Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 11

Devanagari script

ब्रह्मलब्धवरश्चायं तृणीकृतजगत्त्रयः । अवध्योहं भवामीति स्त्रीपुंसैः कामनिर्जितैः

Transliteration

brahmalabdhavaraścāyaṃ tṛṇīkṛtajagattrayaḥ | avadhyohaṃ bhavāmīti strīpuṃsaiḥ kāmanirjitaiḥ

Translation

Setelah memperoleh anugerah daripada Brahmā, dia menganggap tiga alam bagaikan jerami, menyangka, “Aku tidak dapat dibunuh”—namun ditundukkan oleh nafsu dalam kalangan wanita dan lelaki.

Word by Word

• ब्रह्म: of Brahmā
• ब्रह्म: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्रह्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (6th/Genitive), एकवचन — 'of Brahmā' (in compound)

• लब्धवरः: having obtained a boon
• लब्धवरः: Visheshana (Adjectival qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: लब्ध (कृदन्त, √लभ् धातु) + वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (कर्मधारय/षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषभावः); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन — 'having obtained a boon'

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

• अयम्: this (one)
• अयम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन — 'this (one)'

• तृणीकृत: having made (it) like straw
• तृणीकृत: Visheshana (Adjectival qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तृणीकृत (कृदन्त, √कृ धातु; नामधातु-भाव 'to make into straw')
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (past participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन — 'having made (as) straw' (in compound)

• जगत्: world
• जगत्: Sambandha (Compound member/समासाङ्ग)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जगत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रातिपदिक-रूप (in compound) — 'world'

• त्रयः: three
• त्रयः: Sambandha (Compound member/समासाङ्ग)
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्रय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रातिपदिक-रूप (in compound) — 'three'

• अवध्यः: invulnerable
• अवध्यः: Karta (Predicate nominal/कर्तृ-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अवध्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन — 'not to be slain'

• अहम्: I
• अहम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: उत्तमपुरुष-सर्वनाम, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन — 'I'

• भवामि: I am/become
• भवामि: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), उत्तमपुरुष (1st person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद — 'I become/am'

• इति: thus
• इति: Sambandha (Quotation marker/इति)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: उद्धरण-निपात (quotative particle)

• स्त्रीपुंसैः: by women and men
• स्त्रीपुंसैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्त्री + पुंस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: द्वन्द्व-समास; नपुंसकलिङ्ग (समाहार-द्वन्द्व), तृतीया-विभक्ति (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचन — 'by women and men'

• कामनिर्जितैः: conquered by desire
• कामनिर्जितैः: Visheshana (Adjectival qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: काम (प्रातिपदिक) + निर्जित (कृदन्त, √जि धातु)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास; पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचन — 'by those conquered by desire' (qualifying स्त्रीपुंसैः)

Speaker

Skanda (deduced)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kāśī

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Ṛṣis of Naimiṣāraṇya (frame typical)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: The demon, crowned by Brahmā’s boon, stands contemptuously over symbolic representations of the three worlds (as straw), while desire personified ensnares him—hinting at imminent downfall.

Characters & Entities

• Brahmā
• Gajāsura
• Three worlds (jagat-traya)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Boons without humility become fuel for arrogance; desire (kāma) and pride distort judgment and invite ruin.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The verse is moral-narrative within Kāśī-khaṇḍa; it does not name a particular tīrtha.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; the verse critiques the demon’s mindset and passion.