Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 38

Devanagari script

दिवोपि देवा दास्यंति रत्नानि कुसुमानि च । प्रजापालनसंतुष्टा महाराज प्रतिक्षणम्

Transliteration

divopi devā dāsyaṃti ratnāni kusumāni ca | prajāpālanasaṃtuṣṭā mahārāja pratikṣaṇam

Translation

“ഹേ മഹാരാജാ, പ്രജാപാലനത്തിൽ സന്തുഷ്ടരായ സ്വർഗ്ഗദേവന്മാരും പ്രതിക്ഷണം നിനക്ക് രത്നങ്ങളും പുഷ്പങ്ങളും ദാനം ചെയ്യും.”

Word by Word

• divā: in heaven / by day (contextual)
• divā: Adhikarana (Temporal/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: divā (अव्यय/प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कालवाचक अव्यय (by day/in heaven-context)

• api: also; even
• api: Sambandha (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: api (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय/अपि-कारक अव्यय (also/even)

• devāḥ: the gods
• devāḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: deva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन

• dāsyanti: will give
• dāsyanti: Kriya (Main verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √dā (धातु)
• Form: लृट् (Simple Future), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), बहुवचन; परस्मैपदम

• ratnāni: gems
• ratnāni: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ratna (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), बहुवचन

• kusumāni: flowers
• kusumāni: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kusuma (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), बहुवचन

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

• prajāpālana-saṃtuṣṭāḥ: pleased with (your) protection of the subjects
• prajāpālana-saṃtuṣṭāḥ: Visheshana (Qualifier of devāḥ/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: prajā (प्रातिपदिक) + pālana (प्रातिपदिक) + saṃtuṣṭa (√tuṣ धातु, क्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन; तत्पुरुषसमासः; ‘संतुष्ट’ (PPP) = तुष्टाः, प्रजापालनात् संतुष्टाः

• mahārāja: O great king
• mahārāja: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mahā (प्रातिपदिक) + rāja (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (Vocative), एकवचन; कर्मधारयः

• pratikṣaṇam: every moment
• pratikṣaṇam: Adhikarana (Temporal/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: prati (अव्यय) + kṣaṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययीभावसमासः; कालवाचक अव्यय (at every moment)

Speaker

Brahmā

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kāśī (contextual)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Devas shower the king with celestial flowers and gems from above; garlands drift like rain; the king stands with folded hands, citizens rejoice.

Characters & Entities

• Devas
• Ripuṃjaya

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Protecting subjects (prajāpālana) is a high dharma that attracts divine support and auspicious prosperity.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Kāśī is the overarching sacred frame; the verse highlights dharmic governance rather than a pilgrimage spot.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None explicitly; the ‘prescription’ is ethical—continuous care for subjects.