Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 5

Devanagari script

ऋषीणां ब्रह्मनिर्घोषैर्बधिरीकृतदिङ्मुखः । कृतस्तुतिश्चारणौघैर्विमानैरभितोवृतः

Transliteration

ṛṣīṇāṃ brahmanirghoṣairbadhirīkṛtadiṅmukhaḥ | kṛtastutiścāraṇaughairvimānairabhitovṛtaḥ

Translation

ഋഷികളുടെ ബ്രഹ്മനിർഘോഷം ദിക്കുകളുടെ മുഖങ്ങളെ ബധിരമാക്കിയതുപോലെ തോന്നി; ചാരണസമൂഹങ്ങൾ സ്തുതി ചെയ്തു; അവൻ ചുറ്റുമെങ്ങും ദിവ്യവിമാനങ്ങളാൽ വൃതനായിരുന്നു।

Word by Word

• ऋषीणाम्: of the sages
• ऋषीणाम्: Sambandha (Possessor/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ऋषि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), बहुवचन

• ब्रह्मनिर्घोषैः: by the Vedic/Brahmanic loud chants
• ब्रह्मनिर्घोषैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्रह्म-निर्घोष (प्रातिपदिक; ब्रह्म + निर्घोष)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचन

• बधिरीकृतदिङ्मुखः: whose directions’ faces (quarters) were made deafened
• बधिरीकृतदिङ्मुखः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: बधिरीकृत-दिक्-मुख (प्रातिपदिक; बधिरीकृत + दिक् + मुख)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; बहुव्रीहिः—'यस्य दिङ्मुखानि बधिरीकृतानि'

• कृतस्तुतिः: praised (having received praise)
• कृतस्तुतिः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कृत-स्तुति (प्रातिपदिक; कृत + स्तुति)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; 'कृता स्तुतिः यस्य' इत्यर्थे विशेषण

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (Coordination/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-अव्यय (conjunction)

• चारणौघैः: by/with hosts of Cāraṇas
• चारणौघैः: Sahakaraka (Accompaniment/सह)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चारण-ओघ (प्रातिपदिक; चारण + ओघ)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचन

• विमानैः: with aerial chariots
• विमानैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विमान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचन

• अभितः: around
• अभितः: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अभितः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; परितोऽर्थक-अव्यय (adverb: 'around/on all sides')

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

Speaker

Skanda

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kāśī (śabda-tīrtha ambience)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: munisattama

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Sages chant with such force that the directions seem stunned; Cāraṇas shower praise; the sky is crowded with vimānas encircling the divine presence.

Characters & Entities

• Ṛṣis
• Cāraṇas
• Vimānas

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Śruti-like praise (Vedic sound) is depicted as world-transforming, indicating the power of sacred recitation in holy Kāśī.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Kāśī is glorified indirectly as the stage for Vedic proclamation and celestial praise.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No formal rite is prescribed; the verse highlights brahma-nirghoṣa (Vedic chanting) and stuti (hymns).