Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 67

Devanagari script

ततस्तुष्टा जगन्माता तानाह सुरसत्तमान् । स्वाधिकारान्सुराः सर्वे शासतु प्राग्यथायथा

Transliteration

tatastuṣṭā jaganmātā tānāha surasattamān | svādhikārānsurāḥ sarve śāsatu prāgyathāyathā

Translation

അപ്പോൾ ജഗന്മാതാ പ്രസന്നയായി ദേവശ്രേഷ്ഠന്മാരോടു പറഞ്ഞു— “ഹേ ദേവഗണേ, നിങ്ങൾ എല്ലാവരും മുൻപുപോലെ നിങ്ങളുടെ നിങ്ങളുടെ അധികാരപ്രദേശങ്ങൾ യഥാവിധി ഭരിക്കുവിൻ.”

Word by Word

• tataḥ: then, thereafter
• tataḥ: Kāla-adhikaraṇa (Temporal adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatas (अव्यय-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय (क्रियाविशेषण) = Indeclinable adverb: 'then/thereafter'

• tuṣṭā: pleased, satisfied
• tuṣṭā: Karta (Subject qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: tuṣṭa (कृदन्त; √tuṣ तुष्)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; भूतकृत्/कृतप्रत्ययान्त (past passive participle) = Feminine nominative singular; PPP

• jaganmātā: Mother of the world
• jaganmātā: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: jagat (प्रातिपदिक) + mātṛ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (जगतः माता) = Feminine nominative singular; genitive tatpuruṣa

• tān: them
• tān: Karman (Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), बहुवचन = Masculine accusative plural (pronoun)

• āha: said
• āha: Kriyā (Main verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √ah (अह्)
• Form: लिट् (परोक्षभूत/Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद = Perfect, 3rd person singular, parasmaipada

• surasattamān: the best of the gods
• surasattamān: Sambodhyābhāsa/Karman (Addressed as object of speech)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sura (प्रातिपदिक) + sattama (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), बहुवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (सुराणां सत्तमाः) = Masculine accusative plural; genitive tatpuruṣa

• svādhikārān: your own jurisdictions/rights
• svādhikārān: Karman (Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sva (प्रातिपदिक) + adhikāra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), बहुवचन; तत्पुरुष (स्वस्य अधिकाराः) = Masculine accusative plural; tatpuruṣa

• surāḥ: the gods
• surāḥ: Karta (Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sura (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन = Masculine nominative plural

• sarve: all
• sarve: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier of surāḥ)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन = Masculine nominative plural (adjectival)

• śāsatu: let (them) govern/rule
• śāsatu: Kriyā (Main verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √śās (शास्)
• Form: लोट् (आज्ञार्थ/Imperative), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद = Imperative, 3rd person singular (injunctive sense: 'let ... rule'), parasmaipada

• prāk: as before, formerly
• prāk: Kriyā-viśeṣaṇa (Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: prāk (अव्यय-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय (क्रियाविशेषण) = Indeclinable adverb: 'as before/previously'

• yathā: as, according to
• yathā: Kriyā-viśeṣaṇa (Manner)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: yathā (अव्यय-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय (सम्बन्ध/उपमान) = Indeclinable: 'as/according to'

• yathā: each as (appropriate)
• yathā: Kriyā-viśeṣaṇa (Distributive manner)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: yathā (अव्यय-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय (पुनरुक्ति; वितरणार्थ) = Indeclinable repeated for distributive sense

Speaker

Jagadmātā / Durgā (implied by context; she addresses the gods)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kāśī

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Surasattamāḥ (best among the gods)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Devi as Jagadambā, serene and radiant, addresses the assembled devas, granting them permission to resume governance of their respective realms; a celestial court-like setting with Kāśī’s sacred aura implied.

Characters & Entities

• Jagadmātā (Devī)
• Devas

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Divine grace restores rightful order: each being flourishes by performing its proper role (svādhikāra) in harmony with dharma.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The instruction occurs within the Kāśīkhaṇḍa narrative world of Kāśī, where Devī’s favor is shown as stabilizing cosmic and social order.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No specific rite; the verse emphasizes dharmic governance and returning to rightful duties after receiving Devī’s blessing.