Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 36

Devanagari script

पुष्पवृष्टिं प्रकुर्वंतः प्राप्ता देवा महर्षिभिः । तुष्टुवुश्च महादेवीं महास्तुतिभिरादरात्

Transliteration

puṣpavṛṣṭiṃ prakurvaṃtaḥ prāptā devā maharṣibhiḥ | tuṣṭuvuśca mahādevīṃ mahāstutibhirādarāt

Translation

Faisant pleuvoir des fleurs, les Deva arrivèrent avec les grands ṛṣi ; et, avec révérence, ils louèrent la Grande Déesse par de hautes hymnes.

Word by Word

• पुष्पवृष्टिम्: a shower of flowers
• पुष्पवृष्टिम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुष्प-वृष्टि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्गे, द्वितीया-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम् (Feminine, Accusative, Singular); तत्पुरुषः—‘पुष्पाणां वृष्टिः’ (shower of flowers)

• प्रकुर्वन्तः: performing; making
• प्रकुर्वन्तः: Karta (Qualifier of subject)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्र√कृ (धातु) + शतृ (कृदन्त)
• Form: शतृ-प्रत्ययान्त वर्तमानकृदन्तः (present participle), पुंलिङ्गे प्रथमा बहुवचनम् (Masculine, Nominative, Plural)

• प्राप्ताः: having arrived
• प्राप्ताः: Karta (Qualifier of subject)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्र√आप् (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्तः (past participle), पुंलिङ्गे प्रथमा बहुवचनम् (Masculine, Nominative, Plural)

• देवाः: the gods
• देवाः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः, बहुवचनम् (Masculine, Nominative, Plural)

• महर्षिभिः: with the great sages
• महर्षिभिः: Sahakāraka (Accompaniment/सह)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महर्षि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, तृतीया-विभक्तिः, बहुवचनम् (Masculine, Instrumental, Plural); कर्मधारयः—‘महान् ऋषिः’ (great sages)

• तुष्टुवुः: praised
• तुष्टुवुः: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √स्तु (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकारः (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुषः, बहुवचनम्, परस्मैपदम् (3rd person plural)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-अव्ययम् (conjunction)

• महादेवीम्: the great goddess
• महादेवीम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महा + देवी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्गे, द्वितीया-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम् (Feminine, Accusative, Singular); कर्मधारयः—‘महती देवी’ (the great goddess)

• महास्तुतिभिः: with great hymns
• महास्तुतिभिः: Karaṇa (Instrument/means)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महा-स्तुति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्गे, तृतीया-विभक्तिः, बहुवचनम् (Feminine, Instrumental, Plural); कर्मधारयः—‘महती स्तुतिः’ (great hymns/praises)

• आदरात्: out of reverence
• आदरात्: Hetu (Cause/हेतु)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आदर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, पञ्चमी-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम् (Masculine, Ablative, Singular); हेत्वर्थे (ablative of cause)

Speaker

Skanda (contextual, Kāśīkhaṇḍa narration)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kāśī (Avimukta-kṣetra)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Devas and great sages descend, scattering flowers in a rain; they stand with folded hands and sing lofty hymns to the Great Goddess, who is enthroned in radiant calm after victory.

Characters & Entities

• Devas
• Maharṣis
• Mahādevī (Durgā)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Gratitude and praise (stuti) are the proper dharmic response to divine protection and the removal of fear.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The Kāśīkhaṇḍa setting frames the Goddess’ protection as part of Kāśī’s sacred greatness.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No formal rite is prescribed, but the verse highlights stuti (hymnic praise) and offerings (flowers) as devotional acts.