Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 21

Devanagari script

शिवशर्मोवाच । कस्य लोकोयमतुलो ब्रूतं श्रीभगवद्गणौ । पीयूषभानोरिव मे मनः प्रीणयतेतराम्

Transliteration

śivaśarmovāca | kasya lokoyamatulo brūtaṃ śrībhagavadgaṇau | pīyūṣabhānoriva me manaḥ prīṇayatetarām

Translation

Śivaśarman thưa: Ôi hai vị Gaṇa tôn quý của Đấng Bhagavān, xin hãy nói—cõi giới vô song này thuộc về ai? Tâm ta hoan hỷ khôn cùng, như được vui trong vầng trăng cam lộ.

Word by Word

• śivaśarmā: Śivaśarman
• śivaśarmā: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śivaśarman (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन (Singular)

• uvāca: said
• uvāca: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vac (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular)

• kasya: of whom
• kasya: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kim (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसक (Masculine/Neuter), षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन (Singular); प्रश्नवाचक-सर्वनाम (interrogative pronoun)

• lokaḥ: world
• lokaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: loka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन (Singular)

• ayam: this
• ayam: Viśeṣya (that which is qualified)
• Type: Noun
• Root: idam (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन (Singular); निर्देशवाचक-सर्वनाम (demonstrative)

• atulaḥ: incomparable
• atulaḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: atula (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन (Singular); विशेषण (adjective)

• brūtam: tell (you two)
• brūtam: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: brū (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकार (Imperative), परस्मैपद, मध्यमपुरुष (2nd person), द्विवचन (Dual)

• śrī-bhagavad-gaṇau: O two venerable divine attendants
• śrī-bhagavad-gaṇau: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śrī (प्रातिपदिक) + bhagavat (प्रातिपदिक) + gaṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), संबोधन (8th/Vocative), द्विवचन (Dual); समासः—कर्मधारयः (honorific descriptive)

• pīyūṣa-bhānoḥ: of the nectar-like sun
• pīyūṣa-bhānoḥ: Upamāna (Standard of comparison/उपमान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pīyūṣa (प्रातिपदिक) + bhānu (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन (Singular); समासः—तत्पुरुषः

• iva: like
• iva: Comparison marker (उपमा)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: iva (अव्यय)
• Form: उपमावाचक-अव्यय (comparative particle)

• me: my
• me: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन (Singular); सर्वनाम (pronoun)

• manaḥ: mind
• manaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: manas (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन (Singular)

• prīṇayate: is delighted
• prīṇayate: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: prī (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), आत्मनेपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular); causative sense not marked here; simple present ‘is pleased’

• itarām: exceedingly, very much
• itarām: Kriya-viśeṣaṇa (Adverbial modifier)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: itara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययीभाव-प्रयोगवत् क्रियाविशेषण (adverbial accusative used as intensifier)

Speaker

Śivaśarman

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Two gaṇas of the Blessed Lord

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Śivaśarman, eyes wide with wonder, addresses two radiant gaṇas; behind them a luminous, cool-toned celestial landscape evoking the ‘nectar-moon’ metaphor.

Characters & Entities

• Śivaśarman
• Bhagavad-gaṇas

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Reverent inquiry (praśna) is honored in Purāṇic discourse; eagerness to know sacred truths itself purifies the mind.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The verse is part of the Kāśīkhaṇḍa narrative stream; the immediate focus is the identity of a divine realm.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; it is a dialogue prompt inviting the forthcoming teaching.