Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 6

Devanagari script

नमः श्रीपतये तुभ्यं नमश्चक्रधराय च । धराधराय वाराह रूपिणे परमात्मने

Transliteration

namaḥ śrīpataye tubhyaṃ namaścakradharāya ca | dharādharāya vārāha rūpiṇe paramātmane

Translation

ശ്രീപതിയേ, നിനക്കു നമസ്കാരം; ചക്രധാരിയേ, നമസ്കാരം. ഭൂമിയെ ഉയർത്തിയ വരാഹരൂപ പരമാത്മാവേ, നമസ്കാരം.

Word by Word

• namaḥ: salutation
• namaḥ: Sambodhana/Address (सम्बोधनार्थ)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: namas (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय; नमस्कारार्थक-निपात (indeclinable salutation particle)

• śrīpataye: to the Lord of Śrī (Lakṣmī)
• śrīpataye: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śrī (प्रातिपदिक) + pati (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th/सम्प्रदान), एकवचन (dative singular)

• tubhyaṃ: to you
• tubhyaṃ: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tvad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: उत्तमपुरुष-सर्वनाम, चतुर्थी (4th/सम्प्रदान), एकवचन (dative singular pronoun)

• namaḥ: salutation
• namaḥ: Sambodhana/Address (सम्बोधनार्थ)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: namas (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय; नमस्कारार्थक-निपात

• cakra-dharāya: to the discus-bearer
• cakra-dharāya: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: cakra (प्रातिपदिक) + dhara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th/सम्प्रदान), एकवचन (dative singular)

• ca: and
• ca: Connector (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय-बोधक (conjunction)

• dharā-dharāya: to the bearer of the earth
• dharā-dharāya: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dharā (प्रातिपदिक) + dhara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th/सम्प्रदान), एकवचन (dative singular)

• vārāha-rūpiṇe: to the one having the boar-form
• vārāha-rūpiṇe: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vārāha (प्रातिपदिक) + rūpin (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th/सम्प्रदान), एकवचन (dative singular)

• paramātmane: to the Supreme Self
• paramātmane: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: parama (प्रातिपदिक) + ātman (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th/सम्प्रदान), एकवचन (dative singular)

Speaker

Skanda (deduced: Kāśīkhaṇḍa commonly Skanda → Agastya)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kāśī

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Viṣṇu as Varāha emerges from cosmic waters lifting Bhūdevī/Earth, while the Sudarśana cakra radiates behind; Lakṣmī’s presence implied as Śrīpati; devotees in Kāśī witness the cosmic vision as inner revelation.

Characters & Entities

• Viṣṇu
• Lakṣmī (Śrī)
• Sudarśana-cakra
• Varāha

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

The Supreme protects the cosmos and restores dharma, even by taking incarnate forms.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Kāśī (Vārāṇasī) is the implied sacred setting of the Kāśīkhaṇḍa narration.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None stated; it is a hymn of remembrance appropriate for recitation.