Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 80

Devanagari script

ब्रह्मणो दिवसाष्टांशेषपदमैंद्रं विनश्यति । सलोकपाल सार्कं च सचंद्रग्रहतारकम्

Transliteration

brahmaṇo divasāṣṭāṃśeṣapadamaiṃdraṃ vinaśyati | salokapāla sārkaṃ ca sacaṃdragrahatārakam

Translation

Wenn nur noch ein Achtel von Brahmās Tag verbleibt, vergeht Indras Rang—zusammen mit den Weltenhütern, der Sonne und sogar Mond, Planeten und Sternen.

Word by Word

• ब्रह्मणः: of Brahmā / of Brahman
• ब्रह्मणः: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्रह्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठीविभक्ति (6th/Genitive), एकवचन

• दिवस: day
• दिवस: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दिवस (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन; समासपूर्वपद (in compound)

• अष्टांश: eighth part
• अष्टांश: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अष्ट (संख्या-प्रातिपदिक) + अंश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; षष्ठीतत्पुरुष (अष्टानाम् अंशः) समासपूर्वपद

• शेष: remaining
• शेष: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शेष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; समासपूर्वपद

• पदम्: state/position/realm
• पदम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन; समासपूर्वपद

• ऐन्द्रम्: Indra’s, belonging to Indra
• ऐन्द्रम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ऐन्द्र (प्रातिपदिक; इन्द्र-सम्बन्धिन्)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; (पदम् इति विशेष्यस्य विशेषणम्)

• विनश्यति: perishes/is destroyed
• विनश्यति: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: नश् (धातु) + वि (उपसर्ग)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• स: together with
• स: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययवत् समासपूर्वपद (सह/सहितार्थे ‘स-’), समासाङ्ग

• लोकपाल: world-guardian
• लोकपाल: Sahakari (Accompaniment/सहकारी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लोक (प्रातिपदिक) + पाल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; षष्ठीतत्पुरुष (लोकानां पालः)

• स: together with
• स: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स (समासपूर्वपद; सहितार्थे)
• Form: अव्ययवत् समासपूर्वपद (सह/सहितार्थे ‘स-’), समासाङ्ग

• अर्कम्: the Sun
• अर्कम्: Sahakari (Accompaniment/सहकारी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अर्क (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय (conjunction)

• स: together with
• स: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स (समासपूर्वपद; सहितार्थे)
• Form: अव्ययवत् समासपूर्वपद (सह/सहितार्थे ‘स-’), समासाङ्ग

• चन्द्र: the Moon
• चन्द्र: Sahakari (Accompaniment/सहकारी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चन्द्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; समासपूर्वपद

• ग्रह: planets
• ग्रह: Sahakari (Accompaniment/सहकारी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ग्रह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; समासपूर्वपद

• तारकम्: stars (with moon and planets)
• तारकम्: Sahakari (Accompaniment/सहकारी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तारक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; द्वन्द्वसमास (चन्द्र-ग्रह-तारकाणि) समाहारद्वन्द्व (collective)

Speaker

Skanda (deduced: Kāśīkhaṇḍa commonly Skanda → Agastya)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kāśī (Avimukta-kṣetra)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A vast pralaya tableau: Indra’s jeweled court fading; lokapālas’ emblems dimming; the sun and moon eclipsed; planets and stars dissolving into a dark, time-swept void, while an unseen axis of Śiva’s permanence is hinted beyond the collapse.

Characters & Entities

• Brahmā
• Indra
• Lokapālas
• Sūrya
• Candra
• Grahāḥ
• Tārāḥ

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Even the highest cosmic realms and powers are impermanent; therefore one should seek the unperishing good (śreyas) associated with liberating dharma.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Kāśī is the implied contrast in this adhyāya: while cosmic stations perish, Kāśī’s liberating promise is presented as enduring.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; the verse provides cosmological reasoning to support the pursuit of liberation rather than heavenly rank.