Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 38

Devanagari script

याहि वैश्वेश्वरं सद्म पद्मया समधिष्ठितम् । निर्वाणसंज्ञया बाला यदीच्छेः स्वान्मनोरथान्

Transliteration

yāhi vaiśveśvaraṃ sadma padmayā samadhiṣṭhitam | nirvāṇasaṃjñayā bālā yadīccheḥ svānmanorathān

Translation

若汝愿成就心中所求，名为“涅槃”（Nirvāṇā）的少女啊，当往毗湿韦湿伐罗（Vaiśveśvara）之圣居；彼处由莲华女神帕德玛（Padmā）主临。

Word by Word

• याहि: go
• याहि: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: या (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative), मध्यमपुरुष (2nd), एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्

• वैश्वेश्वरम्: belonging to Viśveśvara
• वैश्वेश्वरम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वैश्वेश्वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), एकवचन; विशेषणम् (सद्म)

• सद्म: abode
• सद्म: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सद्मन्/सद्म (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), एकवचन

• पद्मया: by Padmā (Lakṣmī)
• पद्मया: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पद्मा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/करण), एकवचन

• समधिष्ठितम्: presided over; occupied
• समधिष्ठितम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अधि-स्था (धातु) + सम् (उपसर्ग)
• Form: कृदन्तः—क्त (past passive participle), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; विशेषणम् (सद्म)

• निर्वाण-संज्ञया: by the name ‘Nirvāṇā’
• निर्वाण-संज्ञया: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: निर्वाण (प्रातिपदिक) + संज्ञा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/करण), एकवचन; समासः तत्पुरुषः (निर्वाण-नाम्ना)

• बाला: O girl
• बाला: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: बाल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/सम्बोधन/कर्ता), एकवचन; संबोधनार्थे प्रथमा (vocative sense)

• यदि: if
• यदि: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यदि (अव्यय)
• Form: सम्बन्ध-अव्यय (conditional conjunction)

• इच्छेः: you desire
• इच्छेः: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: इष्/इच्छ् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), मध्यमपुरुष (2nd), एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्

• स्वान्: your own
• स्वान्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स्व (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), बहुवचन; विशेषणम् (मनोरथान्)

• मनोरथान्: wishes; desires
• मनोरथान्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मनोरथ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), बहुवचन

Speaker

Skanda (deduced; Kāśīkhaṇḍa narrative convention)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Vaiśveśvara (Viśveśvara) temple-abode in Kāśī

Type: temple

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Nirvāṇā (addressed as bālā)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A youthful devotee named Nirvāṇā is guided toward Viśveśvara’s sanctum; Padmā presides as auspicious presence—lotus motifs, lamps, and a welcoming temple threshold.

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśveśvara
• Padmā
• Nirvāṇā

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Approaching Viśveśvara’s sacred seat in Kāśī is presented as a direct means to the fulfillment of legitimate aspirations and the highest good.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The abode/shrine of Vaiśveśvara in Kāśī (Vārāṇasī).

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

A practical instruction is given: to go/approach the shrine (darśana/śaraṇāgati implied), though no detailed rite is specified.