Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 64

Devanagari script

रत्नान्याकरशुद्धानि नानाजातीन्यनेकशः । कुप्यं बहुविधं चैतद्गोधनानि महांति च

Transliteration

ratnānyākaraśuddhāni nānājātīnyanekaśaḥ | kupyaṃ bahuvidhaṃ caitadgodhanāni mahāṃti ca

Translation

„Hier sind Edelsteine, aus den Bergwerken gereinigt, vieler Arten in Fülle; dazu mancherlei Kostbarkeiten und auch große Rinderherden.“

Word by Word

• रत्नानि: gems
• रत्नानि: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रत्न (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• आकरशुद्धानि: mine-purified, ore-purified
• आकरशुद्धानि: Karta (Subject complement/कर्ता-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: आकर + शुद्ध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; विशेषणम् (purified from the mine/ore)

• नानाजातीनि: of many kinds
• नानाजातीनि: Karta (Subject complement/कर्ता-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: नाना + जाति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; विशेषणम् (of various kinds)

• अनेकशः: in many ways; numerous
• अनेकशः: Kriya (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अनेकशस् (अव्यय)
• Form: प्रकारवाचक-अव्यय (adverb: in many ways/many times)

• कुप्यम्: movable property/valuables
• कुप्यम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कुप्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन (collective)

• बहुविधम्: of many kinds
• बहुविधम्: Karta (Subject complement/कर्ता-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: बहु + विध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषणम्

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय

• एतत्: this
• एतत्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: एतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषणम् (this)

• गोधनानि: cattle-wealth; herds
• गोधनानि: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गो + धन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• महान्ति: great, large
• महान्ति: Karta (Subject complement/कर्ता-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; विशेषणम्

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय

Speaker

Skanda (narrating to Agastya, context of Kāśīkhaṇḍa)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kāśī

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Heaps of mine-refined gems of many kinds, assorted valuables, and large herds of cattle are shown as part of the household’s prosperity, presented to the son as his share/responsibility.

Characters & Entities

• Harikeśa
• Harikeśa’s father

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Material abundance is acknowledged, but in Purāṇic dharma it is to be governed by right conduct and later redirected toward higher aims.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The Kāśīkhaṇḍa context glorifies Kāśī overall; this verse itself is descriptive of wealth, not a tīrtha.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No explicit ritual; however, such descriptions often serve as background for later teachings on charity (dāna) and devotion.