Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 13

Devanagari script

उपानत्पादुकाभिश्च यतिनश्च तपस्विनः । योग्यैः पट्टदुकूलैश्च विविधैश्चित्ररल्लकैः

Transliteration

upānatpādukābhiśca yatinaśca tapasvinaḥ | yogyaiḥ paṭṭadukūlaiśca vividhaiścitrarallakaiḥ

Translation

Und den Yatis und Asketen, den Tapasvin, gaben sie Fußbekleidung—Schuhe und Sandalen—dazu passende Seiden und feine Gewänder sowie mancherlei Stoffe mit schön gezeichneten Mustern.

Word by Word

• उपानत्पादुकाभिः: with shoes and sandals
• उपानत्पादुकाभिः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: उपानत् (प्रातिपदिक) + पादुका (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्गे तृतीया बहुवचनम्; द्वन्द्वसमासः (उपानतश्च पादुकाश्च)

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

• यतिनः: ascetics
• यतिनः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे प्रथमा बहुवचनम् (nominative plural)

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

• तपस्विनः: austere sages
• तपस्विनः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तपस्विन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे प्रथमा बहुवचनम् (nominative plural)

• योग्यैः: with suitable
• योग्यैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: योग्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे तृतीया बहुवचनम्; विशेषणम् (fit/suitable)

• पट्टदुकूलैः: with silks and fine cloths
• पट्टदुकूलैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पट्ट (प्रातिपदिक) + दुकूल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे तृतीया बहुवचनम्; द्वन्द्वसमासः (पट्टानि च दुकूलानि च)

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

• विविधैः: with various
• विविधैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विविध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे तृतीया बहुवचनम्; विशेषणम् (various)

• चित्ररल्लकैः: with colorful rallaka-garments/ornaments
• चित्ररल्लकैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चित्र (प्रातिपदिक) + रल्लक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे तृतीया बहुवचनम्; कर्मधारयः ‘चित्राः रल्लकाः’ (variegated/ornamental garments/coverings; rare word)

Speaker

Parāśara (continuing narration)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kāśī

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: On a Kāśī ghat or near a maṭha, donors respectfully offer sandals and simple shoes, along with folded silk and patterned cloth, to seated yatis and tapasvins; the ascetics bless them quietly.

Characters & Entities

• Yatis
• Tapasvins

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Serving renunciants and tapasvins is revered dharma; supporting their simple needs in Kāśī is praised as a powerful form of merit.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Kāśī (Vārāṇasī) as a sacred hub of ascetics and pilgrims, where giving to yatis is highlighted.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Dāna to ascetics: footwear (upānat, pādukā) and clothing (paṭṭa, dukūla, patterned textiles) suited to recipients.