Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 6

Devanagari script

उदायुधैः सेव्यमानश्चावसन्मानभूरिभिः । ब्रह्मणे विष्णवे शंभुः पाणिमुत्क्षिप्य दक्षिणम्

Transliteration

udāyudhaiḥ sevyamānaścāvasanmānabhūribhiḥ | brahmaṇe viṣṇave śaṃbhuḥ pāṇimutkṣipya dakṣiṇam

Translation

Dilayani para pengiring bersenjata dan dimuliakan dengan pelbagai penghormatan, Śaṃbhu mengangkat tangan kanannya ke arah Brahmā dan Viṣṇu.

Word by Word

• उदायुधैः: with raised weapons
• उदायुधैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: उद् (उपसर्ग) + आयुध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental), बहुवचन

• सेव्यमानः: being attended/served
• सेव्यमानः: Kriya (State/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सेव् (धातु)
• Form: वर्तमान-कर्मणि कृदन्त (Present Passive Participle; शानच्), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयार्थ (and)

• अवसत्: dwelt/stayed
• अवसत्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वस् (धातु)
• Form: लङ्-लकार (Imperfect), प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन, परस्मैपद

• मान-भूरिभिः: with abundant honors
• मान-भूरिभिः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मान (प्रातिपदिक) + भूरि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental), बहुवचन; साधन/सहचर्ये (with many honors)

• ब्रह्मणे: to Brahmā
• ब्रह्मणे: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्रह्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी-विभक्ति (Dative), एकवचन

• विष्णवे: to Viṣṇu
• विष्णवे: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विष्णु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी-विभक्ति (Dative), एकवचन

• शम्भुः: Śambhu (Śiva)
• शम्भुः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शम्भु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), एकवचन

• पाणिम्: hand
• पाणिम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पाणि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative), एकवचन

• उत्क्षिप्य: having raised
• उत्क्षिप्य: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: उद्-क्षिप् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (Absolutive/Gerund), अव्ययभाव; पूर्वकाल (having lifted)

• दक्षिणम्: right
• दक्षिणम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दक्षिण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative), एकवचन; विशेषण (adjective) पाणिम्

Speaker

Skanda

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Śṛṅgāra-maṇḍapa (Kāśī)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Śiva, honored by many, attended by armed guardians, lifts his right hand toward Brahmā and Viṣṇu—an authoritative prelude to revealing the liṅga’s supreme nature.

Characters & Entities

• Śiva (Śaṃbhu)
• Brahmā
• Viṣṇu
• Attendants (armed)
• Kāśī (implied context)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Divine revelation is preceded by auspicious gesture and honor—signaling that sacred truth is approached with reverence and readiness.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Kāśī’s sacred pavilion context continues; the setting functions as a sanctum-like stage for Śiva’s forthcoming revelation.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No direct prescription; the verse foreshadows darśana—seeing the revealed form with proper honor (māna).