Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 6

Devanagari script

इक्ष्वाकोर्वसुषेणस्य ककुत्स्थस्य महात्मनः । ऐलस्य चन्द्रदेवस्य काशिराजस्य सन्मतेः

Transliteration

ikṣvākorvasuṣeṇasya kakutsthasya mahātmanaḥ | ailasya candradevasya kāśirājasya sanmateḥ

Translation

ಇಕ್ಷ್ವಾಕು, ವಸುಷೇಣ, ಮಹಾತ್ಮ ಕಕುತ್ಸ್ಥ, ಐಲ, ಚಂದ್ರದೇವ, ಮತ್ತು ಸನ್ಮತಿಯಾದ ಕಾಶಿರಾಜ—ಇವರ ಪವಿತ್ರ ಪ್ರತಿಷ್ಠೆಗಳೂ ಅಲ್ಲಿ ಲೋಪಗೊಂಡವು.

Word by Word

• इक्ष्वाकोः: of Ikṣvāku
• इक्ष्वाकोः: Sambandha (Possessor/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इक्ष्वाकु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive), एकवचन

• वसुषेणस्य: of Vasuṣeṇa
• वसुषेणस्य: Sambandha (Possessor/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वसुषेण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive), एकवचन

• ककुत्स्थस्य: of Kakutstha
• ककुत्स्थस्य: Sambandha (Possessor/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ककुत्स्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive), एकवचन

• महात्मनः: of the great-souled
• महात्मनः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महात्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive), एकवचन; विशेषण (ककुत्स्थस्य)

• ऐलस्य: of Aila (descendant of Ilā)
• ऐलस्य: Sambandha (Possessor/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ऐल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive), एकवचन

• चन्द्रदेवस्य: of the Moon-god
• चन्द्रदेवस्य: Sambandha (Possessor/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चन्द्रदेव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive), एकवचन; कर्मधारय—‘चन्द्रः देवः’

• काशिराजस्य: of the king of Kāśī
• काशिराजस्य: Sambandha (Possessor/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: काशिराज (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष—‘काश्याः राजा’

• सन्मतेः: of Sanmati
• सन्मतेः: Sambandha (Possessor/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सन्मति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive), एकवचन

Speaker

Sūta

Tirtha Mahatmya

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: dvijāḥ

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A map-like montage: names of ancient founders (Ikṣvāku, Kakutstha, Aila, Candradeva, Kāśīrāja) hovering as translucent figures over a single sacred site—suggesting many epochs of worship now hidden beneath earth and time.

Characters & Entities

• Ikṣvāku
• Vasuṣeṇa
• Kakutstha
• Aila
• Candradeva
• Kāśīrāja (King of Kāśī)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Sacred geography is interwoven with dharmic lineages; remembering these names keeps the tradition of kṣetra-devotion alive.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Not a single named tīrtha here; it lists revered figures whose associated sacred establishments in the region became obscured.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; it continues the enumerative description.