Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 2

Devanagari script

नैगमेयेन सहितो रुद्रैः सर्वत्र संवृतः । देवर्षिभिः समायुक्तः सनकाद्यैरभिष्टुतः

Transliteration

naigameyena sahito rudraiḥ sarvatra saṃvṛtaḥ | devarṣibhiḥ samāyuktaḥ sanakādyairabhiṣṭutaḥ

Translation

وہ نَیگمَیَہ (کارتّیکَیَہ) کے ساتھ تھے اور ہر سمت رُدروں نے انہیں گھیر رکھا تھا۔ دیورِشیوں کے ساتھ شامل، اور سنک وغیرہ قدیم مُنیوں کی ستائش سے سرفراز تھے۔

Word by Word

• नैगमेयेन: with Naigameya
• नैगमेयेन: Sahakaraka (Accompaniment/सह)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नैगमेय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन

• सहितः: accompanied (together)
• सहितः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सह (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त) → सहित (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त-भूतकर्मणि/भूतकृदन्त; पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• रुद्रैः: with the Rudras
• रुद्रैः: Sahakaraka (Accompaniment/सह)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रुद्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचन

• सर्वत्र: everywhere
• सर्वत्र: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सर्वत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; देशवाचक-अव्यय (adverb of place)

• संवृतः: surrounded/covered
• संवृतः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वृ (धातु) + सम् + क्त → संवृत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त-भूतकृदन्त; पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• देवर्षिभिः: with divine sages
• देवर्षिभिः: Sahakaraka (Accompaniment/सह)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव-ऋषि (प्रातिपदिक; देव + ऋषि)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचन

• समायुक्तः: joined/associated
• समायुक्तः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: युज् (धातु) + सम्-आ + क्त → समायुक्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त-भूतकृदन्त; पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• सनकाद्यैः: with Sanaka and others
• सनकाद्यैः: Sahakaraka (Accompaniment/सह)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सनक-आदि (प्रातिपदिक; सनक + आदि)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचन; 'आदि' = 'and others'

• अभिष्टुतः: praised
• अभिष्टुतः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स्तु (धातु) + अभि + क्त → अभिष्टुत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त-भूतकृदन्त; पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

Speaker

Skanda

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kāśī (Avimukta)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: munisattama

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Śiva surrounded by many Rudras like a protective ring; Skanda/Naigameya nearby; Devarṣis and Sanakādi sages offer hymns, creating a layered assembly of power and wisdom.

Characters & Entities

• Naigameya (Kārttikeya)
• Rudras
• Devarṣis
• Sanaka

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Kāśī is shown as the meeting-ground of Śaiva divinities and highest sages, indicating its supreme sanctity and spiritual authority.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Kāśī/Vārāṇasī is glorified as the city worthy of Rudras, devarṣis, and ancient sages.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None explicitly; the emphasis is on praise (stuti) and divine attendance.