Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 7

Devanagari script

दत्तमाल्योपहारश्च बहुविद्याधरी गणैः । यक्षगुह्यकसिद्धैश्च खेचरैरभिनंदितः

Transliteration

dattamālyopahāraśca bahuvidyādharī gaṇaiḥ | yakṣaguhyakasiddhaiśca khecarairabhinaṃditaḥ

Translation

अनेक विद्याधरी-गणांनी त्यांना माळा व उपहार अर्पण केले; तसेच यक्ष, गुह्यक, सिद्ध आणि खेचरांनीही त्यांचे अभिनंदन केले।

Word by Word

• दत्त: given
• दत्त: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दत्त (कृदन्त; √दा (धातु) + क्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन — ‘given’ (समासपूर्वपद-रूपेण)

• माल्य: garland
• माल्य: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: माल्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन — garland (समासपूर्वपद-रूपेण)

• उपहारः: offering, gift
• उपहारः: Visheshya (Qualified noun/विशेष्य)
• Type: Noun
• Root: उपहार (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन — ‘offering/gift’ (समासान्तपद)

• दत्तमाल्योपहारः: having received garland-offerings
• दत्तमाल्योपहारः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दत्त-माल्य-उपहार (प्रातिपदिक; समासः)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन — ‘one whose garland-offering is given/has been offered’ (विशेषणम्)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयबोधक (conjunction)

• बहु: many
• बहु: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: बहु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययवत्-पूर्वपद (indeclinable-like in compound); ‘many’ (समासपूर्वपद-रूपेण)

• विद्याधरी: Vidyādharī (female celestial)
• विद्याधरी: Sambandha (Qualifier within compound)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विद्याधरी (प्रातिपदिक; विद्या + धरी)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन — ‘a Vidyādharī (female celestial)’ (समासपूर्वपद-रूपेण)

• गणैः: by hosts
• गणैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), बहुवचन — ‘by groups/hosts’

• बहुविद्याधरीगणैः: by hosts of many Vidyādharīs
• बहुविद्याधरीगणैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: बहु-विद्याधरी-गण (प्रातिपदिक; समासः)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), बहुवचन — ‘by hosts of many Vidyādharīs’

• यक्ष: by Yakṣas
• यक्ष: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यक्ष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), बहुवचन — ‘यक्षैः’ (by Yakṣas) (समासपूर्वपद-रूपेण)

• गुह्यक: by Guhyakas
• गुह्यक: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गुह्यक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), बहुवचन — ‘गुह्यकैः’ (by Guhyakas) (समासपूर्वपद-रूपेण)

• सिद्धैः: by Siddhas
• सिद्धैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सिद्ध (प्रातिपदिक/कृदन्त-प्राय)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), बहुवचन — ‘by Siddhas’ (समासपूर्वपद-रूपेण)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयबोधक (conjunction)

• यक्षगुह्यकसिद्धैः: by Yakṣas, Guhyakas, and Siddhas
• यक्षगुह्यकसिद्धैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यक्ष-गुह्यक-सिद्ध (प्रातिपदिक; समासः)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), बहुवचन — द्वन्द्वः: यक्षाश्च गुह्यकाश्च सिद्धाश्च तैः

• खेचरैः: by aerial beings
• खेचरैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: खेचर (प्रातिपदिक; ख + चर)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), बहुवचन — ‘by sky-goers’

• अभिनन्दितः: praised, congratulated
• अभिनन्दितः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अभिनन्दित (कृदन्त; अभि + √नन्द् (धातु) + क्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन — ‘praised/celebrated’ विशेषणम् (महादेवस्य)

Speaker

Skanda

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Vārāṇasī (Kāśī/Avimukta)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Naimiṣāraṇya sages

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Companies of Vidyādharas present garlands and offerings; Yakṣas, Guhyakas, Siddhas, and Khecaras hover and salute Mahādeva in a grand welcome at Kāśī.

Characters & Entities

• Vidyādharas
• Yakṣas
• Guhyakas
• Siddhas
• Khecaras
• Mahādeva (implied)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

All classes of beings honor the Lord, teaching that devotion transcends worlds and ranks when centered on dharma.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Kāśī is implied as the sacred city worthy of universal homage to Śiva.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Offering garlands and gifts (mālya-upahāra) is referenced as a devotional act.