Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 27

Devanagari script

ततस्ते ब्राह्मणाः प्रोचुः प्रबद्धकरसंपुटाः । क्षेत्रे निवसतां नाथ सदानः कुशलोदयः

Transliteration

tataste brāhmaṇāḥ procuḥ prabaddhakarasaṃpuṭāḥ | kṣetre nivasatāṃ nātha sadānaḥ kuśalodayaḥ

Translation

Alors ces brāhmaṇa parlèrent, les mains jointes en signe de révérence : «Ô Seigneur, pour nous qui demeurons en ce saint kṣetra, le bien-être ne cesse de s’élever».

Word by Word

• tataḥ: then; thereafter
• tataḥ: Desha-Kala (Temporal/काल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tataḥ (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; तस्मात्-आर्थक (adverb: then/thereupon)

• te: they
• te: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (Case 1), बहुवचन; सर्वनाम

• brāhmaṇāḥ: Brahmins
• brāhmaṇāḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: brāhmaṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन

• procuḥ: said; spoke
• procuḥ: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pra-√vac (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन

• prabaddha-kara-saṃpuṭāḥ: with hands joined (in a folded-cup gesture)
• prabaddha-kara-saṃpuṭāḥ: Karta (Qualifier/कर्ता-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: prabaddha (√bandh, धातु; क्त) + kara (प्रातिपदिक) + saṃpuṭa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; तत्पुरुषसमासः (करयोः संपुटः प्रबद्धः येषां)

• kṣetre: in the sacred place/field
• kṣetre: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kṣetra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (Case 7/अधिकरण), एकवचन

• nivasatām: of (those) residing
• nivasatām: Sambandha (Genitive relation/षष्ठी)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ni-√vas (धातु)
• Form: वर्तमानकालिक कृदन्त (शतृ/शानच्-प्रत्यय; present participle), षष्ठी (Case 6), बहुवचन; 'of those dwelling'

• nātha: O Lord
• nātha: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nātha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (Case 8), एकवचन

• sadā: always
• sadā: Kriya-viseshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: sadā (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; कालवाचक क्रियाविशेषण (adverb: always)

• naḥ: of us; our
• naḥ: Sambandha (Genitive/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (Case 6), बहुवचन; सर्वनाम (enclitic)

• kuśala-udayaḥ: the rise of well-being; prosperity
• kuśala-udayaḥ: Karta (Predicate-noun/कर्ता-समानााधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kuśala (प्रातिपदिक) + udaya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (Case 1), एकवचन; तत्पुरुषसमासः (kuśalasya udayaḥ)

Speaker

Brāhmaṇas (addressing Śiva)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kāśī-kṣetra

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Brāhmaṇas with hands joined (karasaṃpuṭa), speaking respectfully to Śambhu in a calm assembly; the backdrop suggests Kāśī’s sacred lanes/ghāṭas, conveying settled life in the kṣetra.

Characters & Entities

• Brāhmaṇas
• Kṣetra (Kāśī-kṣetra)
• Nātha (Śiva)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Dwelling in a sacred kṣetra with devotion is portrayed as sustaining continual auspiciousness and spiritual well-being.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Kāśī-kṣetra itself—the holy field where the Lord is near and welfare is said to arise.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Añjali (joined hands) and respectful address to the Lord; no further ritual detail is specified.