Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 29

Devanagari script

ततस्त्वं जटिलेशान वरं ब्रूहि तपोधन । अदेयं न तवास्त्यद्य महोद्यमपरायण

Transliteration

tatastvaṃ jaṭileśāna varaṃ brūhi tapodhana | adeyaṃ na tavāstyadya mahodyamaparāyaṇa

Translation

Vì vậy, hỡi Īśāna tóc bện, hãy nói điều ân phúc ngươi muốn, hỡi kho báu của khổ hạnh. Hôm nay, với ngươi không có gì là “không thể ban”, hỡi người tận tụy trong đại tinh cần.

Word by Word

• tatas: then, thereafter
• tatas: Sambandha (Discourse connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatas (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (indeclinable adverb): ‘then/thereafter’

• tvam: you
• tvam: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yusmad (युष्मद्-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम (pronoun), पुंलिङ्ग/स्त्रीलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग (common), प्रथमा (1st case), एकवचन (singular)

• jaṭila-īśāna: O Jaṭila-Īśāna (O matted-haired Lord)
• jaṭila-īśāna: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: jaṭila (जटिल-प्रातिपदिक) + īśāna (ईशान-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समासः कर्मधारयः; पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (vocative/सम्बोधन), एकवचन

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

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

• tapo-dhana: O treasure of austerity
• tapo-dhana: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tapas (तपस्-प्रातिपदिक) + dhana (धन-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समासः षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (tapasya dhanaḥ); पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन, एकवचन

• adeyam: not to be refused / not ungivable
• adeyam: Visheshana (Predicate qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: a-deya (अदेय-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st case), एकवचन; विशेषण (predicate adjective)

• na: not
• na: Nishedha (Negation/निषेध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेध-अव्यय (negation particle)

• tava: of you, your
• tava: Sambandha (Possessor/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yusmad (युष्मद्-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, षष्ठी (6th case/genitive), एकवचन

• asti: is, exists
• asti: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: as (अस्-धातु)
• Form: लट् (present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• adya: today, now
• adya: Kala-adhikarana (Time/कालाधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: adya (अद्य-अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (temporal adverb)

• mahā-udyama-parāyaṇa: O one devoted to great effort
• mahā-udyama-parāyaṇa: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mahā (महा-प्रातिपदिक) + udyama (उद्यम-प्रातिपदिक) + parāyaṇa (परायण-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समासः (बहुपद) तत्पुरुष-प्रधानः; पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन, एकवचन

Speaker

Viśveśvara/Śiva

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: (Kāśīkhaṇḍa frame listener, traditionally a sage/assembly)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A boon-offering moment: a radiant Viśveśvara (Śiva as Lord of Kāśī) addressing the ascetic Īśāna with matted locks; the sacred ford/ghāṭ setting hinted by water, steps, and pilgrims in the background.

Characters & Entities

• Īśāna
• Śiva

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Austerity and steadfast effort, when joined to devotion, lead to divine generosity and boon-bestowal.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Kāśī is the narrative field; the boon request will shape the fame and naming of the tīrtha celebrated in this chapter.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No explicit ritual is prescribed; the verse frames the boon-granting moment following intensive worship.