Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 36

Devanagari script

राज्ञा समर्चितः सोथ मधुपर्क विधानतः । नारदो वर्णयामास तममित्रजितं नृपम्

Transliteration

rājñā samarcitaḥ sotha madhuparka vidhānataḥ | nārado varṇayāmāsa tamamitrajitaṃ nṛpam

Translation

ରାଜା ମଧୁପର୍କ-ବିଧାନାନୁସାରେ ତାଙ୍କୁ ଯଥାବିଧି ସମ୍ମାନ କଲେ; ତାପରେ ନାରଦ ଶତ୍ରୁଜିତ ସେହି ନୃପଙ୍କୁ ସ୍ତୁତିପୂର୍ବକ ବର୍ଣ୍ଣନା କଲେ।

Word by Word

• राज्ञा: by the king
• राज्ञा: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राजन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/करण), एकवचन — Instrumental singular

• समर्चितः: honoured, duly worshipped
• समर्चितः: Karma (Patient/कर्म)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम् + अर्च् (धातु) → समर्चित (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त/PPP), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन — past passive participle ‘honoured’

• सः: he
• सः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन — pronoun

• अथ: then
• अथ: Sambandha (Discourse connective/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अथ (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय — अव्यय/सम्बन्धबोधक (particle: then/now)

• मधुपर्क: madhuparka offering
• मधुपर्क: Sambandha (Qualifier/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मधु + पर्क (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन — ‘madhuparka’ (honey-mixture offering) used as prior member in phrase

• विधानतः: according to the prescribed procedure
• विधानतः: Hetu/Prakaraṇa (Manner/प्रकार)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: विधान (प्रातिपदिक) + तस् (तद्धित-अव्यय)
• Form: तद्धितान्त अव्यय (तस्) — ‘according to rule/method’

• नारदः: Narada
• नारदः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नारद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• वर्णयामास: described, narrated
• वर्णयामास: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वर्णय् (धातु; वर्णयति)
• Form: लिट् (परिपूर्णभूत/Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद — periphrastic perfect ‘described/told’

• तम्: that (him)
• तम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन — pronoun

• अमित्रजितम्: conqueror of enemies
• अमित्रजितम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अमित्र + जित् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन — adjective qualifying नृपम्

• नृपम्: the king
• नृपम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नृप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन

Speaker

Narrator (contextual); Nārada is introduced as about to speak

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kāśī

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Śaunaka and sages (frame typical)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A king in Kāśī ceremonially welcomes sage Nārada with madhuparka—offering a golden vessel with honey-curd mixture, water for pādya/arghya, and a seat; attendants stand with fly-whisks; Nārada holds vīṇā, poised to speak.

Characters & Entities

• Nārada
• King (nṛpa)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Honoring saints and guests through proper rites is a hallmark of dharma and invites auspicious instruction.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The verse sits within the Kāśīkhaṇḍa (Vārāṇasī/Kāśī context), though no single tīrtha is named in this line.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

The madhuparka-vidhi—formal reception of an honored guest with prescribed offerings.