Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 24

Devanagari script

नित्यं कार्पटिकान्सर्वान् स पुत्रेण प्रपश्यति । तेपि च प्रतितीर्थं हि तमाशीर्वादयं ति वै

Transliteration

nityaṃ kārpaṭikānsarvān sa putreṇa prapaśyati | tepi ca pratitīrthaṃ hi tamāśīrvādayaṃ ti vai

Translation

كلَّ يومٍ، مع ابنه، يتفقدُ جميعَ الفقراء والبائسين؛ وهم عند كلِّ مَعبرٍ مقدّسٍ حقًّا يباركونه.

Word by Word

• nityam: always
• nityam: Adhikarana (Adverbial/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: nitya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: क्रियाविशेषणरूपेण अव्ययीभावः (adverbial accusative)

• kārpaṭikān: rogues/cheats
• kārpaṭikān: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kārpaṭika (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गः, द्वितीया-विभक्तिः (Accusative), बहुवचनम्

• sarvān: all
• sarvān: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गः, द्वितीया-विभक्तिः, बहुवचनम्; विशेषणम् (to kārpaṭikān)

• saḥ: he
• saḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गः, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः (Nominative), एकवचनम्

• putreṇa: with (his) son
• putreṇa: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: putra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गः, तृतीया-विभक्तिः (Instrumental), एकवचनम्

• prapaśyati: sees/observes
• prapaśyati: Kriya (Verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pra + paś (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकारः (Present), परस्मैपदम्, प्रथमपुरुषः, एकवचनम्

• te: they
• te: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गः, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः, बहुवचनम्

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

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

• prati-tīrtham: at each ford/at every sacred crossing
• prati-tīrtham: Adhikarana (Adverbial/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: prati (अव्यय) + tīrtha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययीभावसमासः; क्रियाविशेषणम् (adverb)

• hi: indeed
• hi: Sambandha (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: hi (अव्यय)
• Form: निपातः (emphatic/causal particle)

• tam: him
• tam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गः, द्वितीया-विभक्तिः (Accusative), एकवचनम्

• āśīrvādayanti: bless
• āśīrvādayanti: Kriya (Verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ā + śīr + vad (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकारः (Present), परस्मैपदम्, प्रथमपुरुषः, बहुवचनम्

• vai: indeed/verily
• vai: Sambandha (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: vai (अव्यय)
• Form: निपातः (emphatic particle)

Speaker

Skanda (deduced: Kāśīkhaṇḍa commonly Skanda → Agastya)

Characters & Entities

• tīrtha
• kārpaṭika (destitute)
• son of Piṅgākṣa (implied)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Care for the poor is continuous dharma; the blessings of the needy become a powerful spiritual reward.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

‘Prati-tīrtha’ indicates the tīrtha-network within Kāśīkhaṇḍa—multiple sacred crossings/ghāṭas/holy spots.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Ongoing dāna and sevā to the destitute, especially in tīrtha contexts.