Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 14

Devanagari script

तव पित्रा हिमवता गिरिराजेन भामिनि । त्वामुद्दिश्य महारत्नसंभारोत्राप्यनायि हि

Transliteration

tava pitrā himavatā girirājena bhāmini | tvāmuddiśya mahāratnasaṃbhārotrāpyanāyi hi

Translation

Hỡi người rạng ngời, phụ thân nàng là Himavat, vua của các núi, cũng đã đem đến đây một kho tàng đại bảo châu—dành riêng để dâng cho nàng.

Word by Word

• tava: your
• tava: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tvam (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• pitrā: by (your) father
• pitrā: Karta (Agent/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pitṛ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• himavatā: by Himavān
• himavatā: Karta (Agent/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: himavat (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषणरूपेण पितुः

• girirājena: by the king of mountains
• girirājena: Karta (Agent/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: giri (प्रातिपदिक) + rāja (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुषः (गिरीणां राजा)

• bhāmini: O radiant lady
• bhāmini: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhāminī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• tvām: you
• tvām: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tvam (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• uddiśya: intending (you)/for your sake
• uddiśya: Prayojana (Purpose/प्रयोजन)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ud-√diś (धा; ‘to point out/aim at’)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्यय (gerund/absolutive): ‘having intended/aimed at’

• mahā-ratna-saṃbhāraḥ: a great collection of jewels
• mahā-ratna-saṃbhāraḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mahā (प्रातिपदिक) + ratna (प्रातिपदिक) + saṃbhāra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुषः (महान् रत्नानां सम्भारः)

• atra: here
• atra: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: atra (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्यय (adverb of place)

• api: also
• api: Sambandha (Particle/अव्ययार्थ)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: api (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय/अपि-अव्यय (also/even)

• anāyi: was brought
• anāyi: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √nī (धा; ‘to lead/bring’) with ā-
• Form: लुङ्-लकार (aorist), आत्मनेपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; रूपम्: आनायि/अनायि (पाठभेद)

• hi: indeed
• hi: Sambandha (Emphasis/हेतु)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: hi (अव्यय)
• Form: हेतौ/निश्चये अव्यय (indeed/for)

Speaker

Śiva (Devadeva)

Characters & Entities

• Śiva
• Pārvatī
• Himavat (Himālaya)
• Ratna (jewels)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Even worldly gifts (jewels) become sanctified when connected to divine purpose, forming the background for a tīrtha’s sacred origin.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Śaileśvara in Kāśī, whose jewel-based sanctity is linked to Himavat’s offering.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No explicit rite; the verse provides the etiological (origin) context for the jewel manifestation.