Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 79

Devanagari script

ज्योतिश्चक्रस्य सर्वस्य ग्रहर्क्षादेः समंततः । गगने भ्रमतो नित्यं त्वमाधारो भविष्यसि

Transliteration

jyotiścakrasya sarvasya graharkṣādeḥ samaṃtataḥ | gagane bhramato nityaṃ tvamādhāro bhaviṣyasi

Translation

สำหรับวงจักรแห่งแสงทั้งมวล—ดาวเคราะห์ ดาวฤกษ์ และอื่น ๆ—ที่หมุนเวียนอยู่ในนภาไม่ขาดสายรอบทุกทิศ เจ้าจักเป็นที่รองรับของมันทั้งปวง

Word by Word

• ज्योतिः-चक्रस्य: of the circle of lights
• ज्योतिः-चक्रस्य: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ज्योतिस् (प्रातिपदिक) + चक्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/6th), एकवचन (Singular)

• सर्वस्य: of all
• सर्वस्य: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/6th), एकवचन (Singular)

• ग्रह-ऋक्ष-आदेः: of planets, stars, etc.
• ग्रह-ऋक्ष-आदेः: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ग्रह (प्रातिपदिक) + ऋक्ष (प्रातिपदिक) + आदि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/6th), एकवचन (Singular); द्वन्द्व-समासः (ग्रहाः च ऋक्षाणि च) + आदि

• समन्ततः: on all sides
• समन्ततः: Desha (Spatial extent/देश)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: समन्ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; देशवाचक क्रियाविशेषण (adverb of extent)

• गगने: in the sky
• गगने: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गगन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/7th), एकवचन (Singular)

• भ्रमतः: of (that which is) revolving
• भ्रमतः: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भ्रम् (धातु)
• Form: शतृ-प्रत्ययान्त वर्तमानकृदन्त (present active participle), पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/6th), एकवचन (Singular)

• नित्यम्: always
• नित्यम्: Kala (Time/काल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नित्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययीभावे नपुंसक-द्वितीया एकवचनरूपेण क्रियाविशेषण (adverbial accusative)

• त्वम्: you
• त्वम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: मध्यमपुरुष-सर्वनाम, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• आधारः: support
• आधारः: Karta (Predicate noun/कर्ता-विशेष्य)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आधार (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• भविष्यसि: you will be
• भविष्यसि: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: लृट्-लकार (Simple Future), मध्यमपुरुष (2nd person), एकवचन (Singular), परस्मैपद

Speaker

Bhagavān Viṣṇu

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kāśī

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Śaunaka and ṛṣis (frame typical)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A grand cosmic tableau: the wheel of lights—planets and stars—circles the sky, while Dhruva stands as the unwavering support at the center/axis, ordained by Viṣṇu.

Characters & Entities

• Viṣṇu
• Dhruva
• Graha
• Ṛkṣa (constellations)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Steadfast devotion is mirrored in cosmic steadiness; the devotee is elevated to a role that sustains universal order.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No single tirtha is named; the verse belongs to the Kāśīkhaṇḍa narrative, aligning sacred teaching with cosmic geography.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; it is a proclamation of Dhruva’s cosmic station.