Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 38

Devanagari script

दिवोपि देवा दास्यंति रत्नानि कुसुमानि च । प्रजापालनसंतुष्टा महाराज प्रतिक्षणम्

Transliteration

divopi devā dāsyaṃti ratnāni kusumāni ca | prajāpālanasaṃtuṣṭā mahārāja pratikṣaṇam

Translation

Muôn tâu đại vương, do hài lòng trước công đức hộ dân của ngài, ngay cả chư thiên trên trời cũng sẽ luôn dâng tặng châu báu và hoa thơm, từng sát-na không dứt.

Word by Word

• divā: in heaven / by day (contextual)
• divā: Adhikarana (Temporal/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: divā (अव्यय/प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कालवाचक अव्यय (by day/in heaven-context)

• api: also; even
• api: Sambandha (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: api (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय/अपि-कारक अव्यय (also/even)

• devāḥ: the gods
• devāḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: deva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन

• dāsyanti: will give
• dāsyanti: Kriya (Main verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √dā (धातु)
• Form: लृट् (Simple Future), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), बहुवचन; परस्मैपदम

• ratnāni: gems
• ratnāni: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ratna (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), बहुवचन

• kusumāni: flowers
• kusumāni: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kusuma (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), बहुवचन

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (Conjunction/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक अव्यय (conjunction)

• prajāpālana-saṃtuṣṭāḥ: pleased with (your) protection of the subjects
• prajāpālana-saṃtuṣṭāḥ: Visheshana (Qualifier of devāḥ/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: prajā (प्रातिपदिक) + pālana (प्रातिपदिक) + saṃtuṣṭa (√tuṣ धातु, क्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन; तत्पुरुषसमासः; ‘संतुष्ट’ (PPP) = तुष्टाः, प्रजापालनात् संतुष्टाः

• mahārāja: O great king
• mahārāja: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mahā (प्रातिपदिक) + rāja (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (Vocative), एकवचन; कर्मधारयः

• pratikṣaṇam: every moment
• pratikṣaṇam: Adhikarana (Temporal/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: prati (अव्यय) + kṣaṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययीभावसमासः; कालवाचक अव्यय (at every moment)

Speaker

Brahmā

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kāśī (contextual)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Devas shower the king with celestial flowers and gems from above; garlands drift like rain; the king stands with folded hands, citizens rejoice.

Characters & Entities

• Devas
• Ripuṃjaya

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Protecting subjects (prajāpālana) is a high dharma that attracts divine support and auspicious prosperity.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Kāśī is the overarching sacred frame; the verse highlights dharmic governance rather than a pilgrimage spot.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None explicitly; the ‘prescription’ is ethical—continuous care for subjects.