Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 88

Devanagari script

स्वात्माराममनंतं च सर्वगं सर्वदर्शिनम् । सर्वदं सर्वभोक्तारं सर्वं सर्वसुखास्पदम्

Transliteration

svātmārāmamanaṃtaṃ ca sarvagaṃ sarvadarśinam | sarvadaṃ sarvabhoktāraṃ sarvaṃ sarvasukhāspadam

Translation

وہ اپنے ہی آتما میں سرشار، لامحدود؛ ہر جگہ حاضر اور سب کچھ دیکھنے والا؛ سب کا دینے والا، سب کا بھوگ کرنے والا؛ وہی کل ہے اور ہر مسرت کا آستانہ۔

Word by Word

• svātmārāmam: delighting in one’s own Self
• svātmārāmam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sva + ātman + rāma (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; तत्पुरुषसमासः (स्व-आत्मनि रामः/आनन्दितः)

• anaṃtam: endless, infinite
• anaṃtam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ananta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; नञ्-तत्पुरुषः (अन्त-रहितः)

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha/Connector (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

• sarvagam: all-pervading
• sarvagam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sarva + ga (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (सर्वत्र गच्छति/व्याप्नोति इति)

• sarvadarśinam: all-seeing
• sarvadarśinam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sarva + darśin (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (सर्वं पश्यति इति)

• sarvadam: giver of all
• sarvadam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sarva + da (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (सर्वं ददाति इति)

• sarvabhoktāram: enjoyer of all
• sarvabhoktāram: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sarva + bhoktṛ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (सर्वस्य भोक्ता)

• sarvam: the all / everything
• sarvam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; सर्व-शब्दः (समस्त-रूपेण)

• sarvasukhāspadam: abode of all bliss
• sarvasukhāspadam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sarva + sukha + āspada (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (सर्व-सुखानाम् आस्पदम्/आश्रयः)

Speaker

Skanda (deduced: Kāśī Khaṇḍa commonly Skanda speaking to Agastya)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kāśī

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A panoramic Kāśī vista where every element—Ganga, temples, pilgrims, lamps—subtly forms a single cosmic body, indicating the Lord as ‘sarvam’ and ‘sarva-sukhāspadam’.

Characters & Entities

• Oṃkāra/Praṇava (implied)
• Brahman/Īśvara (implied)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

The Supreme indicated by Oṃ is infinite, all-pervading, and the ground of all joy; devotion and insight converge in that realization.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Kāśī’s Māhātmya context frames this praise, aligning the city’s sanctity with the all-pervading Lord.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None directly; it functions as a meditative litany suitable for japa, stotra, and contemplation.