Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 47

Devanagari script

देवेषु दिवितिष्ठत्सु मयि तिष्ठति भूतले । असपत्नेन राज्येन प्रजासौख्यमवाप्स्यति

Transliteration

deveṣu divitiṣṭhatsu mayi tiṣṭhati bhūtale | asapatnena rājyena prajāsaukhyamavāpsyati

Translation

“Kapag ang mga Deva ay nananatili sa langit at ako’y nananatili sa lupa, ang aking mga nasasakupan ay makakamtan ang kaligayahan sa pamamagitan ng paghaharing walang katunggali.”

Word by Word

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

• दिवि: in heaven
• दिवि: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दिव् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• तिष्ठत्सु: while (they are) staying
• तिष्ठत्सु: Kriya-visheshaṇa (Locative absolute/सप्तमी-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स्था (धातु)
• Form: वर्तमान-कृदन्त (शतृ-प्रत्यय), पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; 'देवेषु' इत्यस्य विशेषणम्

• मयि: in/with me
• मयि: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सप्तमी-विभक्ति (7th/Locative), एकवचन

• तिष्ठति: stays
• तिष्ठति: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्था (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन

• भूतले: on the earth
• भूतले: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भूतल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; समासः: भू + तल (भूमेः तलम्)

• असपत्नेन: without rivals
• असपत्नेन: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: असपत्न (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग/पुंलिङ्ग-प्रयोगे तृतीया-विभक्ति (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन; 'राज्येन' इत्यस्य विशेषणम्

• राज्येन: by/with kingship
• राज्येन: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राज्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• प्रजासौख्यम्: the happiness of the subjects
• प्रजासौख्यम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रजा + सौख्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (प्रजानां सौख्यम्)

• अवाप्स्यति: will obtain
• अवाप्स्यति: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आप् (धातु)
• Form: लृट्-लकार (Simple Future), प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन; उपसर्गः अव-

Speaker

The King (continuing, contextually Divodāsa)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kāśī

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Brahmā (implied)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A symbolic tableau: devas ascending to heaven while the king stands on earth, suggesting a stabilized realm; citizens appear content under orderly rule.

Characters & Entities

• Devas
• Divodāsa
• Prajā (subjects)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Rājadharma is measured by prajā-sukha (the people’s welfare); stable, undivided rule is presented as a condition for social flourishing.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Kāśī’s sacred polity is the backdrop—its Mahātmya often presents Kāśī as a unique realm where dharma, kingship, and divine presence intersect.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; the verse is a statement of governance and intended outcome (prajā-sukha).