Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 73

Devanagari script

ब्रह्मनारायणेंद्राणामादित्याप्यरसां तथा । भुवनानि विचित्राणि युद्धं च प्रमथासुरम्

Transliteration

brahmanārāyaṇeṃdrāṇāmādityāpyarasāṃ tathā | bhuvanāni vicitrāṇi yuddhaṃ ca pramathāsuram

Translation

He saw the wondrous realms of Brahmā, Nārāyaṇa, and Indra, and likewise those of the Ādityas and the Apsarases—along with the battle between the Pramathas and the Asuras.

Word by Word

• ब्रह्मनारायणेंद्राणाम्: of Brahmā, Nārāyaṇa, and Indra
• ब्रह्मनारायणेंद्राणाम्: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्रह्मन् + नारायण + इन्द्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: इतरेतर-द्वन्द्व (ब्रह्मा च नारायणः च इन्द्रः च); पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (6th/Genitive), बहुवचन

• आदित्याप्सरसाम्: of the Ādityas and the Apsarases
• आदित्याप्सरसाम्: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आदित्य + अप्सरस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: द्वन्द्व (आदित्याः च अप्सरसः च); स्त्रीलिङ्ग (अप्सरस्-प्रधान), षष्ठी-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• तथा: and likewise/also
• तथा: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (समुच्चय/अन्वय) — ‘also/likewise’

• भुवनानि: worlds/realms
• भुवनानि: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भुवन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2nd/Accusative), बहुवचन

• विचित्राणि: variegated, wondrous
• विचित्राणि: Visheshana (Adjectival/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विचित्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, बहुवचन; विशेषणम् (भुवनानि)

• युद्धम्: battle
• युद्धम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युद्ध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (समुच्चय) — ‘and’

• प्रमथासुरम्: the Pramatha-Asura (demon among/against the Pramathas)
• प्रमथासुरम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रमथ + असुर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष (प्रमथानां असुरः/प्रमथैः सह युद्ध्यमानः इति सन्दर्भे); पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

Speaker

Skanda (deduced: Kāśīkhaṇḍa commonly Skanda → Agastya)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Avimukta (Kāśī)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Ṛṣis (frame)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A panoramic inner-vision: distinct luminous ‘courts’ of Brahmā, Nārāyaṇa, Indra; radiant Ādityas; dancing Apsarases—while simultaneously the pramatha-asura battle rages, all seen within Rudra’s body.

Characters & Entities

• Brahmā
• Nārāyaṇa
• Indra
• Ādityas
• Apsarases
• Pramatha
• Asura

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

All divine domains are encompassed within Rudra—suggesting that pilgrimage and devotion find their highest anchor in Śiva’s all-containing reality.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Kāśī is the overarching sacred context; this verse emphasizes universal vision rather than a named tīrtha.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None in this verse.