Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 32

Devanagari script

प्रातर्व्रतं चरिष्यामि मातर्विश्वभुजेनघे । विधेहि तत्र सांनिध्यं मन्मनोरथसिद्धये

Transliteration

prātarvrataṃ cariṣyāmi mātarviśvabhujenaghe | vidhehi tatra sāṃnidhyaṃ manmanorathasiddhaye

Translation

"اے ماں وشوبھجا، اے گناہوں سے پاک ہستی، صبح میں یہ ورت رکھوں گا۔ میری دلی خواہش کی تکمیل کے لیے وہاں اپنی موجودگی عطا فرمائیں۔"

Word by Word

• prātaḥ: in the morning
• prātaḥ: Adhikarana (Time/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: prātaḥ (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक अव्यय (adverb of time)

• vratam: the vow
• vratam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vrata (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• cariṣyāmi: I shall perform/observe
• cariṣyāmi: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: car (धातु)
• Form: लृट् (Simple Future), परस्मैपद, उत्तमपुरुष, एकवचन

• mātar: O Mother
• mātar: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mātṛ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8th/Vocative), एकवचन

• viśvabhujena: O all-sustaining/all-armed (epithet)
• viśvabhujena: Sambodhana-viśeṣaṇa (Vocative qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: viśvabhuj (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुष (विश्वं भुङ्क्ते/भुजते इति; here as epithet)

• anaghe: O sinless one
• anaghe: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: anaghā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8th/Vocative), एकवचन

• vidhehi: do/arrange (grant)
• vidhehi: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: dhā (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative), परस्मैपद, मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन; उपसर्गः वि-

• tatra: there
• tatra: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatra (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक अव्यय (adverb of place)

• sāṃnidhyam: presence, proximity
• sāṃnidhyam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sāṃnidhya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• mat-manoratha-siddhaye: for the fulfillment of my wish
• mat-manoratha-siddhaye: Sampradana (Purpose/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mat (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) + manoratha (प्रातिपदिक) + siddhi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th/Dative), एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुष (मम मनोरथस्य सिद्धये)

Speaker

Vratin (devotee) addressing Gaurī (quoted within Īśvara’s instruction)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: At sunrise, the devotee stands with folded hands before Viśvabhujā Gaurī, speaking the vow and pleading for her presence; the Goddess appears vivid and near, suggesting sānnidhya; light rays and temple lamps mingle.

Characters & Entities

• Gaurī (Viśvabhujā)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Sankalpa (intent) becomes sacred when placed before the Mother as a request for her presence and guidance.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The broader frame is Kāśī in the Kāśīkhaṇḍa; the verse itself is a vow-prayer rather than a site-description.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

A morning vow-intention/prayer asking Gaurī to be present so that the intended spiritual aim (manoratha) is fulfilled.