Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 90

Devanagari script

उवाच च वरं ब्रूहि विमलामलचेष्टित । कुष्ठश्च ते प्रयात्वेष प्रार्थयान्यं वरं पुनः

Transliteration

uvāca ca varaṃ brūhi vimalāmalaceṣṭita | kuṣṭhaśca te prayātveṣa prārthayānyaṃ varaṃ punaḥ

Translation

太阳神说道：“说出你的恩愿吧，清净无垢、行持纯白的毗摩罗。你的麻风将要消退；如今再求另一个恩赐。”

Word by Word

• उवाच: said
• उवाच: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (परोक्षभूत/परिपूर्ण), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; Perfect, 3rd sg

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक-निपात (conjunction)

• वरम्: a boon
• वरम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; Accusative singular

• ब्रूहि: speak/tell
• ब्रूहि: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ब्रू (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (आज्ञार्थ), मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन; Imperative, 2nd sg

• विमलामलचेष्टित: O one of pure and spotless conduct
• विमलामलचेष्टित: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विमलामलचेष्टित (प्रातिपदिक; विमल + अमल + चेष्टित)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन, एकवचन; Vocative singular (address)

• कुष्ठः: leprosy
• कुष्ठः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कुष्ठ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; Nominative singular

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक-निपात (conjunction)

• ते: of you/your
• ते: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्वद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी, एकवचन; Genitive singular (enclitic)

• प्रयातु: let it depart/go away
• प्रयातु: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र-या (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (आज्ञार्थ), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; Imperative, 3rd sg

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

• प्रार्थय: request/ask for
• प्रार्थय: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र-अर्थ् (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (आज्ञार्थ), मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन; Imperative, 2nd sg

• अन्यम्: another
• अन्यम्: Karma (Object-qualifier/कर्मविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अन्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; Accusative singular (qualifying वरम्)

• वरम्: boon
• वरम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; Accusative singular

• पुनः: again/further
• पुनः: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पुनः (अव्यय)
• Form: क्रियाविशेषण (adverb)

Speaker

Sūrya (Arka)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: The radiant Sun-god addresses the devotee, blessing him: the marks of leprosy fade as golden light pours down; the devotee stands humbled, hands folded.

Characters & Entities

• Sūrya (Arka)
• Vimala

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Divine grace responds to purity of conduct and steadfast worship, removing affliction and opening the way for higher boons.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Kāśī is the sacred backdrop where devotion to the deity becomes swiftly fruitful.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No new ritual is prescribed here; the verse records the fruit of prior worship—healing and eligibility to ask a boon.