Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 52

Devanagari script

मुने पुनः प्रसन्नोस्मि वरं ब्रूहि ददामि ते । अतीव मम भक्तोसि भक्तिस्तेस्तु दृढा मयि

Transliteration

mune punaḥ prasannosmi varaṃ brūhi dadāmi te | atīva mama bhaktosi bhaktistestu dṛḍhā mayi

Translation

“牟尼啊，我再次欢喜。说出你的愿，我将赐予你。你是我至诚的 भक्त者——愿你对我的信爱坚固不移。”

Word by Word

• मुने: O sage
• मुने: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुनि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति (Vocative), एकवचन

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

• प्रसन्नः: pleased
• प्रसन्नः: Karta (Subject complement/कर्तृ-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्रसन्न (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), एकवचन; विशेषणम् (to अहम् implied)

• अस्मि: am
• अस्मि: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अस् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), उत्तम-पुरुष (1st person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

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

• ब्रूहि: speak; ask (for it)
• ब्रूहि: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ब्रू (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकार (Imperative), मध्यम-पुरुष (2nd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• ददामि: I give
• ददामि: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दा (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), उत्तम-पुरुष (1st person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• ते: to you
• ते: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: मध्यम-पुरुष-सर्वनाम, चतुर्थी-विभक्ति (Dative), एकवचन

• अतीव: exceedingly
• अतीव: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अतीव (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; परिमाण/तीव्रता-वाचक क्रियाविशेषण (very, exceedingly)

• मम: my
• मम: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: उत्तम-पुरुष-सर्वनाम, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive), एकवचन

• भक्तः: devotee
• भक्तः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भक्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), एकवचन; कर्तृपद (you are a devotee)

• असि: are
• असि: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अस् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), मध्यम-पुरुष (2nd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• भक्तिः: devotion
• भक्तिः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भक्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), एकवचन

• ते: your
• ते: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: मध्यम-पुरुष-सर्वनाम, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive), एकवचन

• तु: indeed
• तु: Sambandha (Discourse particle/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अवधान/विरोधार्थक-निपात (particle: but/indeed)

• दृढा: firm
• दृढा: Karta (Subject complement/कर्तृ-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दृढ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), एकवचन; विशेषणम् (to भक्तिः)

• मयि: in me
• मयि: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: उत्तम-पुरुष-सर्वनाम, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative), एकवचन

Speaker

Śrī Viṣṇu

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kāśī

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Agnibindu

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Viṣṇu, pleased, offers Agnibindu a boon and blesses him with unwavering devotion; the sage stands or kneels with folded hands amid Kāśī’s sacred ambience.

Characters & Entities

• Viṣṇu
• Agnibindu

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Steadfast devotion (dṛḍhā bhakti) is shown as the basis for divine pleasure and the granting of boons.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The immediate verse focuses on devotion and boon-giving; within the chapter’s frame, the setting and implied glory remain Kāśī.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None explicitly; the ‘prescription’ is inner—firm devotion to the deity.