Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 8

Devanagari script

कृतप्रवेश शकुनो मृगैः शकुनिभिः पुरः । किंनरीभिः प्रहष्टास्यैः किंनरैरुपवर्णितः

Transliteration

kṛtapraveśa śakuno mṛgaiḥ śakunibhiḥ puraḥ | kiṃnarībhiḥ prahaṣṭāsyaiḥ kiṃnarairupavarṇitaḥ

Translation

പ്രവേശത്തിന് ശുഭശകുനങ്ങൾ ഉണ്ടായി—മുന്നിൽ മൃഗങ്ങളും പക്ഷികളും നടന്നു; ഹർഷമുഖ കിന്നരികളോടുകൂടി കിന്നരർ അദ്ദേഹത്തെ പുകഴ്ത്തി।

Word by Word

• कृत: made, performed
• कृत: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कृत (कृदन्त; √कृ (धातु) + क्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन — ‘made/done’ (समासपूर्वपद-रूपेण)

• प्रवेशः: entry
• प्रवेशः: Visheshya (Qualified noun/विशेष्य)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रवेश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन — ‘entry’ (समासान्तपद)

• कृतप्रवेशः: having arranged the entry
• कृतप्रवेशः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कृत-प्रवेश (प्रातिपदिक; समासः)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन — ‘one whose entry has been made/arranged’ (विशेषणम्)

• शकुनः: the bird (omen)
• शकुनः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शकुन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन — ‘bird/omen-bird’

• मृगैः: by animals (deer etc.)
• मृगैः: Sahakari (Accompaniment/सहकारी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मृग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), बहुवचन — ‘by animals/deer’

• शकुनिभिः: by birds
• शकुनिभिः: Sahakari (Accompaniment/सहकारी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शकुनि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), बहुवचन — ‘by birds’

• पुरः: in front
• पुरः: Adhikarana (Locative sense/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पुरः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अव्यय-प्रकारः: देशवाचक-अव्यय (adverb: in front)

• किंनरीभिः: by Kiṃnarīs
• किंनरीभिः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: किंनरी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), बहुवचन — ‘by Kiṃnarīs’

• प्रहृष्ट: delighted
• प्रहृष्ट: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्रहृष्ट (कृदन्त; प्र + √हृष् (धातु) + क्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), बहुवचन — ‘delighted’ विशेषणम् ‘आस्यैः’ (समासपूर्वपद-रूपेण)

• आस्यैः: with faces
• आस्यैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आस्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), बहुवचन — ‘with faces/mouths’ (समासान्तपद)

• प्रहृष्टास्यैः: with delighted faces
• प्रहृष्टास्यैः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्रहृष्ट-आस्य (प्रातिपदिक; समासः)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), बहुवचन — ‘with delighted faces’ (विशेषणम् ‘किंनरीभिः’)

• किंनरैः: by Kiṃnaras
• किंनरैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: किंनर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), बहुवचन — ‘by Kiṃnaras’

• उपवर्णितः: described, extolled
• उपवर्णितः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: उपवर्णित (कृदन्त; उप + √वर्ण् (धातु) + क्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन — ‘described/praised’ विशेषणम् (महादेवस्य)

Speaker

Skanda

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Vārāṇasī (Kāśī/Avimukta)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Naimiṣāraṇya sages

Visual Art Cues

Scene: At the city’s threshold, deer and birds move ahead as auspicious omens; Kinnaras sing praises while smiling Kinnarīs accompany, framing Mahādeva’s entry with music and nature’s consent.

Characters & Entities

• Auspicious omens (śakuna)
• Deer
• Birds
• Kinnaras
• Kinnarīs

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

A holy journey is affirmed by maṅgala-śakuna (auspicious signs), reflecting harmony between nature and the sacred.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Kāśī is implied as the sacred destination whose very approach is filled with auspicious omens.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; the verse focuses on auspicious signs and praise.