Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 5

Devanagari script

वीज्यमानो महेंद्रेण ऋषिभिः परितो वृतः । गणैः पृष्ठप्रदेशस्थैर्जोषं तिष्ठद्भिरादरात्

Transliteration

vījyamāno maheṃdreṇa ṛṣibhiḥ parito vṛtaḥ | gaṇaiḥ pṛṣṭhapradeśasthairjoṣaṃ tiṣṭhadbhirādarāt

Translation

Ngài được Mahendra (Indra) quạt hầu, bốn phía là các bậc hiền thánh vây quanh. Các Gaṇa đứng phía sau, cung kính lặng yên, sẵn lòng phụng sự.

Word by Word

• वीज्यमानः: being fanned
• वीज्यमानः: Kriya (State/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वीज् (धातु)
• Form: वर्तमान-कर्मणि कृदन्त (Present Passive Participle; शानच्), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• महेन्द्रेण: by Mahendra (Indra)
• महेन्द्रेण: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महेन्द्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental), एकवचन

• ऋषिभिः: by sages
• ऋषिभिः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ऋषि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental), बहुवचन

• परितः: all around
• परितः: Adhikarana (Circumstance/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: परितः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; उपसर्गसदृश-क्रियाविशेषण (around/on all sides)

• वृतः: surrounded
• वृतः: Kriya (State/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वृ (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (Past Passive Participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• गणैः: by attendants (gaṇas)
• गणैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental), बहुवचन

• पृष्ठ-प्रदेश-स्थैः: standing in the rear area
• पृष्ठ-प्रदेश-स्थैः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पृष्ठ (प्रातिपदिक) + प्रदेश (प्रातिपदिक) + स्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental), बहुवचन; विशेषण (adjective) गणैः

• जोषम्: quietly, contentedly
• जोषम्: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: जोषम् (अव्यय/निपात)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रियाविशेषण (quietly/with satisfaction)

• तिष्ठद्भिः: standing
• तिष्ठद्भिः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्था (धातु)
• Form: वर्तमान-कर्तरि कृदन्त (Present Active Participle; शतृ), पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• आदरात्: out of respect
• आदरात्: Hetu (Cause/हेतु)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आदर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी-विभक्ति (Ablative), एकवचन; हेत्वर्थे (as cause)

Speaker

Skanda

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Śṛṅgāra-maṇḍapa (Kāśī)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Indra fans Śiva while sages encircle; behind, gaṇas stand in disciplined ranks, silent and alert—creating a layered composition of devotion, authority, and protection.

Characters & Entities

• Śiva
• Indra (Mahendra)
• Ṛṣis
• Śiva-gaṇas
• Kāśī (implied context)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Even the king of gods models humility and service before Śiva, teaching that true greatness is expressed through reverent sevā.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Kāśī’s sanctified pavilion-setting (Śṛṅgāra-maṇḍapa in context) is depicted as a place where divine attendance naturally occurs.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No explicit rite; the implied practice is respectful attendance and devotional service to Śiva.