Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 63

Devanagari script

नक्षत्रलोकादुपरि तव लोको भविष्यति । मध्ये सर्वग्रहाणां च सपर्यां लप्स्यसे पराम्

Transliteration

nakṣatralokādupari tava loko bhaviṣyati | madhye sarvagrahāṇāṃ ca saparyāṃ lapsyase parām

Translation

Über dem Reich der Sterne wird deine eigene Welt entstehen; und inmitten aller Planeten wirst du höchste Ehre und Verehrung erlangen.

Word by Word

• नक्षत्रलोकात्: from/above the world of stars
• नक्षत्रलोकात्: Apadana (Source/Reference point)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नक्षत्र + लोक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पञ्चमी (5th/अपादान), एकवचन; पुल्लिङ्ग; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (नक्षत्राणां लोकः) — Ablative singular masculine

• उपरि: above
• उपरि: Desha (Spatial relation)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: उपरि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; देशवाचक-क्रियाविशेषण/उपपद — Indeclinable ‘above’

• तव: your
• तव: Sambandha (Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (6th/सम्बन्ध), एकवचन — Genitive singular ‘your’

• लोकः: world/realm
• लोकः: Karta (Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लोक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; पुल्लिङ्ग — Nominative singular masculine

• भविष्यति: will be
• भविष्यति: Kriya (Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: लृट् (भविष्यत्काल), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद — Simple future 3rd sg ‘will be’

• मध्ये: in the midst
• मध्ये: Adhikarana (Location)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: मध्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय-प्रयोगः (सप्तमी-एकवचनरूपेण अव्ययीभूतम्); स्थानवाचक — Indeclinable usage ‘in the midst’

• सर्वग्रहाणाम्: of all planets
• सर्वग्रहाणाम्: Sambandha (Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व + ग्रह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (6th/सम्बन्ध), बहुवचन; पुल्लिङ्ग — Genitive plural masculine ‘of all planets’

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (Conjunction)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयार्थक — Conjunction ‘and’

• सपर्याम्: worship/service
• सपर्याम्: Karma (Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सपर्या (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), एकवचन; स्त्रीलिङ्ग — Accusative singular feminine

• लप्स्यसे: you will obtain
• लप्स्यसे: Kriya (Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: लभ् (धातु)
• Form: लृट् (भविष्यत्काल), मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन; आत्मनेपद — Future 2nd sg ‘you will obtain’

• पराम्: supreme
• पराम्: Visheshana (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: परा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; स्त्रीलिङ्ग — Accusative singular feminine qualifying ‘सपर्याम्’

Speaker

Maheśāna (Śiva)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kāśī (Avimukta-kṣetra)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Śiva grants a boon: above the starry realm appears the devotee’s destined loka; planets encircle as a cosmic mandala, and the devotee is honored at the center—symbolizing ‘sapar yā’ among grahas.

Characters & Entities

• Maheśāna (Śiva)
• Budha (Rauhiṇeya)
• Nakṣatraloka
• Grahas (planets)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Śiva’s grace elevates the devotee’s station—honor and rightful place arise as fruits of devotion, not mere ambition.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

While the verse is cosmological, it occurs within Kāśīkhaṇḍa, reinforcing Kāśī as the setting where Śiva grants extraordinary boons.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No ritual is prescribed; the verse describes the phala (result) of devotion and praise—supreme saparyā and status.