रातिपदिक; समास)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (कृपायाः निधिः = treasure of compassion); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; उपाधि/विशेषणवत्

• समाधिमीलिताक्षीम्: whose eyes were closed in meditation
• समाधिमीलिताक्षीम्: Karma (Object-Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: समाधि-मीलित-अक्षि (प्रातिपदिक; समास)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (समाधिना मीलिते अक्षिणी यस्याः); स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषणम्

• ताम्: her
• ताम्: Karma (Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन = Feminine, Accusative, Singular

• उवाच: said/spoke
• उवाच: Kriya (Predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √वच् (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (परोक्षभूत/परिपूर्णभूत), प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद = Perfect, 3rd person, Singular

• वरदः: boon-giving
• वरदः: Karta (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वर-द (प्रातिपदिक; समास)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (वरं ददाति इति); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषणम्

• हरः: Hara (Śiva)
• हरः: Karta (Subject-Apposition)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन = Masculine, Nominative, Singular

Speaker

Skanda (deduced, Kāśīkhaṇḍa narrative to Agastya)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kāśī (Avimukta)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Śiva, moved by Pārvatī’s words, turns toward a meditating woman with closed eyes and speaks as the boon-giver.

Characters & Entities

• Śarvāṇī (Pārvatī)
• Śarva (Śiva)
• Hara (Śiva)
• Samādhi

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Samādhi and devotion invite divine response; Śiva is portrayed as naturally compassionate and boon-bestowing.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Kāśī’s sacred environs (near Uttarārka) are presented as a space where deep samādhi meets divine speech.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Meditative absorption (samādhi) is depicted as the devotee’s discipline; no external rite is specified.