Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 62

Devanagari script

ददर्श शार्ङ्गिणं चाग्रे स्वगणैश्च परिष्टुतम् । चतुर्भुजैरसंख्यातैर्जितदैत्यमहाबलैः

Transliteration

dadarśa śārṅgiṇaṃ cāgre svagaṇaiśca pariṣṭutam | caturbhujairasaṃkhyātairjitadaityamahābalaiḥ

Translation

അവൻ മുന്നിൽ ശാർങ്ഗധാരിയായ (വിഷ്ണുവിനെ) കണ്ടു; തന്റെ ഗണങ്ങളാൽ പരിസ്ഥുതനായി, ദൈത്യരെ ജയിച്ച അസംഖ്യ ചതുര്ഭുജ മഹാബലികൾ അവനെ ചുറ്റിനിന്നു।

Word by Word

• ददर्श: saw
• ददर्श: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दृश् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• शार्ङ्गिणम्: the bearer of Śārṅga (Vishnu)
• शार्ङ्गिणम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शार्ङ्गिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

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

• अग्रे: in front
• अग्रे: Adhikarana (Locus/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अग्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययीभाववत् प्रयोगः; सप्तमी-एकवचनरूपेण क्रियाविशेषणम् (locative used adverbially: in front)

• स्वगणैः: by his own attendants
• स्वगणैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्व + गण (प्रातिपदिक-द्वय)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, बहुवचन; समासः—कर्मधारयः (स्वाः गणाः)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-निपात

• परिष्टुतम्: praised
• परिष्टुतम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: परि + स्तु (धातु) → परिष्टुत (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त), पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषणम् (शार्ङ्गिणम्)

• चतुर्भुजैः: by four-armed (ones)
• चतुर्भुजैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: चतुर् + भुज (प्रातिपदिक-द्वय)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, बहुवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुषः (चत्वारः भुजाः येषां ते) विशेषणम्

• असंख्यातैः: countless
• असंख्यातैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अ + संख्यात (कृदन्त/प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, बहुवचन; विशेषणम्

• जितदैत्यमहाबलैः: by great and powerful (ones) who had conquered demons
• जितदैत्यमहाबलैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: जित + दैत्य + महाबल (प्रातिपदिक-समाहार)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, बहुवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुषः (जिताः दैत्याः येन/यैः; महाबलाः) विशेषणम्

Speaker

Skanda (deduced: Kāśīkhaṇḍa narration, typically Skanda to Agastya)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kāśī

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Interlocutors/audience

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Vīrabhadra beholds Viṣṇu (Śārṅgin) ahead, enthroned or standing radiant, while innumerable four-armed attendants form concentric ranks, each bearing divine marks, celebrating victories over daityas.

Characters & Entities

• Śārṅgin
• Viṣṇu
• Daityas
• Vīrabhadra

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Divine order is upheld by the Lord and his hosts; the cosmos is protected through dharmic power.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Kāśī is the textual frame; this verse highlights Viṣṇu’s presence rather than a particular tīrtha.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; it is a descriptive scene of Viṣṇu and his attendants.