Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 51

Devanagari script

कथावसाने राज्ञाथ गेहं विससृजे द्विजः । लब्धमानमहापूजः स स्वमाश्रममाविशत्

Transliteration

kathāvasāne rājñātha gehaṃ visasṛje dvijaḥ | labdhamānamahāpūjaḥ sa svamāśramamāviśat

Translation

When the sacred conversation ended, the brāhmaṇa took leave of the king’s house. Having received honor and great worship, he entered his own hermitage.

Word by Word

• kathā-avasāne: at the end of the conversation
• kathā-avasāne: Adhikarana (Time/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kathā (प्रातिपदिक) + avasāna (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास: ‘कथायाः अवसानम्’ = ‘end of the conversation’; नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन

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

• atha: then
• atha: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: atha (अव्यय)
• Form: अनन्तरार्थक अव्यय (then)

• geham: home/house
• geham: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: geha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• visasṛje: dismissed/sent off
• visasṛje: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vi-√sṛj (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• dvijaḥ: the brāhmaṇa
• dvijaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dvija (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• labdha-māna-mahā-pūjaḥ: having received honor and great worship
• labdha-māna-mahā-pūjaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: labdha (√labh + क्त) + māna (प्रातिपदिक) + mahā (प्रातिपदिक) + pūjā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: बहुपद-तत्पुरुष: ‘लब्धं मानं महापूजा च येन’ (having obtained honor and great worship); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषणम् (of saḥ)

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

• svam: his own
• svam: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषणम् (qualifying āśramam)

• āśramam: hermitage
• āśramam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: āśrama (प्रातिपदik)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• āviśat: entered
• āviśat: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ā-√viś (धातु)
• Form: लङ्-लकार (Imperfect/Past), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

Speaker

Skanda (narrating to Agastya, Kāśīkhaṇḍa convention)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Avimukta (Kāśī)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: The brāhmaṇa, having been greatly worshiped, rises and exits the king’s residence; attendants part respectfully; he walks toward a quiet riverside or garden āśrama, carrying his staff and water-pot.

Characters & Entities

• Divodāsa
• brāhmaṇa (dvija)
• āśrama

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Honoring the righteous concludes in peace and auspicious order—guest and host both remain uplifted.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Kāśī is the narrative setting; the verse describes events within that sacred realm.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Implied satkāra/mahāpūjā (formal honoring) of a holy guest.