Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 6

Devanagari script

त्रिविष्टप वधूमुष्टिभ्रष्टैर्लाजैरितस्ततः । अभिवृष्टो महादेवः संप्रहृष्टतनूरुहः

Transliteration

triviṣṭapa vadhūmuṣṭibhraṣṭairlājairitastataḥ | abhivṛṣṭo mahādevaḥ saṃprahṛṣṭatanūruhaḥ

Translation

آسمانی دلہنوں کی ہتھیلیوں سے پھسلے ہوئے لاجا کے دانوں کی ادھر اُدھر سے بارش میں مہادیو نہا گئے؛ اور سرورِ شوق میں اُن کے رونگٹے کھڑے ہو گئے۔

Word by Word

• त्रिविष्टप: of heaven (Svarga)
• त्रिविष्टप: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्रिविष्टप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/षष्ठी), एकवचन — ‘त्रिविष्टपस्य’ (heaven’s) (समासपूर्वपद-रूपेण)

• वधू: of brides/women
• वधू: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वधू (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th), बहुवचन — ‘वधूनाम्’ (of brides/women) (समासपूर्वपद-रूपेण)

• मुष्टि: by handfuls
• मुष्टि: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुष्टि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), बहुवचन — ‘मुष्टिभिः’ (by fists/handfuls) (समासपूर्वपद-रूपेण)

• भ्रष्टैः: fallen/dropped
• भ्रष्टैः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: भ्रष्ट (कृदन्त; √भ्रंश्/भ्रश् (धातु) + क्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), बहुवचन — ‘भ्रष्टैः’ (fallen/dropped) विशेषणम् ‘लाजैः’

• लाजैः: with parched grains (lāja)
• लाजैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लाज (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), बहुवचन — ‘लाजैः’ (with parched grains)

• इतस्: from here/on this side
• इतस्: Adhikarana (Locative sense/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इतस् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अव्यय-प्रकारः: अव्यय-क्रियाविशेषण (adverb of place/direction)

• ततः: from there/on that side
• ततः: Adhikarana (Locative sense/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अव्यय-प्रकारः: अव्यय-क्रियाविशेषण (adverb of place/direction)

• अभिवृष्टः: showered upon
• अभिवृष्टः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अभिवृष्ट (कृदन्त; अभि + √वृष् (धातु) + क्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन — ‘अभिवृष्टः’ (showered upon) विशेषणम् ‘महादेवः’

• महादेवः: Mahādeva (Śiva)
• महादेवः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महादेव (प्रातिपदिक; महा + देव)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन — कर्ता

• संप्रहृष्ट: highly delighted
• संप्रहृष्ट: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: संप्रहृष्ट (कृदन्त; सम् + प्र + √हृष् (धातु) + क्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन — (highly delighted) (समासपूर्वपद-रूपेण)

• तनू: body
• तनू: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तनू (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन — ‘तनूः/तनू’ (body) (समासपूर्वपद-रूपेण)

• रुहः: hair (body-hair)
• रुहः: Visheshya (Qualified noun/विशेष्य)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रुह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन — ‘रुहः’ (hair; lit. growth) (समासान्तपद)

• संप्रहृष्टतनूरुहः: whose body-hair stood thrilled (in joy)
• संप्रहृष्टतनूरुहः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: संप्रहृष्ट-तनू-रुह (प्रातिपदिक; समासः)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन — बहुव्रीहिः: यस्य तनूरुहाः संप्रहृष्टाः सः

Speaker

Skanda

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Vārāṇasī (Kāśī/Avimukta)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Śaunaka and the Naimiṣāraṇya sages (typical frame)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Mahādeva in festive procession is showered with lāja falling from the cupped hands of celestial brides; his body shows romāñca (hairs standing on end) in delighted rapture amid a luminous Kāśī backdrop.

Characters & Entities

• Mahādeva (Śiva)
• Triviṣṭapa (Heaven)
• Heavenly women (vadhūs)
• Lāja (parched grain offering)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Devotional welcome (maṅgala) offered with purity and joy is itself a sacred act that pleases the Lord.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Kāśī/Vārāṇasī is the implied sacred destination receiving Mahādeva with celestial honors.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

An auspicious showering with lāja (parched grains) is depicted as a celebratory offering, akin to welcome-rites.