Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 26

Devanagari script

देवतानामधिष्ठानं दुर्गासुरपराक्रमः । दुर्गाया विजयश्चाथ तत ओंकारवर्णनम्

Transliteration

devatānāmadhiṣṭhānaṃ durgāsuraparākramaḥ | durgāyā vijayaścātha tata oṃkāravarṇanam

Translation

پھر دیوتاؤں کے آستانے کا بیان، دُرگااسُر کی سخت یورش، اور ماتا دُرگا کی فتح؛ اور اس کے بعد اومکار کی تفصیلی توضیح آتی ہے۔

Word by Word

• देवतानाम्: of the deities
• देवतानाम्: Shashthi-Sambandha (Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देवता (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th), बहुवचन

• अधिष्ठानम्: abode/seat
• अधिष्ठानम्: Karta (Subject/Topic)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अधिष्ठान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• दुर्गासुरपराक्रमः: the valor of Durgāsura
• दुर्गासुरपराक्रमः: Karta (Subject/Topic)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दुर्गासुर + पराक्रम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (दुर्गासुरस्य पराक्रमः)

• दुर्गायाः: of Durgā
• दुर्गायाः: Shashthi-Sambandha (Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दुर्गा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th), एकवचन

• विजयः: victory
• विजयः: Karta (Subject/Topic)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विजय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (समुच्चयबोधक): and

• अथ: then
• अथ: Sambandha (Discourse connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अथ (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (अनन्तरार्थक): then/thereupon

• ततः: thereafter
• ततः: Adhikarana (Context/Temporal)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (कालवाचक): thereafter

• ओंकारवर्णनम्: the description of Oṃkāra
• ओंकारवर्णनम्: Karta (Subject/Topic)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ओंकार + वर्णन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (ओंकारस्य वर्णनम्)

Speaker

Skanda

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Devatānām Adhiṣṭhāna; Oṃkāra-sthāna (Kāśī)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Purāṇic audience

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A dramatic scene at the ‘seat of the gods’: devas assembled in a radiant pavilion; the Durgā-asura charging; Devī Durgā defeating him; then a serene concluding tableau of Oṃkāra as a luminous glyph above Kāśī’s riverfront, unifying the scene into peace.

Characters & Entities

• Devatās
• Durgā
• Durgāsura
• Oṃkāra

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Divine protection and victory of Śakti are linked with sacred space; mantra (Oṃ) and place (Kāśī) together form a path of purification.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

A ‘deities’ seat’ (adhiṣṭhāna) in Kāśī is indicated, alongside themes connected with Durgā and Oṃkāra; the verse is a heading for upcoming details.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No explicit prescription; it introduces Oṃkāra-varṇana, implying japa and contemplation as forthcoming practices.