Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 17

Devanagari script

दाडिमीबीजदशनं किरीटद्योतितांबरम् । देवेंद्रवंदितपदं सनकादिपरिष्टुतम्

Transliteration

dāḍimībījadaśanaṃ kirīṭadyotitāṃbaram | deveṃdravaṃditapadaṃ sanakādipariṣṭutam

Translation

His teeth were like pomegranate seeds; His garments shone beneath His crown. His feet were worshiped by Indra, and He was praised by Sanaka and the other primordial sages.

Word by Word

• दाडिमी-बीज-दशनम्: with teeth like pomegranate seeds
• दाडिमी-बीज-दशनम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दाडिमी (प्रातिपदिक) + बीज (प्रातिपदिक) + दशन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुषः (दाडिमीबीजानि इव दशनानि यस्य)

• किरीट-द्योतित-अम्बरम्: whose garment is illumined by the crown
• किरीट-द्योतित-अम्बरम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: किरीट (प्रातिपदिक) + द्योतित (कृदन्त, द्युत्-धातु, क्त) + अम्बर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुषः (किरीटेन द्योतितम् अम्बरम् यस्य)

• देव-इन्द्र-वन्दित-पदम्: whose feet are worshipped by Indra
• देव-इन्द्र-वन्दित-पदम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक) + इन्द्र (प्रातिपदिक) + वन्दित (कृदन्त, वन्द्-धातु, क्त) + पद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुषः (देवेन्द्रेण वन्दितं पदं यस्य)

• सनक-आदि-परिष्टुतम्: praised by Sanaka and others
• सनक-आदि-परिष्टुतम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सनक (प्रातिपदिक) + आदि (अव्यय/प्रातिपदिक) + परिष्टुत (कृदन्त, स्तु-धातु, क्त; परि-उपसर्ग)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुषः (सनकादिभिः परिष्टुतम्)

Speaker

Skanda (deduced, Kāśīkhaṇḍa context)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Close-up devotional portrait: teeth like pomegranate seeds, radiant garments under a shining crown; Indra bows at the Lord’s feet while the four Kumāras (Sanaka etc.) stand in reverent praise.

Characters & Entities

• Viṣṇu
• Indra
• Sanaka (and Sanakādi)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

When even gods and ancient sages honor the Lord, human devotion and humility become the natural dharmic response.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Not a site-specific verse; it continues the darśana description within the Kāśī narrative frame.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Implicitly endorses pāda-vandana (reverence to the Lord’s feet) and stuti (praise), though not framed as a formal rule.