Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 33

Devanagari script

कृतमानो नृपतिना सोभ्युत्थानासनादिभिः । विप्रो व्यजिज्ञपद्भूपं पृष्टागमनकारणम्

Transliteration

kṛtamāno nṛpatinā sobhyutthānāsanādibhiḥ | vipro vyajijñapadbhūpaṃ pṛṣṭāgamanakāraṇam

Translation

Honoré par le roi qui se leva pour l’accueillir, lui offrit un siège et d’autres égards, le brāhmaṇa interrogea alors le souverain, lequel avait demandé la raison de sa venue.

Word by Word

• कृतमानः: honored
• कृतमानः: विशेषण (Qualifier of subject)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कृत + मान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (one who has been honored); पुल्लिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• नृपतिना: by the king
• नृपतिना: कर्ता (Agent)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नृपति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग (Masculine), तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), एकवचन (Singular)

• सः: he
• सः: कर्ता (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम (pronoun); पुल्लिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• अभ्युत्थानासनादिभिः: with (acts like) rising, offering a seat, etc.
• अभ्युत्थानासनादिभिः: करण (Means)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अभ्युत्थान + आसन + आदि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: द्वन्द्व-समास (rising up and seat etc.) + आदि-प्रयोग; नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter collective), तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), बहुवचन (Plural)

• विप्रः: the brāhmaṇa
• विप्रः: कर्ता (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विप्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• व्यजिज्ञपत्: informed/asked (made known)
• व्यजिज्ञपत्: क्रिया (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ज्ञप् (धातु) + वि- (उपसर्ग)
• Form: लङ्-लकार (Imperfect/Past), परस्मैपद; प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular)

• भूपम्: the king
• भूपम्: कर्म (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भूप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग (Masculine), द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular)

• पृष्ट: asked (about)
• पृष्ट: विशेषण (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्रच्छ् (धातु) → पृष्ट (क्त-प्रत्ययान्त)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (past passive participle), नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Nom./Acc.), एकवचन (Singular); समास-पूर्वपद

• आगमनकारणम्: the reason for (his) coming
• आगमनकारणम्: कर्म (Object/content)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आगमन + कारण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (cause of coming); नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular)

Speaker

Skanda (narratorial voice, deduced frame)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kāśī

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Implied audience

Visual Art Cues

Scene: The king rises to greet the brāhmaṇa, offers a seat and honors; then the brāhmaṇa begins questioning, initiating a formal dharma dialogue in the court.

Characters & Entities

• Brāhmaṇa
• King

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Proper honor and inquiry are part of dharma: the king serves respectfully, and the brāhmaṇa responds through meaningful dialogue.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Kāśī/Vārāṇasī remains the narrative backdrop, though not named in this verse.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No ritual prescription; the focus is on etiquette (abhyutthāna, āsana) and dharmic conversation.