Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 1

Devanagari script

ध्रुव उवाच । नमो हिरण्यगर्भाय सर्वसृष्टिविधायिने । हिरण्यरेतसे तुभ्यं सुहिरण्यप्रदायिने

Transliteration

dhruva uvāca | namo hiraṇyagarbhāya sarvasṛṣṭividhāyine | hiraṇyaretase tubhyaṃ suhiraṇyapradāyine

Translation

Dhruva dit : Hommage à Hiraṇyagarbha, ordonnateur de toute la création ; hommage à Toi, Hiraṇyareta, dispensateur de l’or excellent, de la prospérité bénie et de l’abondance sacrée.

Word by Word

• ध्रुवः: Dhruva
• ध्रुवः: Karta (Speaker/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ध्रुव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• उवाच: said
• उवाच: Kriya (Verbal action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √वच् (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• नमः: salutation
• नमः: Sambandha (Salutation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नमस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय-प्रयोग (interjection); नमस्कारार्थे

• हिरण्यगर्भाय: to Hiraṇyagarbha
• हिरण्यगर्भाय: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हिरण्य + गर्भ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी-विभक्ति (Dative/4th), एकवचन; सम्प्रदान (to)

• सर्वसृष्टिविधायिने: to the ordainer of all creation
• सर्वसृष्टिविधायिने: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व + सृष्टि + विधायिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी-विभक्ति (Dative/4th), एकवचन; 'विधायिन्' = कर्तृवाचक (agent noun)

• हिरण्यरेतसे: to the one of golden seed
• हिरण्यरेतसे: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हिरण्य + रेतस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी-विभक्ति (Dative/4th), एकवचन

• तुभ्यम्: to you
• तुभ्यम्: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: चतुर्थी-विभक्ति (Dative/4th), एकवचन

• सुहिरण्यप्रदायिने: to the giver of excellent gold
• सुहिरण्यप्रदायिने: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सु + हिरण्य + प्रदायिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी-विभक्ति (Dative/4th), एकवचन; 'प्रदायिन्' = दाता (giver)

Speaker

Dhruva

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kāśī-kṣetra

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Dhruva, newly empowered with refined speech, offers folded hands and chants salutations to the golden-wombed cosmic source, visualized as a radiant, lotus-seated principle pouring auspicious wealth and light.

Characters & Entities

• Dhruva
• Hiraṇyagarbha
• Hiraṇyareta (epithet of the Lord)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

The Lord is the cosmic source and sustainer; acknowledging Him aligns one’s life with dharma and auspicious order.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The prayer occurs within the Kāśīkhaṇḍa setting, contributing to the spiritual atmosphere of Kāśī’s sacred narrative.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No explicit rite; it models stuti and namaskāra (salutation) as a devotional practice.