Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 82

Devanagari script

अथ जंभारिणा सार्धं भीताः सर्वे दिवौकसः । संमंत्र्य त्वरिता जग्मुर्ब्रह्माणं शरणं द्विज

Transliteration

atha jaṃbhāriṇā sārdhaṃ bhītāḥ sarve divaukasaḥ | saṃmaṃtrya tvaritā jagmurbrahmāṇaṃ śaraṇaṃ dvija

Translation

Daraufhin berieten sich, zusammen mit Jambhāri (Indra), alle Götter in Furcht und eilten zu Brahmā, um Zuflucht zu suchen, o Zweimalgeborener.

Word by Word

• atha: then
• atha: Discourse connector (अन्वय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: atha (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय/अनन्तरार्थक-अव्यय (then)

• jaṃbhāriṇā: with Indra (slayer of Jambha)
• jaṃbhāriṇā: Sahakāraka (Instrument/Association/सह)
• Type: Noun
• Root: jaṃbhārin (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), एकवचनम्; इन्द्रस्य नाम

• sārdham: together with
• sārdham: Saha (Accompaniment/सह)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: sārdham (अव्यय)
• Form: सहार्थक-अव्यय (with, together)

• bhītāḥ: frightened
• bhītāḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: bhīta (√bhī, धातु; क्त)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचनम्; agrees with "divaukasaḥ"

• sarve: all
• sarve: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचनम्; agrees with "divaukasaḥ"

• divaukasaḥ: the gods (heaven-dwellers)
• divaukasaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: divaukas (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचनम्

• saṃmantrya: having consulted
• saṃmantrya: Pūrvakāla-kriyā (Prior action/पूर्वक्रिया)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: sam + √mantr (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive), अव्यय; ‘having consulted’

• tvaritāḥ: hastened
• tvaritāḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: tvarita (√tvar, धातु; क्त)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचनम्; agrees with subject

• jagmuḥ: went
• jagmuḥ: Kriyā (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: gam (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (परोक्षभूत/Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचनम्; परस्मैपदम्

• brahmāṇam: to Brahmā
• brahmāṇam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: brahman (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचनम्

• śaraṇam: for refuge
• śaraṇam: Gati/Prayojana (Goal/प्रयोजन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śaraṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचनम्; गत्यर्थे द्वितीया—‘as refuge’

• dvija: O twice-born (sage)
• dvija: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dvija (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8th/सम्बोधन), एकवचनम्

Speaker

Skanda (deduced; Kāśīkhaṇḍa narration, commonly Skanda to Agastya)

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Dvija (addressed)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Indra (Jambhāri) leads a hurried procession of frightened devas through luminous skies toward Brahmā’s radiant lotus-seat, their ornaments trembling, faces anxious yet reverent.

Characters & Entities

• Indra (Jambhāri)
• Devas
• Brahmā
• Dvija (addressee)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Even celestial powers seek higher counsel when dharma’s force (tapas) reshapes the cosmos; humility before cosmic law is essential.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The broader Kāśīkhaṇḍa glorifies Kāśī; this verse narrates a heavenly council rather than a pilgrimage spot.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; it describes the devas’ recourse to Brahmā as a narrative turning-point.