Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 2

Devanagari script

नैगमेयेन सहितो रुद्रैः सर्वत्र संवृतः । देवर्षिभिः समायुक्तः सनकाद्यैरभिष्टुतः

Transliteration

naigameyena sahito rudraiḥ sarvatra saṃvṛtaḥ | devarṣibhiḥ samāyuktaḥ sanakādyairabhiṣṭutaḥ

Translation

അവൻ നൈഗമേയൻ (കാർത്തികേയൻ) സഹിതനായി, എല്ലാടവും രുദ്രഗണങ്ങളാൽ ചുറ്റപ്പെട്ടവനായി; ദേവർഷികളോടു ചേർന്ന്, സനകാദി ആദിമുനിമാർക്കാൽ സ്തുതിക്കപ്പെട്ടു।

Word by Word

• नैगमेयेन: with Naigameya
• नैगमेयेन: Sahakaraka (Accompaniment/सह)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नैगमेय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन

• सहितः: accompanied (together)
• सहितः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सह (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त) → सहित (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त-भूतकर्मणि/भूतकृदन्त; पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• रुद्रैः: with the Rudras
• रुद्रैः: Sahakaraka (Accompaniment/सह)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रुद्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचन

• सर्वत्र: everywhere
• सर्वत्र: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सर्वत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; देशवाचक-अव्यय (adverb of place)

• संवृतः: surrounded/covered
• संवृतः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वृ (धातु) + सम् + क्त → संवृत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त-भूतकृदन्त; पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• देवर्षिभिः: with divine sages
• देवर्षिभिः: Sahakaraka (Accompaniment/सह)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव-ऋषि (प्रातिपदिक; देव + ऋषि)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचन

• समायुक्तः: joined/associated
• समायुक्तः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: युज् (धातु) + सम्-आ + क्त → समायुक्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त-भूतकृदन्त; पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• सनकाद्यैः: with Sanaka and others
• सनकाद्यैः: Sahakaraka (Accompaniment/सह)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सनक-आदि (प्रातिपदिक; सनक + आदि)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचन; 'आदि' = 'and others'

• अभिष्टुतः: praised
• अभिष्टुतः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स्तु (धातु) + अभि + क्त → अभिष्टुत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त-भूतकृदन्त; पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

Speaker

Skanda

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kāśī (Avimukta)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: munisattama

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Śiva surrounded by many Rudras like a protective ring; Skanda/Naigameya nearby; Devarṣis and Sanakādi sages offer hymns, creating a layered assembly of power and wisdom.

Characters & Entities

• Naigameya (Kārttikeya)
• Rudras
• Devarṣis
• Sanaka

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Kāśī is shown as the meeting-ground of Śaiva divinities and highest sages, indicating its supreme sanctity and spiritual authority.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Kāśī/Vārāṇasī is glorified as the city worthy of Rudras, devarṣis, and ancient sages.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None explicitly; the emphasis is on praise (stuti) and divine attendance.