Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 4

Devanagari script

आसीदमित्रजिन्नाम राजा परपुरंजयः । धार्मिकः सत्त्वसंपन्नः प्रजारंजनतत्परः

Transliteration

āsīdamitrajinnāma rājā parapuraṃjayaḥ | dhārmikaḥ sattvasaṃpannaḥ prajāraṃjanatatparaḥ

Translation

Es gab einen König namens Amitrajit, Bezwinger feindlicher Städte — rechtschaffen, von Tugend erfüllt und eifrig bemüht, seine Untertanen zu erfreuen und zu schützen.

Word by Word

• आसीत्: there was
• आसीत्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अस् (धातु)
• Form: लङ् (Imperfect/Past), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन

• अमित्रजित्: Amitrajit (conqueror of foes)
• अमित्रजित्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अमित्रजित् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; समासः—अमित्र + जित् (उपपद-तत्पुरुष: conqueror of enemies)

• नाम: by name
• नाम: Sambandha (Apposition marker/नाम-निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नाम (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; नामनिर्देशक निपात (particle indicating name)

• राजा: king
• राजा: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राजन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• परपुरंजयः: conqueror of enemy cities
• परपुरंजयः: Visheshana (Appositional epithet/विशेषण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पर-पुर-जय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; समासः—परस्य पुरम् + जयः/जयिन् (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: conqueror of others' cities)

• धार्मिकः: righteous
• धार्मिकः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: धार्मिक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; विशेषणम् (qualifying राजा)

• सत्त्वसंपन्नः: endowed with virtue/strength
• सत्त्वसंपन्नः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सत्त्व-संपन्न (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; समासः—सत्त्वेन संपन्नः (तृतीया-तत्पुरुष)

• प्रजारंजनतत्परः: devoted to delighting the people
• प्रजारंजनतत्परः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्रजा-रञ्जन-तत्पर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; समासः—प्रजाः रञ्जनम् + तत्परः (सप्तमी/उपपद-तत्पुरुष: devoted to pleasing the subjects)

Speaker

Maheśvara (Śiva)

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Pārvatī

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A regal portrait of King Amitrajit: armored yet serene, standing before a city he has subdued, while citizens appear protected and content—signaling conquest tempered by righteousness.

Characters & Entities

• Amitrajit (king)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Purāṇic sacred geography is often taught through exemplary kings whose dharma becomes the backdrop for a tīrtha’s glory.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The verse begins the narrative leading to Vīreśvara’s manifestation in Kāśī (site not named explicitly in this line).

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; it sets the narrative context by describing the king’s virtues.