Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 120

Devanagari script

सर्वे सुरनिकायाश्च सर्व एव महर्षयः । योगिनः सर्व एवात्र काशीनाथमुपासते

Transliteration

sarve suranikāyāśca sarva eva maharṣayaḥ | yoginaḥ sarva evātra kāśīnāthamupāsate

Translation

यहाँ देवताओं के समस्त गण, समस्त महर्षि और समस्त योगी—सब के सब काशीनाथ की उपासना करते हैं।

Word by Word

• सर्वे: all
• सर्वे: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), बहुवचन

• सुरनिकायाः: groups of gods
• सुरनिकायाः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुर + निकाय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), बहुवचन; समासः तत्पुरुषः (सुराणां निकायाः)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Conjunction/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-अव्यय (conjunction)

• सर्वे: all
• सर्वे: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), बहुवचन

• एव: indeed
• एव: Sambandha (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अवधारणार्थक

• महर्षयः: great sages
• महर्षयः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महर्षि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), बहुवचन; समासः कर्मधारयः (महान् ऋषिः)

• योगिनः: yogis
• योगिनः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: योगिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), बहुवचन

• सर्वे: all
• सर्वे: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), बहुवचन

• एव: indeed
• एव: Sambandha (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अवधारणार्थक

• अत्र: here
• अत्र: Desha-adhikarana (Locative sense/देश)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्यय (here)

• काशीनाथम्: the Lord of Kāśī
• काशीनाथम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: काशी + नाथ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन; समासः तत्पुरुषः (काश्याः नाथः)

• उपासते: worship/attend upon
• उपासते: Kriya (Verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: उप + आस् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present/वर्तमान), आत्मनेपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), बहुवचन

Speaker

Skanda

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kāśīnātha (Viśveśa) kṣetra

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Sage audience

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A grand darbar-like temple courtyard in Kāśī: devas in celestial attire, rishis with matted hair, and yogins in meditation all facing the Kāśīnātha liṅga; incense clouds rise like a cosmic canopy.

Characters & Entities

• Kāśī (Vārāṇasī)
• Kāśīnātha (Śiva)
• Devas
• Maharṣis
• Yogins

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Kāśīnātha is affirmed as universally worship-worthy—revered alike by gods, sages, and yogins.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Kāśī, through the central deity Kāśīnātha (Śiva).

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Upāsanā (devotional worship/attendance) of Kāśīnātha.