Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 24

Devanagari script

ब्रह्मा बृहस्पतियुतो देवो गरुडवाहनः । नंदि भृंगि समायुक्तो गौर्या सह वृषध्वजः

Transliteration

brahmā bṛhaspatiyuto devo garuḍavāhanaḥ | naṃdi bhṛṃgi samāyukto gauryā saha vṛṣadhvajaḥ

Translation

Brahmā kam in Begleitung von Bṛhaspati; auch der Gott, der auf Garuḍa reitet, erschien. Und der Herr mit dem Stierbanner (Śiva) nahm zusammen mit Gaurī teil, begleitet von Nandin und Bhṛṅgin, bei jenem großen heiligen Anlass.

Word by Word

• ब्रह्मा: Brahmā
• ब्रह्मा: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्रह्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• बृहस्पति-युतः: accompanied by Bṛhaspati
• बृहस्पति-युतः: Visheshana (Adjectival qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: बृहस्पति (प्रातिपदिक) + युत (कृदन्त; √युज्)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; तृतीया-तत्पुरुष (बृहस्पतिना युतः = accompanied by Bṛhaspati)

• देवः: the god
• देवः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; ब्रह्मणः समानाधिकरण (appositional)

• गरुड-वाहनः: whose vehicle is Garuḍa
• गरुड-वाहनः: Visheshana (Adjectival qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: गरुड (प्रातिपदिक) + वाहन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (गरुडः वाहनं यस्य)

• नन्दि: Nandi
• नन्दि: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नन्दि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; नाम (proper name)

• भृङ्गि: Bhṛṅgi
• भृङ्गि: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भृङ्गि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; नाम (proper name)

• सम्-आयुक्तः: joined/attended (together)
• सम्-आयुक्तः: Visheshana (Adjectival qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सम् + आयुक्त (कृदन्त; √युज्)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; भूतकृदन्त (past participle)

• गौर्या: with Gaurī
• गौर्या: Sahakari (Companion/सहकारि; सह-योग)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गौरी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन

• सह: with
• सह: Sambandha (Association marker/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सह (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; उपसर्ग/सह-सम्बन्धसूचक (particle meaning 'with')

• वृष-ध्वजः: Śiva (he whose banner is the bull)
• वृष-ध्वजः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वृष (प्रातिपदिक) + ध्वज (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (वृषः ध्वजः यस्य)

Speaker

Skanda (deduced for Kāśīkhaṇḍa context)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kāśī-kṣetra

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A grand celestial congregation in Kāśī: Brahmā with Bṛhaspati; Viṣṇu on Garuḍa; Śiva (Vṛṣadhvaja) with Gaurī, attended by Nandin and Bhṛṅgin, all arriving for a sacred festival.

Characters & Entities

• Brahmā
• Bṛhaspati
• Viṣṇu
• Garuḍa
• Nandin
• Bhṛṅgin
• Gaurī
• Śiva

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Even the highest gods gather in reverence when Kāśī’s sacred greatness is being manifested; devotion to Śiva in Kāśī is portrayed as universally honored.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Kāśī (Vārāṇasī) within the Kāśīkhaṇḍa; the verse depicts a divine gathering connected to Kāśī’s mahimā.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No direct rite is prescribed here; the focus is on the auspicious attendance of deities at a great festival/occasion.