Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 46

Devanagari script

पट्टसूत्रमयैरम्यैश्चामरैश्च परिष्कृतम् । राजाभिषेकयोग्यैश्च द्रव्यैः सर्वौषधादिभिः

Transliteration

paṭṭasūtramayairamyaiścāmaraiśca pariṣkṛtam | rājābhiṣekayogyaiśca dravyaiḥ sarvauṣadhādibhiḥ

Translation

Es war geschmückt mit lieblichen Cāmaras, Yakschwanz-Fächern aus feinen Seidenfäden, und versehen mit Stoffen, die einer königlichen Abhiṣeka-Weihe würdig sind, samt allerlei Heilkräutern und dergleichen.

Word by Word

• पट्टसूत्रमयैः: by (things) made of silk-thread
• पट्टसूत्रमयैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पट्ट (प्रातिपदिक) + सूत्र (प्रातिपदिक) + मय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे तृतीया-विभक्तिः (करण), बहुवचनम्; समासः—पट्टसूत्रमय = पट्टसूत्रेण मयः (made of silk-thread)

• रम्यैः: by beautiful (ones)
• रम्यैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: रम्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे तृतीया-विभक्तिः, बहुवचनम्

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-निपातः (conjunction)

• चामरैः: with yak-tail fans
• चामरैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चामर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे तृतीया-विभक्तिः, बहुवचनम्

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-निपातः (conjunction)

• परिष्कृतम्: adorned, well-prepared
• परिष्कृतम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: परि + कृ (धातु)
• Form: कृदन्तः—क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past passive participle); नपुंसकलिङ्गे प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचनम्; अर्थः ‘सुसज्जितम्/अलंकृतम्’

• राजाभिषेकयोग्यैः: with items fit for royal consecration
• राजाभिषेकयोग्यैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: राज (प्रातिपदिक) + अभिषेक (प्रातिपदिक) + योग्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे तृतीया-विभक्तिः, बहुवचनम्; समासः—राजाभिषेकयोग्य = राज्ञः अभिषेकाय योग्यः (fit for royal consecration)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-निपातः (conjunction)

• द्रव्यैः: with substances/materials
• द्रव्यैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्रव्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे तृतीया-विभक्तिः, बहुवचनम्

• सर्वौषधादिभिः: with all herbs and the like
• सर्वौषधादिभिः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक) + औषध (प्रातिपदिक) + आदि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे तृतीया-विभक्तिः, बहुवचनम्; समासः—सर्वौषधादि = सर्वाणि औषधानि आदयः येषु (all herbs etc.; ‘etc.’-sense)

Speaker

Skanda (deduced: Kāśīkhaṇḍa commonly Skanda → Agastya)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kāśī (Avimukta)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Śaunaka and other ṛṣis (typical frame; specific listener not provided in excerpt)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A consecration pavilion in Kāśī: silk-threaded cāmaras, trays of royal unction substances, bundles of medicinal herbs, attendants arranging auspicious items around a sanctified seat/altar.

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Sacred rites are performed with purity and completeness—external orderliness mirrors inner sincerity and dharmic discipline.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Kāśī is the narrative frame, presenting idealized ritual culture as part of the city’s spiritual greatness.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Preparation for abhiṣeka: arranging consecration-appropriate materials, including auspicious attendants (cāmara) and herbal substances.