Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 99

Devanagari script

इति ब्रुवाणा गीर्वाणा ददृशुस्तूटजं मुनेः । होमधूमसुगंधाढ्यं बटुभिर्बहुभिर्वृतम्

Transliteration

iti bruvāṇā gīrvāṇā dadṛśustūṭajaṃ muneḥ | homadhūmasugaṃdhāḍhyaṃ baṭubhirbahubhirvṛtam

Translation

یوں کہتے ہوئے دیوتاؤں نے مُنی کی پتیوں کی کٹیا دیکھی، جو ہوم کے دھوئیں کی خوشبو سے معمور تھی اور بہت سے بٹوؤں (نوجوان شاگردوں) نے اسے گھیر رکھا تھا۔

Word by Word

• इति: thus
• इति: Discourse marker
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: उक्त्यर्थक अव्यय (quotative particle)

• ब्रुवाणाः: speaking
• ब्रुवाणाः: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier of subject)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ब्रू (धातु) + शतृ (कृदन्त)
• Form: वर्तमानकर्तरि कृदन्त (शतृ), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन (Present active participle; Masculine, Nominative, Plural)

• गीर्वाणाः: the gods (gīrvāṇas)
• गीर्वाणाः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गीर्वाण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन (Masculine, Nominative, Plural)

• ददृशुः: they saw
• ददृशुः: Kriyā (Action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दृश् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन, परस्मैपद (Perfect; 3rd person plural)

• तूटजम्: a hut/leaf-cottage (tūṭaja)
• तूटजम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तूटज (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन (Neuter, Accusative, Singular)

• मुनेः: of the sage
• मुनेः: Sambandha (Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुनि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, एकवचन (Masculine, Genitive, Singular)

• होम: sacrificial offering
• होम: Sambandha
• Type: Noun
• Root: होम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समासाङ्ग (compound member)

• धूम: smoke
• धूम: Sambandha
• Type: Noun
• Root: धूम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समासाङ्ग (compound member)

• सुगन्ध: fragrance
• सुगन्ध: Sambandha
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुगन्ध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समासाङ्ग (compound member)

• आढ्यम्: rich/abounding
• आढ्यम्: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: आढ्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन (Neuter, Accusative, Singular)

• बटुभिः: by young brahmacārins (students)
• बटुभिः: Karaṇa/Agent-in-passive (Instrumental)
• Type: Noun
• Root: बटु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, बहुवचन (Masculine, Instrumental, Plural)

• बहुभिः: many
• बहुभिः: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: बहु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, बहुवचन (Masculine, Instrumental, Plural)

• वृतम्: surrounded
• वृतम्: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वृ (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (क्त-प्रत्यय), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन (Past passive participle; Neuter, Accusative, Singular)

Speaker

Narrator (deduced: Vyāsa reporting; immediate speaker not marked in this verse)

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Naimiṣāraṇya sages

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Devas in the sky behold a humble leaf-hut (tūṭaja/paṇṇa-kuṭīra) of a sage; curling homa-smoke rises with sandal-like fragrance; many young students (batu/brahmacārins) sit around with samidh and veda-leaves.

Characters & Entities

• Devas (gīrvāṇāḥ)
• Sage (muni)
• Brahmacārins (baṭu)
• Homa

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

The verse highlights the sanctity of Vedic discipline—homa, fragrance of sacrifice, and the presence of brahmacārins as signs of dharmic life.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The broader Kāśīkhaṇḍa setting continues, though this verse specifically depicts a sage’s āśrama rather than naming a single tīrtha.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Homa (fire-offering) is referenced as an ongoing rite in the sage’s hermitage.