Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 32

Devanagari script

शंभोः सखित्वमापेदे नाथोस्या भक्तियोगतः । निधीनां पद्ममुख्यानां दाता भोक्ता हरार्चनात्

Transliteration

śaṃbhoḥ sakhitvamāpede nāthosyā bhaktiyogataḥ | nidhīnāṃ padmamukhyānāṃ dātā bhoktā harārcanāt

Translation

بھکتی یوگ کے زور سے اُس کے ناتھ نے شَمبھو سے دوستی پائی؛ اور ہَر کی ارچنا کے سبب وہ خزائنِ نِدھیوں کا دینے والا اور بھوگنے والا بنا—جن میں سب سے برتر پَدْم نِدھی ہے۔

Word by Word

• शंभोः: of Śambhu (Śiva)
• शंभोः: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शंभु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन (Singular)

• सखित्वम्: friendship
• सखित्वम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सखित्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• आपेदे: attained
• आपेदे: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आपद् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• नाथः: the lord/master
• नाथः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नाथ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• अस्याः: of her
• अस्याः: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन

• भक्तियोगतः: from devotion-yoga; due to devotional union
• भक्तियोगतः: Hetu (Cause/हेतु)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भक्ति + योग (प्रातिपदिके)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5th/Ablative), एकवचन; समासः—षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (भक्तेः योगः)

• निधीनाम्: of treasures
• निधीनाम्: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: निधि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), बहुवचन (Plural)

• पद्ममुख्यानाम्: chief among (them), beginning with Padma
• पद्ममुख्यानाम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पद्म + मुख्य (प्रातिपदिके)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), बहुवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुष (पद्मः मुख्यः येषां/पद्ममुख्य)

• दाता: giver
• दाता: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दा (धातु) + तृ (कृत्-प्रत्यय)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; कर्तरि तृन्त्-प्रत्यय (agent noun)

• भोक्ता: enjoyer
• भोक्ता: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भुज् (धातु) + तृ (कृत्-प्रत्यय)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; कर्तरि तृन्त्-प्रत्यय

• हरार्चनात्: from worship of Hara (Śiva)
• हरार्चनात्: Hetu (Cause/हेतु)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हर + अर्चन (प्रातिपदिके)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5th/Ablative), एकवचन; समासः—षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (हरस्य अर्चनम्)

Speaker

Gaṇas (continuing their narration)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kāśī (Avimukta-kṣetra)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Śivaśarman (questioner)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A devotee-lord, through intense Śiva-bhakti, is shown receiving Śiva’s friendly regard; treasures (nidhis) symbolically appear, with Padma-nidhi foremost, while the devotee offers worship at a liṅga in Kāśī.

Characters & Entities

• Śambhu (Śiva)
• Hara
• Kubera (implied by context)
• Padma-nidhi
• Nidhis (treasures)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Wealth becomes dharmic and stable when rooted in devotion—Śiva-worship is presented as the sanctifying source of prosperity.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Not a single tīrtha; the verse emphasizes Hara-arcana (Śiva worship) within the Kāśī-khaṇḍa devotional framework.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Harārcana—worship of Śiva (Hara) as the means to attain and rightly enjoy prosperity.