Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 27
Devanagari script
यं स्तोतुं नाधिगच्छंति वाचो वाचस्पतेरपि । तमीष्टे क इह स्तोतुं भक्तिरत्र बलीयसी
Transliteration
yaṃ stotuṃ nādhigacchaṃti vāco vācaspaterapi | tamīṣṭe ka iha stotuṃ bhaktiratra balīyasī
Translation
即使是语主伐遮斯帕提的言辞，也无法触及他、如实赞颂他。此间谁还能妄求称扬？然而在此，虔敬之心更为有力。
Word by Word
यम्whom
यम्:
Karma (Object/कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootयद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), द्वितीया (Accusative, 2nd), एकवचन (Singular); सर्वनाम
स्तोतुम्to praise
स्तोतुम्:
Prayojana (Purpose/प्रयोजन)
TypeVerb
Rootस्तु (धातु)
Formतुमुन्-प्रत्ययान्त (Infinitive), √स्तु—स्तौति
नnot
न:
Sambandha (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootन (अव्यय)
Formनिषेधार्थक-अव्यय (negation particle)
अधिगच्छन्तिreach/attain
अधिगच्छन्ति:
Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootअधि-गम् (धातु)
Formलट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), बहुवचन (Plural), परस्मैपद; √गम् with उपसर्ग अधि
वाचःwords/speech
वाचः:
Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootवाच् (प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine), प्रथमा (Nominative, 1st), बहुवचन (Plural)
वाचस्पतेःof Vācaspati (lord of speech)
वाचस्पतेः:
Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
TypeNoun
Rootवाचस्पति (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), षष्ठी (Genitive, 6th), एकवचन (Singular)
अपिeven/also
अपि:
Sambandha (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअपि (अव्यय)
Formसमुच्चय/अपि-कारक-अव्यय (also/even)
तम्him
तम्:
Karma (Object/कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), द्वितीया (Accusative, 2nd), एकवचन (Singular); सर्वनाम
ईष्टेdesires/wishes
ईष्टे:
Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootइष् (धातु)
Formलट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular), आत्मनेपद; √इष्—इच्छति/ईष्टे (desires)
कःwho
कः:
Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootकिम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा (Nominative, 1st), एकवचन (Singular); प्रश्नवाचक-सर्वनाम
इहhere
इह:
Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootइह (अव्यय)
Formदेशवाचक-अव्यय (adverb of place: here)
स्तोतुम्to praise
स्तोतुम्:
Prayojana (Purpose/प्रयोजन)
TypeVerb
Rootस्तु (धातु)
Formतुमुन्-प्रत्ययान्त (Infinitive)
भक्तिःdevotion
भक्तिः:
Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootभक्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine), प्रथमा (Nominative, 1st), एकवचन (Singular)
अत्रhere/in this case
अत्र:
Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअत्र (अव्यय)
Formदेशवाचक-अव्यय (here/in this matter)
बलीयसीstronger/more powerful
बलीयसी:
Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootबलिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine), प्रथमा (Nominative, 1st), एकवचन (Singular); तुलनात्मक-प्रत्यय (Comparative): बलीयस्
Speaker
Agnibiṃdu
Tirtha Mahatmya
Tirtha: Kāśīkṣetra
Type: kshetra
Visual Art Cues
Scene: Vācaspati (Bṛhaspati) stands with a scroll or rosary, humbled; the devotee’s simple folded hands glow with devotion, suggesting bhakti’s superiority over eloquence.
Characters & Entities
V
Vācaspati (Bṛhaspati)G
Govinda/Viṣṇu (implied)FAQs
God transcends language; sincere devotion accomplishes what eloquence cannot.
The verse is part of a Kāśī-centered episode, with the broader sanctity of Pañcanadā in the surrounding context.
No formal ritual; it validates heartfelt bhakti as the essential offering.