Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 96

Devanagari script

पौराः समागता द्वारि सह जानपदैर्नरैः । द्वास्थेन चाज्ञया राज्ञस्ततस्तेंतः प्रवेशिताः

Transliteration

paurāḥ samāgatā dvāri saha jānapadairnaraiḥ | dvāsthena cājñayā rājñastatasteṃtaḥ praveśitāḥ

Translation

都の人々は門前に集い、郷里から来た男たちも伴っていた。やがて門番は王命を受け、彼らを中へ通した。

Word by Word

• पौराः: citizens/townsmen
• पौराः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पौर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), बहुवचन (Plural)

• समागताः: having assembled/arrived
• समागताः: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम्-आ-गम् (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि/भूतकालिक क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past passive participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; क्रियाविशेषणवत्/विधेय (predicate)

• द्वारि: at the gate
• द्वारि: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्वार (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/7th), एकवचन (Singular)

• सह: together with
• सह: Sambandha (Association/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सह (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; सहार्थक-उपसर्ग/निपात (preposition/adverb)

• जानपदैः: with rural/territorial (people)
• जानपदैः: Sahakari (Accompaniment/सहकारी)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: जानपद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), बहुवचन; विशेषण (qualifying)

• नरैः: men
• नरैः: Sahakari (Accompaniment/सहकारी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), बहुवचन

• द्वास्थेन: by the gatekeeper
• द्वास्थेन: Karana (Instrument/Agent-instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्वास्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-निपात (conjunction)

• आज्ञया: by (the) order
• आज्ञया: Karana (Means/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आज्ञा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), एकवचन

• राज्ञः: of the king
• राज्ञः: Sambandha (Possessor/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राजन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/6th), एकवचन

• ततः: then
• ततः: Kriya-viseshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; काल/क्रम-निर्देशक (then/thereupon)

• ते: they
• ते: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), बहुवचन; सर्वनाम

• अन्तः: inside
• अन्तः: Gati/Adhikarana (Direction/Location)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अन्तः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; देशवाचक (inside)

• प्रवेशिताः: were admitted/caused to enter
• प्रवेशिताः: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र-विश् (धातु) + णिच् (causative) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: णिजन्त-धातोः क्त-प्रत्ययान्त भूतकर्मणि (past passive participle of causative), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; ‘प्रवेशित’ = ‘made to enter’

Speaker

Skanda (deduced; Kāśīkhaṇḍa narrative voice typically Skanda to Agastya)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kāśī

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A city gate of Kāśī: townspeople and villagers gathered outside; a doorkeeper receives the king’s order and admits them into the inner precinct.

Characters & Entities

• King
• citizens (paurāḥ)
• gatekeeper (dvāstha)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Order, duty, and respectful access to authority are portrayed as part of rājadharma, supporting harmony in the sacred city of Kāśī.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The broader setting is Kāśī (Vārāṇasī) in the Kāśīkhaṇḍa; this verse frames a palace/court episode within the city’s sacred narrative.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; the verse describes a formal audience and entry protocol.