Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 80

Devanagari script

ब्रह्मणो दिवसाष्टांशेषपदमैंद्रं विनश्यति । सलोकपाल सार्कं च सचंद्रग्रहतारकम्

Transliteration

brahmaṇo divasāṣṭāṃśeṣapadamaiṃdraṃ vinaśyati | salokapāla sārkaṃ ca sacaṃdragrahatārakam

Translation

ဗြဟ္မာ၏နေ့တစ်နေ့တွင် အဋ္ဌမပိုင်းသာ ကျန်သည့်အခါ အိန္ဒြာ၏အာဏာတည်ရာ ပျက်သုဉ်းသွားသည်—လောကပာလတို့နှင့်အတူ နေမင်းနှင့်အတူ၊ လမင်း၊ ဂြိုဟ်များနှင့် ကြယ်များပါ ပျက်သုဉ်းသည်။

Word by Word

• ब्रह्मणः: of Brahmā / of Brahman
• ब्रह्मणः: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्रह्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठीविभक्ति (6th/Genitive), एकवचन

• दिवस: day
• दिवस: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दिवस (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन; समासपूर्वपद (in compound)

• अष्टांश: eighth part
• अष्टांश: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अष्ट (संख्या-प्रातिपदिक) + अंश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; षष्ठीतत्पुरुष (अष्टानाम् अंशः) समासपूर्वपद

• शेष: remaining
• शेष: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शेष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; समासपूर्वपद

• पदम्: state/position/realm
• पदम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन; समासपूर्वपद

• ऐन्द्रम्: Indra’s, belonging to Indra
• ऐन्द्रम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ऐन्द्र (प्रातिपदिक; इन्द्र-सम्बन्धिन्)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; (पदम् इति विशेष्यस्य विशेषणम्)

• विनश्यति: perishes/is destroyed
• विनश्यति: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: नश् (धातु) + वि (उपसर्ग)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• स: together with
• स: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययवत् समासपूर्वपद (सह/सहितार्थे ‘स-’), समासाङ्ग

• लोकपाल: world-guardian
• लोकपाल: Sahakari (Accompaniment/सहकारी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लोक (प्रातिपदिक) + पाल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; षष्ठीतत्पुरुष (लोकानां पालः)

• स: together with
• स: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स (समासपूर्वपद; सहितार्थे)
• Form: अव्ययवत् समासपूर्वपद (सह/सहितार्थे ‘स-’), समासाङ्ग

• अर्कम्: the Sun
• अर्कम्: Sahakari (Accompaniment/सहकारी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अर्क (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन

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

• स: together with
• स: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स (समासपूर्वपद; सहितार्थे)
• Form: अव्ययवत् समासपूर्वपद (सह/सहितार्थे ‘स-’), समासाङ्ग

• चन्द्र: the Moon
• चन्द्र: Sahakari (Accompaniment/सहकारी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चन्द्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; समासपूर्वपद

• ग्रह: planets
• ग्रह: Sahakari (Accompaniment/सहकारी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ग्रह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; समासपूर्वपद

• तारकम्: stars (with moon and planets)
• तारकम्: Sahakari (Accompaniment/सहकारी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तारक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; द्वन्द्वसमास (चन्द्र-ग्रह-तारकाणि) समाहारद्वन्द्व (collective)

Speaker

Skanda (deduced: Kāśīkhaṇḍa commonly Skanda → Agastya)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kāśī (Avimukta-kṣetra)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A vast pralaya tableau: Indra’s jeweled court fading; lokapālas’ emblems dimming; the sun and moon eclipsed; planets and stars dissolving into a dark, time-swept void, while an unseen axis of Śiva’s permanence is hinted beyond the collapse.

Characters & Entities

• Brahmā
• Indra
• Lokapālas
• Sūrya
• Candra
• Grahāḥ
• Tārāḥ

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Even the highest cosmic realms and powers are impermanent; therefore one should seek the unperishing good (śreyas) associated with liberating dharma.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Kāśī is the implied contrast in this adhyāya: while cosmic stations perish, Kāśī’s liberating promise is presented as enduring.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; the verse provides cosmological reasoning to support the pursuit of liberation rather than heavenly rank.