Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 8

Devanagari script

अथ देवोऽसुररिपुः श्रुत्वा शंभुसमागमम् । द्विजराजाय स मुदा समदात्पारितोषिकम्

Transliteration

atha devo'suraripuḥ śrutvā śaṃbhusamāgamam | dvijarājāya sa mudā samadātpāritoṣikam

Translation

Alors le divin ennemi des Asuras, ayant appris l’assemblée de Śambhu, accorda avec joie une récompense au roi parmi les brahmanes.

Word by Word

• अथ: then
• अथ: Sambandha (Discourse-connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अथ (अव्यय)
• Form: सम्बन्ध/अनन्तरार्थक अव्यय (particle)

• देवः: the god
• देवः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• असुररिपुः: enemy of the asuras
• असुररिपुः: Karta (Subject-Qualifier/कर्तृविशेषण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: असुर (प्रातिपदिक) + रिपु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: ‘असुराणां रिपुः’; देवस्य विशेषण

• श्रुत्वा: having heard
• श्रुत्वा: Purvakala (Prior action/पूर्वकाल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: √श्रु (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त अव्यय (Gerund)

• शंभुसमागमम्: the meeting/coming of Śambhu
• शंभुसमागमम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शंभु (प्रातिपदिक) + समागम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: ‘शंभोः समागमः’

• द्विजराजाय: to the king of brāhmaṇas
• द्विजराजाय: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्विज (प्रातिपदिक) + राजन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th/सम्प्रदान), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: ‘द्विजानां राजा’

• सः: he
• सः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (प्रातिपदिक, सर्वनाम)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• मुदा: with joy
• मुदा: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुद्/मुदा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन

• समदात्: gave
• समदात्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम्-√दा (धातु)
• Form: लङ् (Imperfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• पारितोषिकम्: a reward/gratuity
• पारितोषिकम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पारितोषिक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

Speaker

Skanda (narrator)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Upavārāṇasī (Kāśī)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Agastya

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Hari, celebrated as the foe of Asuras, hears of Śambhu’s gathering and, delighted, grants a reward to a ‘king among Brahmins’—a preeminent sage/priestly figure.

Characters & Entities

• Śiva (Śambhu)
• Asura-ripu (deity epithet)
• Dvija-rāja (eminent brāhmaṇa)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Honoring sacred knowledge and its bearers is dharma; joyful giving and recognition of worthy recipients is praised.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Not explicit in this verse; it continues the Kāśīkhaṇḍa narrative thread that ultimately serves Kāśī’s māhātmya.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

The act of giving a reward/fee of honor (pāritoṣika) to an eminent brāhmaṇa is implied as a dharmic practice.