Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 35

Devanagari script

रिपुंजय इति ख्यातो राजा परपुरंजयः । अथ ब्रह्मा तमासाद्य बहुगौरवपूर्वकम्

Transliteration

ripuṃjaya iti khyāto rājā parapuraṃjayaḥ | atha brahmā tamāsādya bahugauravapūrvakam

Translation

رِپُنجَیَ نام کا ایک مشہور بادشاہ تھا، جو دشمنوں کے شہروں کو فتح کرنے والا تھا۔ پھر برہما جی نہایت تعظیم و تکریم کے ساتھ اس کے پاس آئے۔

Word by Word

• ripuṃjayaḥ: (one who is) conqueror of enemies
• ripuṃjayaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ripu (प्रातिपदिक) + jaya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (रिपूणां जयः)

• iti: thus; as
• iti: Sambandha (Quotation marker/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: iti (अव्यय)
• Form: इति-शब्दः; उद्धरण/निरूपणार्थक अव्यय (quotative particle)

• khyātaḥ: known; famed
• khyātaḥ: Visheshana (Predicate adjective/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: khyā (धातु)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त/PPP), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; ‘ख्यात’ = प्रसिद्धः

• rājā: king
• rājā: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rājan (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• parapuraṃjayaḥ: conqueror of enemy cities
• parapuraṃjayaḥ: Visheshana (Appositional epithet/विशेषण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: para (प्रातिपदिक) + pura (प्रातिपदिक) + jaya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (परस्य पुरस्य जयः)

• atha: then
• atha: Sambandha (Discourse connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: atha (अव्यय)
• Form: सम्बन्ध/अनन्तरार्थक अव्यय (then/now)

• brahmā: Brahmā
• brahmā: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: brahman (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• tam: him
• tam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• āsādya: having approached
• āsādya: Kriya-viseshana (Adverbial participle/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ā√sad (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund), अव्ययभाव; ‘आसाद्य’ = उपगम्य/प्राप्य

• bahugauravapūrvakam: with great respect
• bahugauravapūrvakam: Kriya-viseshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: bahu (प्रातिपदिक) + gaurava (प्रातिपदिक) + pūrvaka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययीभावसमासः; क्रियाविशेषणरूपेण अव्यय (with great respect)

Speaker

Narrator (contextual; Kāśīkhaṇḍa frame traditionally Skanda)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kāśī

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Brahmā, four-faced and radiant, approaches King Ripuṃjaya in a royal court, offering reverence; attendants hold fly-whisks, lamps, and ritual vessels; the king rises in respect.

Characters & Entities

• Ripuṃjaya
• Brahmā

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Worldly sovereignty is shown as meaningful when it is acknowledged and guided by divine authority and dharma.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The broader setting is Kāśī (Varanasi) as presented in the Kāśīkhaṇḍa, though this verse itself introduces the king and Brahmā’s approach.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None in this verse; it sets the narrative context for Brahmā’s instruction.