Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 100

Devanagari script

नारदेन सनंदेन सनकेन सुसंस्तुतः । अन्यैः सनत्कुमाराद्यैर्योगिभिर्योगिनां वरः

Transliteration

nāradena sanaṃdena sanakena susaṃstutaḥ | anyaiḥ sanatkumārādyairyogibhiryogināṃ varaḥ

Translation

That foremost among yogins was greatly praised by Nārada, Sanandana, Sanaka, and by other sages such as Sanatkumāra and the great yogins.

Word by Word

• nāradena: by Nārada
• nāradena: Kartr̥-karaṇa (Agent in passive/कर्तृ-करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nārada (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-एकवचन — Instrumental singular

• sanandena: by Sananda
• sanandena: Kartr̥-karaṇa (Agent in passive/कर्तृ-करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sananda (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-एकवचन — Instrumental singular

• sanakena: by Sanaka
• sanakena: Kartr̥-karaṇa (Agent in passive/कर्तृ-करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sanaka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-एकवचन — Instrumental singular

• su-saṃstutaḥ: well praised
• su-saṃstutaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: su (उपसर्ग/अव्यय) + sam-√stu (धातु) → saṃstuta (कृदन्त, क्त)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त; पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-एकवचन — Past passive participle: “well-praised”

• anyaiḥ: by others
• anyaiḥ: Kartr̥-karaṇa (Agent in passive/कर्तृ-करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: anya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-बहुवचन — Instrumental plural: “by others”

• sanatkumāra-ādyaiḥ: by Sanatkumāra and others
• sanatkumāra-ādyaiḥ: Kartr̥-karaṇa (Agent in passive/कर्तृ-करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sanatkumāra (प्रातिपदिक) + ādi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुषसमास; पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-बहुवचन — Instrumental plural: “by Sanatkumāra and the rest”

• yogibhiḥ: by yogis
• yogibhiḥ: Kartr̥-karaṇa (Agent in passive/कर्तृ-करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yogin (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-बहुवचन — Instrumental plural: “by yogis”

• yoginām: of yogis
• yoginām: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yogin (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-बहुवचन — Genitive plural: “of yogis”

• varaḥ: the best
• varaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-एकवचन — Nominative singular masculine

Speaker

Skanda (deduced Kāśīkhaṇḍa narrative voice, typically to Agastya)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kāśī

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Naimiṣāraṇya sages

Visual Art Cues

Scene: An assembly of luminous sages—Nārada with vīṇā, the Kumāras youthful and radiant—praising the foremost yogin; the atmosphere is calm, scholastic, and devotional.

Characters & Entities

• Nārada
• Sanandana
• Sanaka
• Sanatkumāra
• Hari (implied as praised Lord)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

The Supreme is revered by the highest sages and yogins, affirming the Lord as the pinnacle of yogic realization.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The verse sits within the Kāśīkhaṇḍa’s broader glorification of Kāśī, though it names sages rather than a specific tīrtha.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; it emphasizes stuti (praise) by realized beings.