Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 14

Devanagari script

ततोंगारक नाम्ना स सर्वलोकेषु गीयते । तस्य तुष्टो महादेवो ददौ ग्रहपदं महत्

Transliteration

tatoṃgāraka nāmnā sa sarvalokeṣu gīyate | tasya tuṣṭo mahādevo dadau grahapadaṃ mahat

Translation

Darum wird er in allen Welten unter dem Namen „Aṅgāraka“ besungen; und Mahādeva, von ihm erfreut, verlieh ihm die erhabene Würde eines Graha, einer Planetengottheit.

Word by Word

• ततः: thereupon/thereafter
• ततः: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb), ‘thereupon/from that’

• अङ्गारक: Aṅgāraka (Mars)
• अङ्गारक: Karta (Subject; with sa)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अङ्गारक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (Nominative), एकवचन (नामरूपेण)

• नाम्ना: by the name
• नाम्ना: Karana (Instrument; ‘by the name’)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नामन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (Instrumental), एकवचन

• सः: he
• सः: Karta (Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (Nominative), एकवचन

• सर्वलोकेषु: in all worlds
• सर्वलोकेषु: Adhikarana (Location/sphere)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व + लोक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समासः कर्मधारय (सर्वे लोका:); पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (Locative), बहुवचन

• गीयते: is sung/praised
• गीयते: Kriya (Main verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: गै (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), कर्मणि प्रयोग (Passive), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; धातुः √गै/√गाय् (to sing/praise)

• तस्य: of him
• तस्य: Sambandha (Possessor)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (Genitive), एकवचन

• तुष्टः: pleased
• तुष्टः: Visheshana (Qualifier of mahādevaḥ)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तुष् (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (Nominative), एकवचन

• महादेवः: Mahādeva (Śiva)
• महादेवः: Karta (Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महा + देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समासः कर्मधारय (महान् देवः); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (Nominative), एकवचन

• ददौ: gave
• ददौ: Kriya (Main verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दा (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; धातुः √दा (to give)

• ग्रहपदम्: the status/office of a ग्रह (planet)
• ग्रहपदम्: Karma (Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ग्रह + पद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समासः तत्पुरुष (ग्रहस्य पदम् = status/position of a ग्रह); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (Accusative), एकवचन

• महत्: great
• महत्: Visheshana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (Accusative), एकवचन (ग्रहपदम् इति विशेषण)

Speaker

Skanda (deduced: Kāśīkhaṇḍa narrative, typically Skanda to Agastya)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Aṅgārakeśvara (Kāśī)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Mahādeva, pleased, grants Aṅgāraka the exalted status of a Graha; Aṅgāraka is shown with ember-red aura, receiving a divine insignia of planetary office under Śiva’s calm, ash-smeared majesty.

Characters & Entities

• Aṅgāraka (Maṅgala)
• Mahādeva (Śiva)
• Graha (planetary deity)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Divine grace crowns sincere austerity—Śiva elevates the devotee to cosmic responsibility and honor.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The broader episode belongs to Kāśī’s sacred geography through Aṅgārakeśvara, though this verse emphasizes the boon rather than the site.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No new prescription; it states the fruit (phala) of devotion—attaining graha-status by Śiva’s favor.