Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 29

Devanagari script

बृहस्पतेस्स वै भार्यामैश्वर्यमदमोहितः । पुरोहितस्यापिगुरोर्भ्रातुरांगिरसस्य वै

Transliteration

bṛhaspatessa vai bhāryāmaiśvaryamadamohitaḥ | purohitasyāpigurorbhrāturāṃgirasasya vai

Translation

Aveuglé par l’ivresse de la puissance, il prit l’épouse de Bṛhaspati, le prêtre et guru, oui, le maître même de son frère, l’Āṅgirasa.

Word by Word

• bṛhaspateḥ: of Bṛhaspati
• bṛhaspateḥ: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bṛhaspati (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/6th), एकवचन (Singular)

• saḥ: he
• saḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन

• vai: indeed
• vai: Sambandha (Discourse particle/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: vai (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle/emphatic)

• bhāryām: wife
• bhāryām: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhāryā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन

• aiśvarya-mada-mohitaḥ: deluded by the intoxication of power
• aiśvarya-mada-mohitaḥ: Karta (Subject qualifier/कर्तृविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: aiśvarya (प्रातिपदिक) + mada (प्रातिपदिक) + mohita (कृदन्त; मुह् धातु, क्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त विशेषण (past passive participle)

• purohitasya: of the priest
• purohitasya: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: purohita (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• api: also
• api: Sambandha (Discourse particle/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: api (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle: also/even)

• guroḥ: of the teacher
• guroḥ: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: guru (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• bhrātuḥ: of the brother
• bhrātuḥ: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhrātṛ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• āṃgirasasya: of Āṅgirasa (descendant of Aṅgiras)
• āṃgirasasya: Sambandha (Genitive qualifier/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: āṃgirasa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण (patronymic)

• vai: indeed
• vai: Sambandha (Discourse particle/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: vai (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle/emphatic)

Speaker

Skanda (deduced for Kāśīkhaṇḍa dialogues, commonly Skanda → Agastya)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kāśī (Vishveśvara-kṣetra)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Pilgrim-audience/sages in Kāśī-māhātmya frame

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Soma, radiant and regal, seized by aiśvarya-mada, turns toward Tārā, the wife of Bṛhaspati; Bṛhaspati’s austere dignity contrasts with Soma’s impulsive splendor, foreshadowing cosmic discord.

Characters & Entities

• Bṛhaspati
• Tārā
• Aṅgiras lineage

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Pride born of power (aiśvarya-mada) leads even the eminent into adharma, harming social and sacred order.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No tīrtha is named; the narrative serves as moral-theological context within the Kāśī-khaṇḍa discourse.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; it is an ethical warning embedded in a deva-episode.