Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 49

Devanagari script

कृतप्रणामो राज्ञा स सादरं दत्तमासनम् । भेजेथ कुशलं पृष्टः स राज्ञा तेन भूपतिः

Transliteration

kṛtapraṇāmo rājñā sa sādaraṃ dattamāsanam | bhejetha kuśalaṃ pṛṣṭaḥ sa rājñā tena bhūpatiḥ

Translation

Nachdem der König seine Ehrerbietung erwiesen hatte, nahm der Brāhmaṇa den dargereichten Sitz mit Achtung an. Als der Herrscher nach seinem Wohlergehen fragte, erwiderte er mit Worten des Heils.

Word by Word

• kṛta-praṇāmaḥ: having made obeisance
• kṛta-praṇāmaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: kṛta (√kṛ + क्त) + praṇāma (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास: ‘कृतः प्रणामः येन’ (having made obeisance); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषणम् (qualifying saḥ)

• rājñā: by the king
• rājñā: Karana (Agent in passive sense/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rājan (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• saḥ: he
• saḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• sādaram: respectfully
• sādaram: Kriya-viseshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: sādara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: क्रियाविशेषणवत् नपुंसक-एकवचन-रूपेण अव्ययीभूत (adverbial accusative), ‘respectfully’

• dattam: given
• dattam: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: √dā (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (past passive participle), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषणम् (qualifying āsanam)

• āsanam: seat
• āsanam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: āsana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• bheje: accepted/partook
• bheje: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √bhaj (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; आत्मनेपद

• atha: then
• atha: Sambandha (Discourse connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: atha (अव्यय)
• Form: सम्बन्ध/अनन्तरार्थक अव्यय (conjunctive adverb) ‘then’

• kuśalam: well-being
• kuśalam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kuśala (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• pṛṣṭaḥ: being asked
• pṛṣṭaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: √prach (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (past passive participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; ‘having been asked’

• saḥ: he
• saḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• rājñā: by the king
• rājñā: Karta (Agent of asking/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rājan (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• tena: by him/with that
• tena: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• bhūpatiḥ: the king
• bhūpatiḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhūpati (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; (apposition to saḥ)

Speaker

Skanda (narrating to Agastya, Kāśīkhaṇḍa convention)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Avimukta (Kāśī)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: The king bows; a finely carved seat is offered; the brāhmaṇa sits with composed dignity; the king asks about his welfare, and the brāhmaṇa replies with calm auspicious words.

Characters & Entities

• Divodāsa
• brāhmaṇa (dvija)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Humility and proper hospitality toward the worthy preserve dharma and harmony.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The setting remains Kāśī; the verse itself emphasizes interpersonal dharma rather than a named tīrtha.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Offering praṇāma and āsana to an honored guest—key elements of atithi-satkāra.