Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 83

Devanagari script

वैकुंठनायको नित्यं त्वदाज्ञापरिपालकः । यानि रम्याणि रत्नानि तानि संप्रेषयन्मुदा

Transliteration

vaikuṃṭhanāyako nityaṃ tvadājñāparipālakaḥ | yāni ramyāṇi ratnāni tāni saṃpreṣayanmudā

Translation

毗昆陀之主恒常遵奉你的敕令，欢喜地将一切可爱珍妙的宝珠悉数送来。

Word by Word

• वैकुण्ठनायकः: the lord/leader of Vaikuṇṭha
• वैकुण्ठनायकः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वैकुण्ठ-नायक (प्रातिपदिक; वैकुण्ठ + नायक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (वैकुण्ठस्य नायकः)

• नित्यम्: always
• नित्यम्: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Adverbial modifier/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नित्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रियाविशेषण (adverb)

• त्वत्: your
• त्वत्: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद्/त्वद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन; समासपूर्वपद-रूप (त्वद्-)

• आज्ञा: command
• आज्ञा: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आज्ञा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; समासाङ्ग (compound member)

• परिपालकः: protector/observer
• परिपालकः: Karta (Subject complement/कर्ता-विशेषण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: परि-पाल् (धातु) + ण्वुल् → परिपालक (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; कर्तृवाचक-ण्वुलन्त (agent noun)

• यानि: which
• यानि: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd Nom/Acc), बहुवचन; सम्बन्धसूचक (relative)

• रम्याणि: beautiful
• रम्याणि: Viśeṣaṇa (Adjective/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: रम्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd Nom/Acc), बहुवचन; विशेषण

• रत्नानि: gems
• रत्नानि: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रत्न (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd Nom/Acc), बहुवचन

• तानि: those
• तानि: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd Nom/Acc), बहुवचन; निर्देशक (demonstrative)

• संप्रेषयन्: sending
• संप्रेषयन्: Kriyā (Verbal action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम्-प्रि-इष्/इष् (धातु) caus. प्रेषयति; शतृ → संप्रेषयन् (कृदन्त)
• Form: वर्तमानकालिक कृदन्त (शतृ/Present active participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; परस्मैपदी; causative sense

• मुदा: with joy
• मुदा: Hetu/Instrument (Means/भाव-तृतीया)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुद्/मुदा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन; भाववाचक

Speaker

Skanda (deduced, Kāśīkhaṇḍa context)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Avimukta-Kāśī

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A celestial messenger from Vaikuṇṭha arrives bearing jewel-caskets, offering them joyfully at the command of a higher sacred authority associated with Kāśī; luminous cityscape with ghāṭs and temple spires in the background.

Characters & Entities

• Vaikuṇṭhanāyaka (Viṣṇu)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

True sovereignty is shown by divine order and willing service—cosmic powers honor Śiva’s command, revealing Kāśī’s supreme sanctity.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Kāśī (Vārāṇasī) as the pre-eminent Śaiva kṣetra, whose glory draws even cosmic and heavenly resources.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No direct ritual is prescribed; the verse supports the māhātmya theme that devotion and reverence to the Lord of Kāśī bring auspiciousness.