Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 36

Devanagari script

राज्ञा समर्चितः सोथ मधुपर्क विधानतः । नारदो वर्णयामास तममित्रजितं नृपम्

Transliteration

rājñā samarcitaḥ sotha madhuparka vidhānataḥ | nārado varṇayāmāsa tamamitrajitaṃ nṛpam

Translation

بادشاہ نے مدھوپارک کے وِدھان کے مطابق اس کی باادب تکریم کی؛ پھر نارَد نے اس دشمنوں کو مغلوب کرنے والے نریپ کی مدح بیان کی۔

Word by Word

• राज्ञा: by the king
• राज्ञा: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राजन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/करण), एकवचन — Instrumental singular

• समर्चितः: honoured, duly worshipped
• समर्चितः: Karma (Patient/कर्म)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम् + अर्च् (धातु) → समर्चित (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त/PPP), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन — past passive participle ‘honoured’

• सः: he
• सः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन — pronoun

• अथ: then
• अथ: Sambandha (Discourse connective/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अथ (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय — अव्यय/सम्बन्धबोधक (particle: then/now)

• मधुपर्क: madhuparka offering
• मधुपर्क: Sambandha (Qualifier/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मधु + पर्क (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन — ‘madhuparka’ (honey-mixture offering) used as prior member in phrase

• विधानतः: according to the prescribed procedure
• विधानतः: Hetu/Prakaraṇa (Manner/प्रकार)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: विधान (प्रातिपदिक) + तस् (तद्धित-अव्यय)
• Form: तद्धितान्त अव्यय (तस्) — ‘according to rule/method’

• नारदः: Narada
• नारदः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नारद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• वर्णयामास: described, narrated
• वर्णयामास: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वर्णय् (धातु; वर्णयति)
• Form: लिट् (परिपूर्णभूत/Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद — periphrastic perfect ‘described/told’

• तम्: that (him)
• तम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन — pronoun

• अमित्रजितम्: conqueror of enemies
• अमित्रजितम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अमित्र + जित् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन — adjective qualifying नृपम्

• नृपम्: the king
• नृपम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नृप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन

Speaker

Narrator (contextual); Nārada is introduced as about to speak

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kāśī

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Śaunaka and sages (frame typical)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A king in Kāśī ceremonially welcomes sage Nārada with madhuparka—offering a golden vessel with honey-curd mixture, water for pādya/arghya, and a seat; attendants stand with fly-whisks; Nārada holds vīṇā, poised to speak.

Characters & Entities

• Nārada
• King (nṛpa)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Honoring saints and guests through proper rites is a hallmark of dharma and invites auspicious instruction.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The verse sits within the Kāśīkhaṇḍa (Vārāṇasī/Kāśī context), though no single tīrtha is named in this line.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

The madhuparka-vidhi—formal reception of an honored guest with prescribed offerings.