Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 33

Devanagari script

महार्हशयनीये तं हस्ते धृत्वा महामुनिम् । समुपावेशयत्कृष्णः सांबश्च क्रीडितुं ययौ

Transliteration

mahārhaśayanīye taṃ haste dhṛtvā mahāmunim | samupāveśayatkṛṣṇaḥ sāṃbaśca krīḍituṃ yayau

Translation

মহামুনিক হাত ধৰি কৃষ্ণে তেওঁক মহাৰ্হ শয্যাস্থানত বহুৱালে; আৰু সাম্ব খেলিবলৈ গ’ল।

Word by Word

• महार्हशयनीये: on the very precious couch/bed
• महार्हशयनीये: अधिकरण (Locative setting/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महा-अर्ह-शयनीय (प्रातिपदिक; समास)
• Form: सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/7th), एकवचन (Singular), नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter); कर्मधारय/तत्पुरुष-समासः (highly valuable + bed/couch)

• तम्: him
• तम्: कर्म (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular)

• हस्ते: in (his) hand
• हस्ते: अधिकरण (Locative/instrumental locus)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हस्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/7th), एकवचन (Singular), पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine)

• धृत्वा: having taken/held
• धृत्वा: पूर्वकाल-क्रिया (prior action)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: √धृ (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्यय (gerund/absolutive) — ‘having held/taken’

• महामुनिम्: the great sage
• महामुनिम्: कर्म (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महा-मुनि (प्रातिपदिक; समास)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular); कर्मधारयः — ‘great sage’

• समुपावेशयत्: seated (him)
• समुपावेशयत्: क्रिया (Action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम्-उप-आ-√विश् (धातु) (णिच् causative)
• Form: लङ्-लकार (Imperfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular); परस्मैपदम्; णिच् (causative) — ‘made (him) sit’

• कृष्णः: Kṛṣṇa
• कृष्णः: कर्ता (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कृष्ण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• साम्बः: Sāmba
• साम्बः: कर्ता (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: साम्ब (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• च: and
• च: सम्बन्ध/समुच्चय (connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय (conjunction)

• क्रीडितुम्: to play
• क्रीडितुम्: प्रयोजन (Purpose)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: √क्रीड् (धातु)
• Form: तुमुन्-प्रत्ययान्त (infinitive) — प्रयोजन (purpose)

• ययौ: went
• ययौ: क्रिया (Action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √या (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular); परस्मैपदम्

Speaker

Narrator (Skanda to Agastya), deduced from Kāśī-khaṇḍa dialogic norm

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Krishna takes the great sage by the hand and seats him on a splendid couch; Sāmba departs to play, foreshadowing youthful heedlessness.

Characters & Entities

• Kṛṣṇa
• Nārada
• Sāmba

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Atithi-satkara (honoring guests and sages) is shown as a living dharma, practiced through attentive service and respect.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Not directly; the verse is narrative within the Kāśī-khaṇḍa.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No explicit ritual; it exemplifies the dharmic practice of welcoming and seating a revered guest.