Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 10

Devanagari script

नैमिषाद्देवदेवोत्र ब्रह्मावर्तेन संयुतः । तत्रांशमात्रं संस्थाप्य काश्यामाविरभूद्विभो

Transliteration

naimiṣāddevadevotra brahmāvartena saṃyutaḥ | tatrāṃśamātraṃ saṃsthāpya kāśyāmāvirabhūdvibho

Translation

Dari Naimiṣa, Dewa segala dewa datang ke sini, terkait dengan Brahmāvarta. Di sana, setelah menegakkan hanya sebahagian daripada diri-Nya, Tuhan Yang Mahaagung menzahirkan diri di Kāśī.

Word by Word

• नैमिषात्: from Naimiṣa
• नैमिषात्: Apadana (Source/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नैमिष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी, एकवचन

• देवदेवः: the God of gods
• देवदेवः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देवदेव = देव (प्रातिपदिक) + देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• उत्र: here
• उत्र: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: उत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; देशवाचक (अत्र/उत्र)

• ब्रह्मावर्तेन: with/along with Brahmāvarta
• ब्रह्मावर्तेन: Sahakari (Association/सह)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्रह्मावर्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन

• संयुतः: joined/associated
• संयुतः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सम् + युज् (धातु) → संयुत (कृदन्त)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्यय, पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषण (युक्तः)

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; देशवाचक

• अंशमात्रम्: a mere portion
• अंशमात्रम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अंशमात्र = अंश (प्रातिपदिक) + मात्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• संस्थाप्य: having established
• संस्थाप्य: Purvakala-kriya (Prior action/पूर्वक्रिया)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सम् + स्था (धातु) → संस्थाप्य (कृदन्त)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्यय (ल्यप्/अव्ययभाव), पूर्वकालिक क्रिया; अव्यय

• काश्याम्: in Kāśī
• काश्याम्: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: काशी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन

• आविरभूत्: appeared
• आविरभूत्: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आविर् + भू (धातु)
• Form: लुङ् (Aorist), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• विभो: O Lord
• विभो: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विभु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (Vocative), एकवचन

Speaker

Skanda

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kāśī (as manifestation-site of Deva-deva’s aṃśa)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A cosmic travel scene: from a forest-sacrifice setting of Naimiṣa and the dharmic plain of Brahmāvarta, a radiant ‘Deva-deva’ presence moves toward Kāśī; a small luminous ‘aṃśa’ is placed like a seed of light, from which Kāśī’s skyline and ghats emerge.

Characters & Entities

• Naimiṣāraṇya
• Brahmāvarta
• Kāśī (Vārāṇasī)
• Devadeva (Śiva)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Kāśī is portrayed as a direct theater of divine presence, where the Lord’s manifestation sanctifies the landscape and makes it a living tīrtha.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The Brahmāvarta-associated sacred zone in Kāśī, linked to Naimiṣa and the Lord’s manifestation.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No explicit rite is commanded; the verse explains the theological origin of the site’s sanctity (āvirbhāva/manifestation).