Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 67

Devanagari script

समायाते जगन्नाथे पर्वतेंद्र सुतापतौ । सुंदरान्मंदरादद्रेर्दिवोदासे गते दिवि

Transliteration

samāyāte jagannāthe parvateṃdra sutāpatau | suṃdarānmaṃdarādadrerdivodāse gate divi

Translation

Lorsque Jagannātha, le Seigneur de l’univers, l’époux de la fille du roi des montagnes, arriva, après que Divodāsa fut monté au ciel depuis le beau mont Mandara…

Word by Word

• समायाते: upon (his) arrival
• समायाते: Adhikarana (Location/Time locus/अधिकरण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम्+आ+या (धातु)
• Form: कृदन्त—क्त (Past Passive Participle), पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन; ‘when (he) had arrived’

• जगन्नाथे: in/when Jagannātha (the Lord of the world)
• जगन्नाथे: Adhikarana (Location/Time locus/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जगन्नाथ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन; समासः—जगतः नाथः (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष)

• पर्वतेन्द्र: of the king of mountains
• पर्वतेन्द्र: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पर्वतेन्द्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन; समासः—पर्वतानाम् इन्द्रः (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष)

• सुतापतौ: in/when the husband of (his) daughter
• सुतापतौ: Adhikarana (Location/Time locus/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुतापति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन; समासः—सुतायाः पतिः (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष)

• सुन्दरात्: from Sundara (place/name)
• सुन्दरात्: Apadana (Source/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुन्दर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5th/Ablative), एकवचन

• मन्दरात्: from Mandara
• मन्दरात्: Apadana (Source/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मन्दर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी, एकवचन

• अद्रेः: of the mountain
• अद्रेः: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अद्रि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन

• दिवोदासे: when Divodāsa
• दिवोदासे: Adhikarana (Location/Time locus/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दिवोदास (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन

• गते: having gone
• गते: Adhikarana (Location/Time locus/अधिकरण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: गम् (धातु)
• Form: कृदन्त—क्त (Past Passive Participle), पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन; ‘having gone’

• दिवि: to heaven/in heaven
• दिवि: Adhikarana (Location/Time locus/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दिव् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन

Speaker

Kārpaṭika

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kāśī (implied)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Rājendra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Śiva, lord of the universe and consort of Pārvatī, arrives; Divodāsa has ascended to heaven from beautiful Mandara; the scene suggests celestial transition and divine entry.

Characters & Entities

• Jagannātha (Śiva in context)
• Pārvatī (implied as mountain-king’s daughter)
• Himavān/Parvatendra (implied)
• Mandara (mountain)
• Divodāsa

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

It frames sacred history: divine presence in a tīrtha is revealed through cosmic events and righteous kings’ destinies.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Kāśī is the implied locus of the narrative, connected with Śiva’s advent and the episode of King Divodāsa.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; it is historical-mythic context.