Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 79

Devanagari script

मम तु त्वदधीनायाः सुदुष्प्रापतरो महान् । तव स्वाधीनवृत्तेस्तु सिद्धप्रायो मनोरथः

Transliteration

mama tu tvadadhīnāyāḥ suduṣprāpataro mahān | tava svādhīnavṛttestu siddhaprāyo manorathaḥ

Translation

“Với thiếp—kẻ nương tựa nơi chàng—mục đích lớn lao này thật khó đạt. Nhưng với chàng, người tự chủ trong hành động và tự do theo ý mình, ước nguyện ấy gần như đã thành tựu.”

Word by Word

• मम: my
• मम: Sambandha (Genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी, एकवचन

• तु: but
• तु: Sambandha (Discourse particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: विरोध/विशेषण-अव्यय (particle: ‘but/indeed’)

• त्वदधीनायाः: of me, dependent on you
• त्वदधीनायाः: Sambandha (Genitive qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: त्वद् + अधीन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (‘dependent on you’)

• सुदुष्प्रापतरः: more difficult to obtain
• सुदुष्प्रापतरः: Visheshana (Predicate adjective)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सु + दुष् + प्राप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; अतिशय-तुलनात्मक (comparative: ‘more difficult to obtain’)

• महान्: great
• महान्: Visheshana (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• तव: your
• तव: Sambandha (Genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्वद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी, एकवचन

• स्वाधीनवृत्तेः: of (you) whose conduct is self-controlled
• स्वाधीनवृत्तेः: Sambandha (Genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्वाधीन + वृत्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (‘conduct under one’s own control’)

• तु: however
• तु: Sambandha (Discourse particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: विरोध/विशेषण-अव्यय (particle)

• सिद्धप्रायः: almost accomplished
• सिद्धप्रायः: Visheshana (Predicate adjective)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सिद्ध + प्राय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; कर्मधारयः (‘almost accomplished’)

• मनोरथः: wish
• मनोरथः: Karta (Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मनोरथ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

Speaker

Kalāvatī

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kāśī

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Śaunaka and sages

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Kalāvatī speaks with gentle urgency, slightly lowered gaze indicating dependence; the king appears thoughtful, aware of his power to grant the wish.

Characters & Entities

• Kalāvatī
• King

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Dharma acknowledges differing capacities and roles; those with greater agency bear greater responsibility to accomplish wholesome aims.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No specific tīrtha is referenced in this line; the larger frame is Kāśī Khaṇḍa.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None.