Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 33

Devanagari script

कृतमानो नृपतिना सोभ्युत्थानासनादिभिः । विप्रो व्यजिज्ञपद्भूपं पृष्टागमनकारणम्

Transliteration

kṛtamāno nṛpatinā sobhyutthānāsanādibhiḥ | vipro vyajijñapadbhūpaṃ pṛṣṭāgamanakāraṇam

Translation

नृपतिना सोऽभ्युत्थानासनादिभिः कृतमानः; विप्रो भूपं व्यजिज्ञपत्—पृष्टागमनकारणम्।

Word by Word

• कृतमानः: honored
• कृतमानः: विशेषण (Qualifier of subject)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कृत + मान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (one who has been honored); पुल्लिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• नृपतिना: by the king
• नृपतिना: कर्ता (Agent)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नृपति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग (Masculine), तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), एकवचन (Singular)

• सः: he
• सः: कर्ता (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम (pronoun); पुल्लिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• अभ्युत्थानासनादिभिः: with (acts like) rising, offering a seat, etc.
• अभ्युत्थानासनादिभिः: करण (Means)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अभ्युत्थान + आसन + आदि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: द्वन्द्व-समास (rising up and seat etc.) + आदि-प्रयोग; नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter collective), तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), बहुवचन (Plural)

• विप्रः: the brāhmaṇa
• विप्रः: कर्ता (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विप्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• व्यजिज्ञपत्: informed/asked (made known)
• व्यजिज्ञपत्: क्रिया (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ज्ञप् (धातु) + वि- (उपसर्ग)
• Form: लङ्-लकार (Imperfect/Past), परस्मैपद; प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular)

• भूपम्: the king
• भूपम्: कर्म (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भूप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग (Masculine), द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular)

• पृष्ट: asked (about)
• पृष्ट: विशेषण (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्रच्छ् (धातु) → पृष्ट (क्त-प्रत्ययान्त)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (past passive participle), नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Nom./Acc.), एकवचन (Singular); समास-पूर्वपद

• आगमनकारणम्: the reason for (his) coming
• आगमनकारणम्: कर्म (Object/content)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आगमन + कारण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (cause of coming); नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular)

Speaker

Skanda (narratorial voice, deduced frame)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kāśī

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Implied audience

Visual Art Cues

Scene: The king rises to greet the brāhmaṇa, offers a seat and honors; then the brāhmaṇa begins questioning, initiating a formal dharma dialogue in the court.

Characters & Entities

• Brāhmaṇa
• King

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Proper honor and inquiry are part of dharma: the king serves respectfully, and the brāhmaṇa responds through meaningful dialogue.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Kāśī/Vārāṇasī remains the narrative backdrop, though not named in this verse.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No ritual prescription; the focus is on etiquette (abhyutthāna, āsana) and dharmic conversation.