Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 6

Devanagari script

त्रिविष्टप वधूमुष्टिभ्रष्टैर्लाजैरितस्ततः । अभिवृष्टो महादेवः संप्रहृष्टतनूरुहः

Transliteration

triviṣṭapa vadhūmuṣṭibhraṣṭairlājairitastataḥ | abhivṛṣṭo mahādevaḥ saṃprahṛṣṭatanūruhaḥ

Translation

De-ci de-là, Mahādeva fut arrosé de grains grillés (lāja) échappés des mains jointes en coupe des épouses célestes ; et les poils de son corps se dressèrent, saisi d’une joie ravie.

Word by Word

• त्रिविष्टप: of heaven (Svarga)
• त्रिविष्टप: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्रिविष्टप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/षष्ठी), एकवचन — ‘त्रिविष्टपस्य’ (heaven’s) (समासपूर्वपद-रूपेण)

• वधू: of brides/women
• वधू: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वधू (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th), बहुवचन — ‘वधूनाम्’ (of brides/women) (समासपूर्वपद-रूपेण)

• मुष्टि: by handfuls
• मुष्टि: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुष्टि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), बहुवचन — ‘मुष्टिभिः’ (by fists/handfuls) (समासपूर्वपद-रूपेण)

• भ्रष्टैः: fallen/dropped
• भ्रष्टैः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: भ्रष्ट (कृदन्त; √भ्रंश्/भ्रश् (धातु) + क्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), बहुवचन — ‘भ्रष्टैः’ (fallen/dropped) विशेषणम् ‘लाजैः’

• लाजैः: with parched grains (lāja)
• लाजैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लाज (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), बहुवचन — ‘लाजैः’ (with parched grains)

• इतस्: from here/on this side
• इतस्: Adhikarana (Locative sense/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इतस् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अव्यय-प्रकारः: अव्यय-क्रियाविशेषण (adverb of place/direction)

• ततः: from there/on that side
• ततः: Adhikarana (Locative sense/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अव्यय-प्रकारः: अव्यय-क्रियाविशेषण (adverb of place/direction)

• अभिवृष्टः: showered upon
• अभिवृष्टः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अभिवृष्ट (कृदन्त; अभि + √वृष् (धातु) + क्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन — ‘अभिवृष्टः’ (showered upon) विशेषणम् ‘महादेवः’

• महादेवः: Mahādeva (Śiva)
• महादेवः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महादेव (प्रातिपदिक; महा + देव)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन — कर्ता

• संप्रहृष्ट: highly delighted
• संप्रहृष्ट: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: संप्रहृष्ट (कृदन्त; सम् + प्र + √हृष् (धातु) + क्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन — (highly delighted) (समासपूर्वपद-रूपेण)

• तनू: body
• तनू: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तनू (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन — ‘तनूः/तनू’ (body) (समासपूर्वपद-रूपेण)

• रुहः: hair (body-hair)
• रुहः: Visheshya (Qualified noun/विशेष्य)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रुह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन — ‘रुहः’ (hair; lit. growth) (समासान्तपद)

• संप्रहृष्टतनूरुहः: whose body-hair stood thrilled (in joy)
• संप्रहृष्टतनूरुहः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: संप्रहृष्ट-तनू-रुह (प्रातिपदिक; समासः)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन — बहुव्रीहिः: यस्य तनूरुहाः संप्रहृष्टाः सः

Speaker

Skanda

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Vārāṇasī (Kāśī/Avimukta)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Śaunaka and the Naimiṣāraṇya sages (typical frame)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Mahādeva in festive procession is showered with lāja falling from the cupped hands of celestial brides; his body shows romāñca (hairs standing on end) in delighted rapture amid a luminous Kāśī backdrop.

Characters & Entities

• Mahādeva (Śiva)
• Triviṣṭapa (Heaven)
• Heavenly women (vadhūs)
• Lāja (parched grain offering)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Devotional welcome (maṅgala) offered with purity and joy is itself a sacred act that pleases the Lord.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Kāśī/Vārāṇasī is the implied sacred destination receiving Mahādeva with celestial honors.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

An auspicious showering with lāja (parched grains) is depicted as a celebratory offering, akin to welcome-rites.