Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 79

Devanagari script

नत्वा विज्ञापयत्तं च नापराध्याम्यहं विभो । अनाथनाथविश्वेश भक्तापत्तिविनाशन

Transliteration

natvā vijñāpayattaṃ ca nāparādhyāmyahaṃ vibho | anāthanāthaviśveśa bhaktāpattivināśana

Translation

他俯首顶礼而启白道：“大主啊，我并无过犯。毗湿韦湿（Viśveśa）啊，无依者之依，灭除信众灾厄者！”

Word by Word

• नत्वा: having bowed
• नत्वा: Kriya (पूर्वक्रिया/पूर्वकर्म)
• Type: Verb
• Root: नम् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund), पूर्वकालिक क्रिया; धातु: नम् (to bow)

• विज्ञापयत्: (he) informed / requested
• विज्ञापयत्: Kriya (मुख्यक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वि+ज्ञा (धातु) → विज्ञापय् (णिजन्त causative)
• Form: लट् (Present), परस्मैपद; प्रथमा-पुरुषः (3rd person), एकवचन; धातु: विज्ञापय् (to inform/request)

• तम्: him
• तम्: Karman (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय (conjunction)

• न: not
• न: Sambandha (negation)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेधार्थक अव्यय (negation particle)

• अपराध्यामि: I commit an offense
• अपराध्यामि: Kriya (मुख्यक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अपराध् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), परस्मैपद; उत्तम-पुरुषः (1st person), एकवचन

• अहम्: I
• अहम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रथमा (1st/कर्ता), एकवचन

• विभो: O Lord
• विभो: Sambodhana (Address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विभु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (Vocative/सम्बोधन), एकवचन

• अनाथनाथविश्वेश: O protector of the helpless, Lord of the universe
• अनाथनाथविश्वेश: Sambodhana (Address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अनाथ-नाथ-विश्वेश (प्रातिपदिक; components: अनाथ + नाथ + विश्वेश)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (Vocative), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष/समाहारार्थ: 'अनाथानां नाथः' + 'विश्वस्य ईशः'

• भक्तापत्तिविनाशन: O destroyer of devotees' calamities
• भक्तापत्तिविनाशन: Sambodhana (Address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भक्त-आपत्ति-विनाशन (प्रातिपदिक; components: भक्त + आपत्ति + विनाशन)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (Vocative), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: 'भक्तानाम् आपत्तेः विनाशनः'

Speaker

Kardama (the devotee/father, addressing Śiva)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Viśveśvara (Kāśī)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Śaunaka and the Naimiṣāraṇya sages (typical frame)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A devotee bows before Viśveśvara, hands folded, pleading innocence and seeking refuge; the sanctum aura suggests Kāśī’s timeless protection.

Characters & Entities

• Viśveśa (Śiva of Kāśī)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

A devotee takes refuge in Śiva as Viśveśvara, trusting that the Lord removes distress and protects the innocent.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Kāśī (Vārāṇasī), especially Viśveśvara (Viśvanātha), the presiding Lord of the sacred city.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Prostration and prayerful submission (namaskāra and vijñapti) are implied; no specific dāna/snānā is stated.