Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 18

Devanagari script

दिव्यर्षिभिर्नारदाद्यैः परिगीतमहोदयम् । प्रह्लादाद्यैर्भागवतैः परिनंदितमानसम्

Transliteration

divyarṣibhirnāradādyaiḥ parigītamahodayam | prahlādādyairbhāgavataiḥ parinaṃditamānasam

Translation

His supreme glory was sung by the divine seers beginning with Nārada; and His heart was rejoiced and celebrated by devotees beginning with Prahlāda—the great Bhāgavatas.

Word by Word

• दिव्य-ऋषिभिः: by divine sages
• दिव्य-ऋषिभिः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दिव्य (प्रातिपदिक) + ऋषि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (करण), बहुवचन; समासः—कर्मधारयः

• नारद-आद्यैः: by Nārada and others
• नारद-आद्यैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नारद (प्रातिपदिक) + आदि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, बहुवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुषः (नारदः आदिः येषाम्)

• परि-गीत-मह-उदयम्: whose great glory is sung all around
• परि-गीत-मह-उदयम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: परि (उपसर्ग) + गीत (कृदन्त, गा-धातु, क्त) + मह (प्रातिपदिक) + उदय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुषः (परिगीतः महोदयः यस्य)

• प्रह्लाद-आद्यैः: by Prahlāda and others
• प्रह्लाद-आद्यैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रह्लाद (प्रातिपदिक) + आदि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, बहुवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुषः (प्रह्लादः आदिः येषाम्)

• भागवतैः: by devotees (Bhāgavatas)
• भागवतैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भागवत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, बहुवचन

• परि-नन्दित-मानसम्: whose mind is greatly delighted/approved
• परि-नन्दित-मानसम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: परि (उपसर्ग) + नन्दित (कृदन्त, नन्द्-धातु, क्त) + मानस (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुषः (परिनन्दितं मानसं यस्य)

Speaker

Skanda (deduced, Kāśīkhaṇḍa context)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A celestial assembly: Nārada with vīṇā leads divine seers in song; nearby stand Prahlāda and other bhāgavatas, faces radiant with devotion, as the Lord’s glory is sung and His heart is ‘rejoiced’.

Characters & Entities

• Nārada
• Prahlāda
• Bhāgavatas
• Viṣṇu (implied)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Kīrtana and stuti are central bhakti practices—praise offered by realized devotees becomes a model for all seekers.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The verse highlights devotional community rather than geography; it sits within the Kāśī/Pañcanada narrative environment.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No formal injunction, but it clearly elevates kīrtana (devotional singing/praise) as a valued practice.