Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 99

Devanagari script

ब्रह्मेश्वरसमीपे तु ब्रह्मशाला मनोहरा । ब्रह्मा तत्रावसद्व्योम ब्रह्मघोषैर्निनादयन्

Transliteration

brahmeśvarasamīpe tu brahmaśālā manoharā | brahmā tatrāvasadvyoma brahmaghoṣairninādayan

Translation

ବ୍ରହ୍ମେଶ୍ୱରଙ୍କ ସମୀପରେ ମନୋହର ବ୍ରହ୍ମଶାଳା ଥିଲା; ସେଠାରେ ବ୍ରହ୍ମା ବେଦଘୋଷ ଓ ବ୍ରହ୍ମସ୍ତୁତିର ନିନାଦରେ ଆକାଶକୁ ଗୁଞ୍ଜାଇ ବସିଥିଲେ।

Word by Word

• brahmeśvara-samīpe: near Brahmeśvara
• brahmeśvara-samīpe: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: brahmeśvara (प्रातिपदिक) + samīpa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष (brahmeśvarasya samīpam)

• tu: indeed
• tu: Sambandha (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tu (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अवधान/विरोधसूचक (but/indeed)

• brahma-śālā: the Brahmā-hall
• brahma-śālā: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: brahma (प्रातिपदिक) + śālā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष

• manoharā: beautiful
• manoharā: Karta (Adjectival/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: manohara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; विशेषण (qualifying śālā)

• brahmā: Brahmā
• brahmā: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: brahman (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन

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

• avasat: dwelt/stayed
• avasat: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vas (धातु)
• Form: लङ् (Imperfect/past), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• vyoma: the sky/space
• vyoma: Karma (Complement/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vyoman (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन; उपमेय/विशेष्यरूपेण (as ‘sky/space’)—कर्मप्राय प्रयोग (object-like complement)

• brahma-ghoṣaiḥ: with Brahma-chants/cries
• brahma-ghoṣaiḥ: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: brahma (प्रातिपदिक) + ghoṣa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), बहुवचन; तत्पुरुष (brahmaṇaḥ ghoṣāḥ)

• ninādayan: resounding (making it echo)
• ninādayan: Karta (Agent participle/कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: nad (धातु)
• Form: शतृ (present active participle); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; कर्तरि—‘making resound’ (qualifying brahmā)

Speaker

Skanda (deduced: Kāśīkhaṇḍa dialogues commonly Skanda → Agastya)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Brahmeśvara-sannidhi brahmaśālā

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Brāhmaṇa interlocutor / sages

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A charming pavilion beside Brahmeśvara; Brahmā sits in meditation/recitation, with subtle waves of sound depicted as flowing script or luminous bands rising into the sky.

Characters & Entities

• Brahmeśvara
• Brahmā
• Brahmaśālā
• Vedic chants (brahmaghoṣa)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Kāśī is portrayed as a living Vedic soundscape where yajña, mantra, and divine presence converge.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Brahmeśvara and the nearby brahmaśālā associated with Brahmā’s stay.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Implied Vedic recitation/chanting (brahmaghoṣa) and the establishment of a sacrificial pavilion.