Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 2

Devanagari script

पुरा सनारु नामासीन्मुनिरत्र गृहाश्रमी । ब्रह्मयज्ञरतो नित्यं नित्यं चातिथिदैवतः

Transliteration

purā sanāru nāmāsīnmuniratra gṛhāśramī | brahmayajñarato nityaṃ nityaṃ cātithidaivataḥ

Translation

قدیم زمانے میں یہاں سنارو نام کا ایک مُنی تھا جو گِرہستھ آشرم میں رہتا تھا؛ وہ ہمیشہ برہمیَجّیہ میں مشغول رہتا اور مہمان کو سدا دیوتا کے مانند سمجھتا تھا۔

Word by Word

• पुरा: formerly
• पुरा: Kriya-viseshana (Temporal/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पुरा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; कालवाचक-अव्यय (formerly/once)

• सनारुः: Sanāru
• सनारुः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सनारु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन

• नाम: named
• नाम: Sambandha (Naming particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नाम (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; नामार्थक-निपात (called/named)

• आसीत्: there was
• आसीत्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अस् (धातु)
• Form: लङ्-लकार (Imperfect/Past), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• मुनिः: a sage
• मुनिः: Karta (Apposition/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुनि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन; सनारोः विशेषणम्

• अत्र: here
• अत्र: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; देशवाचक-अव्यय (locative adverb)

• गृहाश्रमी: a householder (in gṛhāśrama)
• गृहाश्रमी: Karta (Predicate adjective)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: गृह-आश्रमी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन; मुनि/सनारुः इत्यस्य विशेषणम्

• ब्रह्मयज्ञरतः: devoted to brahma-yajña
• ब्रह्मयज्ञरतः: Karta (Predicate adjective)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ब्रह्मयज्ञ-रत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन; सनारुः इत्यस्य विशेषणम्

• नित्यम्: always
• नित्यम्: Kriya-viseshana (Frequency/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नित्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययीभावे प्रयुक्तम्; क्रियाविशेषणरूपेण (adverbial accusative)

• नित्यम्: always
• नित्यम्: Kriya-viseshana (Frequency/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नित्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययीभावे प्रयुक्तम्; क्रियाविशेषणरूपेण (adverbial accusative)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयार्थक-निपात (conjunction)

• अतिथिदैवतः: one for whom guests are (like) deity; devoted to guests
• अतिथिदैवतः: Karta (Predicate adjective)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अतिथि-दैवत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन; सनारुः इत्यस्य विशेषणम्

Speaker

Skanda (narration continues)

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Mahāmuni

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A serene Kāśī household-āśrama: sage Sanāru performs daily brahma-yajña with manuscripts and fire, while welcoming a guest at the threshold with water and a seat, seeing the guest as a deity.

Characters & Entities

• Sanāru
• Atithi (guest as divine)
• Brahma-yajña

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Purāṇic dharma upholds gṛhastha life when anchored in Vedic study (brahma-yajña) and hospitality (atithi-sevā).

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The verse situates the narrative “here” within Kāśī’s sacred setting, preparing for a Liṅga-māhātmya account.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Brahma-yajña (regular sacred study/recitation) and atithi-pūjā (honoring guests).