Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 30

Devanagari script

हिरण्यगर्भः स्वर्लोकेप्येक एव प्रकाशते । हिरण्यगर्भाः सर्वेषां तत्पौराणामिहालयाः

Transliteration

hiraṇyagarbhaḥ svarlokepyeka eva prakāśate | hiraṇyagarbhāḥ sarveṣāṃ tatpaurāṇāmihālayāḥ

Translation

స్వర్గలోకంలో హిరణ్యగర్భుడు (బ్రహ్మ) ఒక్కడే ప్రకాశిస్తాడు; కాని ఇక్కడ ఆ నగరవాసుల ప్రతి గృహంలో హిరణ్యగర్భసమానమైన ఐశ్వర్యం, కాంతి సర్వత్రా కనిపిస్తుంది।

Word by Word

• हिरण्यगर्भः: Hiraṇyagarbha
• हिरण्यगर्भः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हिरण्यगर्भ (प्रातिपदिक; हिरण्य + गर्भ)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• स्वर्लोके: in heaven-world
• स्वर्लोके: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्वर्लोक (प्रातिपदिक; स्वः + लोक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन

• अपि: also/even
• अपि: Sambandha/Particle (निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle), समुच्चय/अपि-भाव

• एकः: one
• एकः: Visheshana (Adjective/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: एक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; विशेषण (qualifier)

• एव: indeed/only
• एव: Particle (निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारण-निपात (emphatic particle)

• प्रकाशते: shines/appears
• प्रकाशते: Kriya (Verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र + काश् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (वर्तमान), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; आत्मनेपद

• हिरण्यगर्भाः: Hiraṇyagarbhas
• हिरण्यगर्भाः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हिरण्यगर्भ (प्रातिपदिक; हिरण्य + गर्भ)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन

• सर्वेषाम्: of all
• सर्वेषाम्: Shashthi-sambandha (Possessive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th), बहुवचन; सम्बन्ध (genitive)

• तत्पौराणाम्: of those citizens/inhabitants of that city
• तत्पौराणाम्: Shashthi-sambandha (Possessive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तत् + पौर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th), बहुवचन; तद्-सम्बन्ध (of that city)

• इह: here
• इह: Desha-adhikarana (Locative sense)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इह (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्यय (adverb of place)

• आलयाः: abodes/dwellings
• आलयाः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आलय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन

Speaker

Skanda (deduced; Kāśīkhaṇḍa context typically Skanda → Agastya)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kāśī-kṣetra

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: null

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A luminous vision of Kāśī’s neighborhoods: every home radiates ‘hiraṇya-garbha’ splendor—golden light, auspicious vessels, orderly streets—contrasted with a distant svarga where Brahmā alone shines as Hiraṇyagarbha.

Characters & Entities

• Hiraṇyagarbha (Brahmā)
• Svarga (Svarloka)
• Divodāsa (implied)
• Kāśī (implied)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

When dharma prevails in a sacred place, prosperity becomes widespread—divine ‘splendor’ is not confined to a single celestial throne but shared among many.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Kāśī is implied as the city where abundance and sacred brilliance fill the homes of its inhabitants.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; the verse praises the fruit of residing in or belonging to the blessed realm.