Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 7

Devanagari script

देवेषु यो वसेन्नित्यं देवानां वसतिर्हि यः । स वासुदेवः सर्वत्र दीव्येद्यद्वासनावशात्

Transliteration

deveṣu yo vasennityaṃ devānāṃ vasatirhi yaḥ | sa vāsudevaḥ sarvatra dīvyedyadvāsanāvaśāt

Translation

దేవతలలో నిత్యం నివసించేవాడు, దేవతలకు ఆశ్రయధామమై ఉన్నవాడు—ఆయనే వాసుదేవుడు. తన అంతర్వాస శక్తివల్ల ఆయన సర్వత్ర ప్రకాశించి లీలలు సాగిస్తాడు.

Word by Word

• देवेषु: among the gods
• देवेषु: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), बहुवचन

• यः: who
• यः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम/प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; सम्बन्धसूचक सर्वनाम

• वसेत्: may dwell
• वसेत्: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वस् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• नित्यम्: always
• नित्यम्: Kriya-vishesana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नित्य (प्रातिपदिक/अव्ययीभावेन)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रियाविशेषण (adverb)

• देवानाम्: of the gods
• देवानाम्: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), बहुवचन

• वसतिः: dwelling; abode
• वसतिः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वसति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• हि: indeed
• हि: Sambandha/Modifier (सम्बन्ध/उपपद)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निपात (emphatic particle)

• यः: who
• यः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम/प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; सम्बन्धसूचक सर्वनाम

• सः: he
• सः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम/प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; निर्देशार्थ सर्वनाम

• वासुदेवः: Vāsudeva
• वासुदेवः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वासुदेव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; नाम

• सर्वत्र: everywhere
• सर्वत्र: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सर्वत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; देशवाचक क्रियाविशेषण (adverb of place)

• दीव्येत्: may shine/sport
• दीव्येत्: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दिव् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; आत्मनेपद

• यत्: because/that (by which)
• यत्: Hetu (Cause/हेतु)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम/प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; हेतु/कारणार्थे (correlative ‘because/that’)

• वासनावशात्: due to the power of impressions/desires
• वासनावशात्: Hetu (Cause/हेतु)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वासना + वश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5th/Ablative), एकवचन; हेत्वर्थे (ablative of cause)

Speaker

Skanda

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kāśī

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Pilgrimage-oriented audience within the Purāṇic dialogue frame

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A celestial assembly of devas seated within a radiant mandala, with Vāsudeva as the subtle indwelling light in their hearts; the same light extends into all directions, indicating omnipresence and divine play.

Characters & Entities

• Vāsudeva
• Devas
• Kāśī (context)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

God is both immanent and transcendent: the devas dwell in Him, and He pervades all realms as Vāsudeva.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The verse appears within Kāśīkhaṇḍa’s devotional framework, where Kāśī is the sacred setting that magnifies nāma-smaraṇa (remembrance of divine names).

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No direct ritual is prescribed; the emphasis is on recognizing and honoring the name “Vāsudeva” as a theological teaching.