Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 29

Devanagari script

अयमग्निर्गृहपतिर्गार्हपत्यः प्रजाया वसुवित्तमः । अग्ने गृहपतेभिद्युम्नमभि सह आयच्छस्व

Transliteration

ayamagnirgṛhapatirgārhapatyaḥ prajāyā vasuvittamaḥ | agne gṛhapatebhidyumnamabhi saha āyacchasva

Translation

„Dieser Agni ist der Gṛhapati — das Gārhapatya-Feuer —, der dem Geschlecht Reichtum und Gedeihen verleiht. O Agni, o Herr des Hauses, bringe uns gemeinsam strahlenden Glanz und schenke ihn uns.“

Word by Word

• अयम्: this (one)
• अयम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: idam (प्रातिपदिक/सर्वनाम)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• अग्निः: Agni, fire-god
• अग्निः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: agni (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• गृहपतिः: lord of the house
• गृहपतिः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: gṛhapati (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• गार्हपत्यः: the Gārhapatya (household fire)
• गार्हपत्यः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: gārhapatya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• प्रजायाः: of progeny/offspring
• प्रजायाः: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: prajā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/6th), एकवचन (Singular)

• वसुवित्तमः: best giver of wealth
• वसुवित्तमः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: vasu + vittama (प्रातिपदिक; समास)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular); विशेषण (adjective)

• अग्ने: O Agni
• अग्ने: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: agni (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, संबोधन-विभक्ति (Vocative), एकवचन (Singular)

• गृहपते: O house-lord
• गृहपते: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: gṛhapati (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, संबोधन-विभक्ति (Vocative), एकवचन (Singular)

• अभि: towards, upon
• अभि: Upasarga/Directional (उपसर्ग/दिशा)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: abhi (अव्यय)
• Form: उपसर्ग/अव्यय (preverb/particle)

• द्युम्नम्: splendour, glory
• द्युम्नम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dyumna (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular)

• सह: together (with)
• सह: Sahakari (Accompaniment/सहकारि)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: saha (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (postposition/adverb)

• आयच्छस्व: grant, bestow
• आयच्छस्व: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √yam (धातु) + आ- (उपसर्ग)
• Form: लोट्-लकार (Imperative), मध्यम-पुरुष (2nd person), एकवचन (Singular); आत्मनेपद

Speaker

Skanda (quoting Śruti/mantra; deduced for Kāśīkhaṇḍa context)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A sanctified Kāśī household/āśrama space with a circular gārhapatya fire altar; a priest recites while offerings are made; the fire is personified as a dignified ‘Gṛhapati’ bestowing golden radiance and prosperity.

Characters & Entities

• Agni
• Gṛhapati
• Gārhapatya

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Agni as Gṛhapati embodies ordered household dharma—prosperity and spiritual radiance arise from honoring the sacred fire with mantra.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No single tīrtha is named in the verse; it appears within the Kāśīkhaṇḍa’s Kāśī-centered narrative.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Invocation of the Gārhapatya (domestic) fire through a Śruti-mantra, seeking wealth, progeny, and dīpti (splendor).