Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 68

Devanagari script

अपरं च वरं ब्रूहि किं दातव्यं तवानघ । त्वादृशा एव मुनयः श्लाघनीया यतः सताम्

Transliteration

aparaṃ ca varaṃ brūhi kiṃ dātavyaṃ tavānagha | tvādṛśā eva munayaḥ ślāghanīyā yataḥ satām

Translation

اے بےگناہ! ایک اور ور بتائیے—آپ کو کیا عطا کیا جائے؟ کیونکہ آپ جیسے ہی مُنی سَتّ لوگوں میں تعریف کے لائق ہیں۔

Word by Word

• aparam: another (additional)
• aparam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: apara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन; विशेषण (qualifier)

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय (conjunction)

• varam: boon
• varam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन

• brūhi: tell (speak)
• brūhi: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: brū (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (imperative), मध्यमपुरुष (2nd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• kim: what
• kim: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kim (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन; प्रश्नवाचक सर्वनाम

• dātavyam: to be given
• dātavyam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: dā (धातु) + tavya (कृत् प्रत्यय)
• Form: तव्यत्-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (gerundive/obligatory), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; विधेयविशेषण (predicative)

• tava: of you / your
• tava: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tvad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (6th/genitive), एकवचन; पुरुषवाचक सर्वनाम

• anagha: O sinless one
• anagha: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: anagha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8th/vocative), एकवचन

• tvādṛśāḥ: people like you
• tvādṛśāḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tvādṛśa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन; ‘तव-आदृश’ अर्थे (like you)

• eva: indeed / only
• eva: Sambandha (Emphasis/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारणार्थक अव्यय (emphatic particle)

• munayaḥ: sages
• munayaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: muni (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन

• ślāghanīyāḥ: worthy of praise
• ślāghanīyāḥ: Karta (Predicate/कर्ता-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ślāgh (धातु) + anīya (कृत् प्रत्यय)
• Form: अनीयर्-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (worthy of praise), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन; विधेयविशेषण

• yataḥ: because
• yataḥ: Hetu (Cause/हेतु)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: yataḥ (अव्यय)
• Form: हेतुवाचक अव्यय (causal indeclinable: ‘because/for’)

• satām: of the good (virtuous)
• satām: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sat (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/genitive), बहुवचन; ‘सत्’ = सज्जन

Speaker

Śiva (Devadeva/Kṛttivāsa)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kāśī

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Śaunaka and the Naimiṣāraṇya sages (frame)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Within a sacred Kāśī setting, a revered figure addresses a sinless sage with folded hands, inviting him to name a boon; the atmosphere is calm, dignified, and devotional.

Characters & Entities

• Śiva
• Durvāsā
• Kāśī (implied context)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

True holiness recognizes and honors genuine ascetics; humility toward sages is praised as dharma.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The broader setting is Kāśī in the Kāśīkhaṇḍa, leading into the praise of a specific Kāśī shrine and pond in the following verses.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None directly; the verse introduces the granting of a boon that will define a sacred installation and its merits.