Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 58

Devanagari script

ततोहरिर्महेशेन संसदि द्युसदां तदा । एतैर्महारवै रम्यैश्चानर्चि परमार्चिषा

Transliteration

tatoharirmaheśena saṃsadi dyusadāṃ tadā | etairmahāravai ramyaiścānarci paramārciṣā

Translation

Alors, dans l’assemblée des habitants du ciel, Hari fut vénéré par Maheśa, au milieu de ces acclamations suaves et retentissantes, et dans une splendeur suprême.

Word by Word

• ततः: then
• ततः: Adverbial (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, क्रियाविशेषण (then)

• हरिः: Hari (Viṣṇu)
• हरिः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हरि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/कर्ता), एकवचन

• महेशेन: with Mahēśa (Śiva)
• महेशेन: Sahakari (Associate/सहकारी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महेश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/करण), एकवचन

• संसदि: in the assembly
• संसदि: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: संसद् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/अधिकरण), एकवचन

• द्युसदाम्: of the heaven-dwellers (gods)
• द्युसदाम्: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्युसद् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/सम्बन्ध), बहुवचन; समासः—द्युः (स्वर्ग) + सद् (वसति) = द्युसद् ‘heaven-dweller’

• तदा: at that time
• तदा: Adverbial (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तदा (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (temporal adverb)

• एतैः: by these
• एतैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: एतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/करण), बहुवचन; विशेषण/सर्वनाम

• महा-रवैः: with great sounds/cries
• महा-रवैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महा (प्रातिपदिक) + रव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/करण), बहुवचन; कर्मधारयः—महान् रवः ‘great sound’

• रम्यैः: pleasant/charming
• रम्यैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: रम्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/करण), बहुवचन; विशेषण (qualifying महा-रवैः)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha/Connector (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक-अव्यय

• अनर्चि: worshipped
• अनर्चि: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अर्च् (धातु)
• Form: लुङ् (Aorist), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; धातु—अर्च् ‘पूजायाम्’

• परम-अर्चिषा: with supreme radiance/splendour
• परम-अर्चिषा: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: परम (प्रातिपदिक) + अर्चिस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/करण), एकवचन; कर्मधारयः—परमा अर्चिः ‘supreme radiance’

Speaker

Narrator (within Kāśīkhaṇḍa tradition: Skanda speaking to Agastya)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kāśī

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A luminous sabhā of devas: at the center stands Hari, blazing with ‘paramārcis’; before him Maheśa offers worship amid rolling, thunder-like acclamations. The air shimmers with light; garlands and incense drift; the crowd forms a radiant amphitheater.

Characters & Entities

• Hari (Viṣṇu)
• Maheśa (Śiva)
• Dyu-sad (celestial beings)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

The highest worship is offered with purity and splendor; the text elevates reverence as the heart of dharma.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The episode belongs to Kāśī’s glorification in the Kāśīkhaṇḍa, presenting Kāśī as aligned with celestial worship.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Arcana (formal worship/honoring) is indicated, accompanied by auspicious proclamations.