Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 31

Devanagari script

ससंभ्रमोथ कृष्णोपि दृष्ट्वा सांबं च नारदम् । समुत्तस्थौ परिदधत्पीतकौशेयमंबरम्

Transliteration

sasaṃbhramotha kṛṣṇopi dṛṣṭvā sāṃbaṃ ca nāradam | samuttasthau paridadhatpītakauśeyamaṃbaram

Translation

সাম্ব ও নারদকে দেখে শ্রীকৃষ্ণও সম্ভ্রমসহ তৎক্ষণাৎ উঠে দাঁড়ালেন এবং তাঁর পীত কৌশেয় বসন সামলে নিলেন।

Word by Word

• स-सम्भ्रमः: with agitation/haste
• स-सम्भ्रमः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स (अव्यय ‘with’) + सम्भ्रम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन; भाववाचक

• अथ: then
• अथ: Sambandha (Discourse marker/अनुक्रम)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अथ (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अनुक्रम/आरम्भसूचक (then)

• कृष्णः: Kṛṣṇa
• कृष्णः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कृष्ण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन; व्यक्तिनाम

• अपि: also
• अपि: Sambandha (Particle/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निपात

• दृष्ट्वा: having seen
• दृष्ट्वा: Purvakala (Prior action/पूर्वक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √दृश् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund)

• साम्बम्: Sāmba
• साम्बम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: साम्ब (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2), एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Conjunction/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय

• नारदम्: Nārada
• नारदम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नारद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2), एकवचन

• समुत्तस्थौ: rose up
• समुत्तस्थौ: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √स्था (धातु) सम् + उत् +
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• परिदधत्: while putting on/wearing
• परिदधत्: Karta (Agent in participial clause/कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √धा (धातु) परि +
• Form: शतृ-प्रत्ययान्त वर्तमानकाले कृदन्त (present active participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन; क्रियाविशेषणभावे (concomitant action)

• पीत-कौशेयम्: yellow silken
• पीत-कौशेयम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पीत (प्रातिपदिक) + कौशेय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2), एकवचन; कर्मधारय (पीतं कौशेयम्) विशेषण

• अम्बरम्: garment
• अम्बरम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अम्बर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2), एकवचन

Speaker

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

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Kṛṣṇa rises quickly with respectful eagerness on seeing Sāmba and Nārada, adjusting his yellow silk garment; the moment is poised, dignified, and auspicious.

Characters & Entities

• Kṛṣṇa
• Sāmba
• Nārada

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Even the Supreme (as Kṛṣṇa) models dharma by honoring sages—showing that respect for spiritual wisdom is a universal duty.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Not specified in this verse; it is part of the Kāśī-khaṇḍa narrative frame.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No formal ritual; it demonstrates satkāra (honoring a guest/sage) through rising and attentive conduct.