Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 17

Devanagari script

मरुद्गणानगणयंस्तुषितांस्तोषयन्गुणैः । सर्वविद्याधरो यस्तु सर्वविद्याधरेष्वपि

Transliteration

marudgaṇānagaṇayaṃstuṣitāṃstoṣayanguṇaiḥ | sarvavidyādharo yastu sarvavidyādhareṣvapi

Translation

พระองค์ทรงนับและบัญชาหมู่มรุตทั้งหลาย ทรงยังหมู่ตุษิตให้ยินดีด้วยคุณธรรม พระองค์เป็นผู้ทรงไว้ซึ่งวิทยาทั้งปวง—เลิศยิ่งแม้ในหมู่วิทยาธรเอง

Word by Word

• मरुद्गणान्: the hosts of Maruts
• मरुद्गणान्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मरुत् + गण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, बहुवचन; समासः तत्पुरुषः ‘मरुतां गणाः’ (मरुद्गण)

• अगणयन्: he disregarded
• अगणयन्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अ + गणय् (धातु)
• Form: लङ् (Imperfect), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; नञ्-उपसर्ग ‘अगणयत्’ (he did not count/heed)

• तुषितान्: the Tuṣitas
• तुषितान्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तुषित (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, बहुवचन; भूतकृदन्त (तुष् धातोः क्त) ‘तुषित’ (Tushitas, a class of gods)

• तोषयन्: pleasing
• तोषयन्: Kriya (Participial action/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: तुष् (धातु)
• Form: वर्तमानकृदन्त (शतृ), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; ‘तोषयन्’ = causing to be pleased

• गुणैः: by virtues/qualities
• गुणैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गुण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, बहुवचन; करण

• सर्वविद्याधरः: holder of all knowledge
• सर्वविद्याधरः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व + विद्या + धर (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; कृदन्त ‘धर’ (धृ), समासः तत्पुरुषः ‘सर्वा विद्याः धरति’

• यः: who
• यः: Karta (Relative subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; सम्बन्धसूचक (relative pronoun)

• तु: indeed/but
• तु: Discourse particle (निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात

• सर्वविद्याधरेषु: among the Vidyādharas (holders of knowledge)
• सर्वविद्याधरेषु: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व + विद्या + धर (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), बहुवचन; अधिकरण (locative); समासः तत्पुरुषः

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

Speaker

Skanda

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kāśī

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Naimiṣāraṇya ṛṣis

Visual Art Cues

Scene: The lord stands calm, with Marut hosts arranged like disciplined winds around him; Tuṣitas offer respectful smiles and gifts; Vidyādharas hover with manuscripts and vīṇās, yet bow acknowledging his pre-eminence.

Characters & Entities

• Marutgaṇāḥ
• Tuṣitāḥ
• Vidyādharāḥ

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

True greatness is shown by virtue (guṇa) and mastery of sacred knowledge, which naturally attracts reverence from higher beings.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The Kāśī Khaṇḍa framework undergirds the praise, reinforcing Kāśī’s spiritual ecosystem, though no single tīrtha is named in this verse.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; it is descriptive stuti focusing on guṇa and vidyā.