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

“于我而言——既依于你——此宏愿极难获得；而于你而言，行止自主、自在无碍，那愿望几乎已然成就。”

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.