Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 86

Devanagari script

पितामहेन सहितो गदाधरसमन्वितः । रविणा पार्षदैः सार्धं तुष्टये वः पितामहाः

Transliteration

pitāmahena sahito gadādharasamanvitaḥ | raviṇā pārṣadaiḥ sārdhaṃ tuṣṭaye vaḥ pitāmahāḥ

Translation

Begleitet von Pitāmaha (Brahmā), umgeben vom Keulenträger (Gadādhara), und zusammen mit Sūrya und den göttlichen Gefolgsleuten bin ich zu eurer Zufriedenheit gegenwärtig, o Ahnen.

Word by Word

• पितामहेन: with Pitāmaha (Brahmā)
• पितामहेन: Sahakari (Accompaniment/सहकारी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पितामह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन

• सहितः: accompanied
• सहितः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सह (उपसर्ग/अव्यय) + इ (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकृत् (past participle/क्त), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; ‘सहित’ = accompanied; विशेषणम् (अहं/वृषध्वजः—अध्याहृत)

• गदाधरसमन्वितः: endowed with the mace-bearer (Gadādhara)
• गदाधरसमन्वितः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: गदा-धर + समन्वित (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; ‘गदां धरः’ (गदाधर) इति तत्पुरुष + ‘समन्वित’ (endowed with) विशेषणम्

• रविणा: with Ravi (the Sun)
• रविणा: Sahakari (Accompaniment/सहकारी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रवि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन

• पार्षदैः: with attendants
• पार्षदैः: Sahakari (Accompaniment/सहकारी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पार्षद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचन

• सार्धम्: together
• सार्धम्: Sambandha (Comitative particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सार्धम् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; सहार्थक (together with)

• तुष्टये: for (your) satisfaction
• तुष्टये: Sampradana (Purpose/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तुष्टि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th/Dative), एकवचन; प्रयोजनार्थे (for the satisfaction)

• वः: of you / for you
• वः: Sampradana (Beneficiary/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी/चतुर्थी (Genitive/Dative), बहुवचन; ‘your/of you/for you’

• पितामहाः: O Pitāmahas / venerable ancestors
• पितामहाः: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पितामह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; सम्भोधनार्थे अपि (O grandsires)

Speaker

Vṛṣadhvaja (Śiva) continuing the address to the Pitṛs (contextual continuity from prior verse)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Vṛṣadhvaja-tīrtha

Type: ghat

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Pitṛs (addressed as ‘pितामहाः’)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A grand divine assembly at a Kāśī ghat: Brahmā with four faces, Viṣṇu as Gadādhara holding mace, Sūrya radiant with chariot aura, and attendant gaṇas/devas; below, offerings for pitṛs are made, and ancestral spirits receive satisfaction.

Characters & Entities

• Brahmā (Pitāmaha)
• Gadādhara (Viṣṇu epithet)
• Ravi (Sūrya)
• Pārṣadas
• Pitṛs

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Service to the ancestors is upheld as a cosmic dharma, honored by the highest divine powers and their retinues.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The ongoing context is Vṛṣadhvaja Tīrtha in Kāśī, presented as a place where multiple deities support pitṛ-satisfaction.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Implicitly pitṛ-tarpaṇa/śrāddha-type satisfaction rites; the verse stresses the efficacy rather than detailing steps.