Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 73

Devanagari script

वरयोग्यास्मि चेन्नाथ नान्यं वरमहं वृणे । महेशसदृशं पुत्रं देहि माहेश्वरानव

Transliteration

varayogyāsmi cennātha nānyaṃ varamahaṃ vṛṇe | maheśasadṛśaṃ putraṃ dehi māheśvarānava

Translation

主啊，若我堪受赐愿，我别无他求。愿赐我一子，如同摩诃舍（Maheśa）一般，乃摩醯湿伐罗（Māheśvara，湿婆系）法脉的新芽。

Word by Word

• वरयोग्या: fit to receive a boon
• वरयोग्या: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वर + योग्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन (nominative singular); समासः—वरस्य योग्या (fit for a boon)

• अस्मि: I am
• अस्मि: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अस् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार, उत्तमपुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद (present indicative, 1st person singular)

• चेत्: if
• चेत्: Sambandha (Condition/शर्त)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: चेत् (अव्यय)
• Form: शर्तार्थक-अव्यय (conditional particle: 'if')

• नाथ: O lord
• नाथ: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नाथ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति, एकवचन (vocative singular)

• न: not
• न: Sambandha (Negation/निषेध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेध-निपात (negation)

• अन्यम्: another
• अन्यम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अन्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन (accusative singular)

• वरम्: boon
• वरम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन (accusative singular)

• अहम्: I
• अहम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन (nominative singular)

• वृणे: choose / request
• वृणे: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वृ (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार, उत्तमपुरुष, एकवचन, आत्मनेपद (present indicative, 1st person singular)

• महेशसदृशम्: like Maheśa
• महेशसदृशम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महेश + सदृश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन (accusative singular); समासः—महेशस्य सदृशः (like Maheśa)

• पुत्रम्: a son
• पुत्रम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुत्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन (accusative singular)

• देहि: give (grant)
• देहि: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दा (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकार, मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद (imperative, 2nd person singular)

• माहेश्वर: O Māheśvara (devotee/servant of Maheśa)
• माहेश्वर: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: माहेश्वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति, एकवचन (vocative singular)

• अनव: O blameless one
• अनव: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अनव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति, एकवचन (vocative singular; rare address-word)

Speaker

Wife of Viśvānara

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kāśī

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: The wife, resolute, asks for a son like Maheśa—an image of Śiva’s qualities manifesting in human form; the moment is charged with devotional aspiration and heroic resolve for a dharmic lineage.

Characters & Entities

• Maheśa
• Māheśvara (Śaiva lineage)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

The highest desires are aligned with divinity—seeking progeny not merely for lineage, but for dharmic, Śiva-like qualities.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Implicitly the Śaiva sphere of Kāśī in the Kāśī Khaṇḍa; the verse itself glorifies Maheśa rather than a named tīrtha.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No explicit ritual; it is a putra-related boon request rooted in Śaiva devotion.