Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 12

Devanagari script

चित्रध्वजपताकाभिरुल्लोचैश्चंद्रचारुभिः । वर्षाशनप्रदानैश्च गृहोपस्करसंयुतैः

Transliteration

citradhvajapatākābhirullocaiścaṃdracārubhiḥ | varṣāśanapradānaiśca gṛhopaskarasaṃyutaiḥ

Translation

Mit bunten Bannern und Fahnen, mit lieblichen, mondschönen Baldachinen, mit Vorräten für die Regenzeit und mit Gaben, die mit Hausgerät versehen waren, spendeten sie ebenfalls.

Word by Word

• चित्रध्वजपताकाभिः: with colorful flags and banners
• चित्रध्वजपताकाभिः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चित्र (प्रातिपदिक) + ध्वज (प्रातिपदिक) + पताका (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्गे तृतीया बहुवचनम्; समाहार/समुच्चयार्थे समासः: ‘चित्राः ध्वजपताकाः’ (variegated flags and banners)

• उल्लोचैः: with canopies/awnings
• उल्लोचैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: उल्लोच (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे तृतीया बहुवचनम् (instrumental plural)

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

• चन्द्रचारुभिः: with moon-like beautiful (ones)
• चन्द्रचारुभिः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: चन्द्र (प्रातिपदिक) + चारु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे तृतीया बहुवचनम्; कर्मधारयः ‘चन्द्रवत् चारवः’ (moon-like beautiful); ‘उल्लोचैः’ इत्यादीनां विशेषणम्

• वर्षाशनप्रदानैः: with distributions of food in the rainy season
• वर्षाशनप्रदानैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वर्षा (प्रातिपदिक) + अशन (प्रातिपदिक) + प्रदान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे तृतीया बहुवचनम्; तत्पुरुषसमासः: ‘वर्षायाम् अशनस्य प्रदानम्’ (giving food during rains)

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

• गृहोपस्करसंयुतैः: with (things) furnished with household equipment
• गृहोपस्करसंयुतैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: गृह (प्रातिपदिक) + उपस्कर (प्रातिपदिक) + संयुत (कृदन्त, क्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे तृतीया बहुवचनम्; तत्पुरुषः ‘गृहस्य उपस्करैः संयुत’ (furnished with household implements); क्त-प्रत्ययान्तः (endowed)

Speaker

Parāśara (continuing narration)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kāśī

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A festive Kāśī street/ghāṭa is adorned with painted flags and banners; donors present bright canopies and monsoon provisions—mats, coverings, and household bundles—to a dharmaśālā or temple committee.

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

True tīrtha-merit includes caring for the lived needs of others—beautifying sacred spaces and providing practical provisions is a dharmic offering.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The broader Kāśī setting; the verse continues the description of charitable acts performed in Vārāṇasī.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Dāna of flags, canopies, seasonal necessities, and household furnishings.