Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 17

Devanagari script

खंडेंदुशेखरश्चाथ उपसिंहासनं हरिम् । समुपावेशयद्वामपार्श्वे मानपुरःसरम्

Transliteration

khaṃḍeṃduśekharaścātha upasiṃhāsanaṃ harim | samupāveśayadvāmapārśve mānapuraḥsaram

Translation

Alors Khaṇḍenduśekhara, couronné du croissant de lune, fit asseoir Hari sur un trône voisin, à sa gauche, l’honneur marchant devant lui.

Word by Word

• खण्डेन्दुशेखरः: Khaṇḍenduśekhara (Śiva)
• खण्डेन्दुशेखरः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: खण्ड-इन्दु-शेखर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; खण्डः इन्दुः यस्य शेखरः इति बहुपद-तत्पुरुषसमास (epithet: one with a crescent-moon crest)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक निपात

• अथ: then
• अथ: Sambandha (Discourse)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अथ (अव्यय)
• Form: अनन्तरार्थक अव्यय (then)

• उपसिंहासनम्: a seat near the throne
• उपसिंहासनम्: Karman (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: उप-सिंहासन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; सिंहासनस्य उप (near/secondary seat) इति उपपद-तत्पुरुष

• हरिम्: Hari (Viṣṇu)
• हरिम्: Karman (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हरि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन

• समुपावेशयत्: seated (him)
• समुपावेशयत्: Kriya (Verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम्-उप-आ-विश् (धातु)
• Form: लङ् (imperfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; causative (णिच्) of √विश्; ‘made (him) sit’

• वामपार्श्वे: on the left side
• वामपार्श्वे: Adhikarana (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वाम-पार्श्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन; वामं पार्श्वम् इति कर्मधारय (on the left side)

• मानपुरःसरम्: with honour placed foremost / honour-leading
• मानपुरःसरम्: Karman (Object qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मान-पुरःसर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; मानः पुरःसरः यस्य/मानं पुरःसरं कृत्वा इति (honour as forerunner) — विशेषणम् हरिम् प्रति

Speaker

Skanda (deduced, Kāśīkhaṇḍa narrative frame)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Avimukta-Kāśī

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Pilgrimage-seeker interlocutors of Kāśī-māhātmya (contextual)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Śiva (Khaṇḍenduśekhara) gestures to a nearby throne and seats Hari upon it at his left side; attendants precede with honor—fans, umbrellas, and respectful procession—while the assembly watches in awe.

Characters & Entities

• Śiva (Khaṇḍenduśekhara)
• Viṣṇu (Hari)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

The Purāṇa celebrates concord: Śiva honors Viṣṇu, teaching unity of devotion within dharma.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Kāśī is implied as the exalted seat of divine harmony and honor.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No explicit rite; it models satkāra (honoring the revered guest) as a dharmic practice.