Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 36

Devanagari script

राज्ययोग्यो भवत्येष महालक्षणलक्षितः । पुनस्तत्रैव नेतव्यो योगिन्यस्त्वविलंबितम्

Transliteration

rājyayogyo bhavatyeṣa mahālakṣaṇalakṣitaḥ | punastatraiva netavyo yoginyastvavilaṃbitam

Translation

“Đứa này xứng đáng ngôi vương, mang những đại tướng cát tường. Vậy, hỡi các Yoginī, hãy đưa nó trở về nơi ấy ngay, chớ chậm trễ.”

Word by Word

• राज्ययोग्यः: fit for kingship
• राज्ययोग्यः: Viśeṣaṇa (Predicate adjective/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: राज्य (प्रातिपदिक) + योग्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; चतुर्थी/षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषार्थः (‘for kingship’ + ‘fit’)

• भवति: is/becomes
• भवति: Kriyā (Main action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √भू (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्

• एषः: this (one)
• एषः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: एतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; निर्देशवाचक (this)

• महालक्षणलक्षितः: marked by great signs
• महालक्षणलक्षितः: Viśeṣaṇa (Adjectival qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महा (प्रातिपदिक) + लक्षण (प्रातिपदिक) + लक्षित (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक, √लक्ष्)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; तृतीया-तत्पुरुषः (‘by great marks’ + ‘marked/characterized’); क्त-प्रत्ययान्त

• पुनः: again
• पुनः: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Adverbial modifier/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पुनः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रियाविशेषण (again)

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Deśa-adhikaraṇa (Locative adverb/देशाधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; देशवाचक (there)

• एव: indeed/just
• एव: Sambandha (Emphasis particle/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अवधारणार्थ (just/indeed)

• नेतव्यः: should be taken/led
• नेतव्यः: Vidhi (Obligatory predicate/विधेय)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: √नी (धातु)
• Form: भविष्यत्कृदन्त (तव्यत्), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; कर्मणि-भावः (to be led/should be taken)

• योगिन्यः: the yoginīs
• योगिन्यः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: योगिनी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन

• तु: indeed/but
• तु: Sambandha (Discourse particle/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; विशेष/विरोधार्थक (particle: but/indeed)

• अविलम्बितम्: without delay
• अविलम्बितम्: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Adverbial modifier/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अ (नञ्) + विलम्बित (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक, √लम्ब् caus./√विलम्ब्)
• Form: अव्ययीभाववत् क्रियाविशेषण; नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन रूपेण प्रयुक्तम् (adverbial accusative): ‘without delay’

Speaker

Skanda (narration; directive voiced within the Mātṛ/Yoginī assembly)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kāśī

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: The Yoginīs/Mothers proclaim the child fit for kingship, pointing to auspicious marks; messengers prepare to escort him back immediately; the child’s halo intensifies, suggesting destiny unfolding.

Characters & Entities

• Yoginīs
• Mātṛgaṇa
• the child destined for kingship

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Auspicious signs and divine sanction indicate dharmic responsibility—power (rājya) is presented as a destiny to be guided by sacred authority.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The narrative moves toward a specific śakti-pīṭha-like locus in Kāśī (later named Pañcamudrā), portrayed as a decisive place for siddhi and destiny.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No formal rite; the instruction is immediate relocation to the sacred locus, implying the importance of being brought to the right pīṭha.