Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 43

Devanagari script

निजसिंहासनसमं कृत्वा सिंहासनं शुभम् । उपवेश्य हरिं तत्र च्छत्रं कृत्वा मनोहरम्

Transliteration

nijasiṃhāsanasamaṃ kṛtvā siṃhāsanaṃ śubham | upaveśya hariṃ tatra cchatraṃ kṛtvā manoharam

Translation

Ayant préparé un trône de bon augure, égal à son propre siège royal, il y fit asseoir Hari, et y dressa un ravissant dais rituel (ombrelle royale).

Word by Word

• निज: one's own
• निज: Visheshaṇa (Adjectival/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: निज (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular); विशेषण (qualifying siṃhāsana)

• सिंहासन: throne
• सिंहासन: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सिंहासन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular) (in compound context)

• समम्: equal, similar
• समम्: Visheshaṇa (Adjectival/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular); विशेषण (equal to)

• कृत्वा: having made
• कृत्वा: Kriya (पूर्वक्रिया/पूर्वकर्म)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्यय (Gerund/Absolutive); 'having made'

• सिंहासनम्: a throne
• सिंहासनम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सिंहासन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular)

• शुभम्: auspicious, splendid
• शुभम्: Visheshaṇa (Adjectival/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शुभ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular); विशेषण (qualifying siṃhāsanam)

• उपवेश्य: having seated
• उपवेश्य: Kriya (पूर्वक्रिया/पूर्वकर्म)
• Type: Verb
• Root: उप-विश् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्यय (Gerund/Absolutive); causative sense in usage: 'having seated'

• हरिम्: Hari (Viṣṇu)
• हरिम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हरि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular)

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; देशवाचक (locative adverb: 'there')

• छत्रम्: parasol
• छत्रम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: छत्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular)

• कृत्वा: having made
• कृत्वा: Kriya (पूर्वक्रिया/पूर्वकर्म)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्यय (Gerund/Absolutive)

• मनोहरम्: charming, delightful
• मनोहरम्: Visheshaṇa (Adjectival/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मनोहर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular); विशेषण (qualifying cchatram)

Speaker

Skanda (deduced: Kāśīkhaṇḍa commonly Skanda → Agastya)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kāśī-kṣetra (Viśveśvara precinct with Vaiṣṇava honor)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Naimiṣāraṇya ṛṣis (frame)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A splendid hall in Kāśī: an auspicious throne is set equal to the host’s own; Hari is seated with dignity; attendants raise a ceremonial umbrella above him, while devas look on in reverent silence.

Characters & Entities

• Hari (Viṣṇu)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

True devotion expresses itself through reverent hospitality and honor (upacāra), recognizing the divine as worthy of the highest seat.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Kāśī is the wider sacred arena where such exalted divine honors are narrated as part of its māhātmya.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Offering a throne (siṃhāsana) and royal umbrella (cchatra) as ceremonial honors—standard royal/upacāra elements in pūjā.