Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 14

Devanagari script

न चिरं तिष्ठति द्वारि न द्वारमुपसेवते । अदापितं त्वया किंचित्कस्मैचिन्न ददात्यपि

Transliteration

na ciraṃ tiṣṭhati dvāri na dvāramupasevate | adāpitaṃ tvayā kiṃcitkasmaicinna dadātyapi

Translation

Sie verweilt nicht lange an der Tür und hält sich nicht am Schwellenrand auf. Und ohne dass du ihr etwas gegeben hast, gibt sie niemandem auch nur das Geringste.

Word by Word

• na: not
• na: Sambandha (Negation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेधार्थक-अव्यय (negative particle)

• ciram: for long (time)
• ciram: Adhikarana (Temporal/कालाधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: cira (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन; क्रियाविशेषण-प्रयोग (accusative of duration)

• tiṣṭhati: stands, stays
• tiṣṭhati: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: sthā (धाातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• dvāri: at the door
• dvāri: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dvāra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन

• na: not
• na: Sambandha (Negation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेधार्थक-अव्यय

• dvāram: the door
• dvāram: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dvāra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन

• upasevate: attends, serves, waits upon
• upasevate: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: upa√sev (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), आत्मनेपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• adāpitam: (something) caused to be given
• adāpitam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ā√dā + ṇic (धातु) → dāpita (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (क्त), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; ‘दापित’ = ‘caused to be given’

• tvayā: by you
• tvayā: Karana (Instrument/कर्ता-हेतु)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tvam (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, द्वितीया? (actually तृतीया) तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), एकवचन

• kiṃcit: something, anything
• kiṃcit: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kim + cit (सर्वनाम/अव्यय-प्रयोग)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; अनिश्चितार्थक (indefinite)

• kasmaicit: to someone
• kasmaicit: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kasmai (kim-प्रातिपदिक) + cit (अव्यय)
• Form: सर्वनाम, चतुर्थी (4th/चतुर्थी), एकवचन; अनिश्चितार्थक

• na: not
• na: Sambandha (Negation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेधार्थक-अव्यय

• dadāti: gives
• dadāti: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: dā (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• api: even, also
• api: Sambandha (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: api (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय/अपि-कार (particle: even/also)

Speaker

Skanda (deduced, Kāśīkhaṇḍa context)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kāśī

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A quiet Kāśī household threshold: a woman stands composed, not crossing the doorway line, hands folded; inside, household stores and a small shrine are visible, suggesting restraint and trust.

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Self-restraint and fidelity in household conduct—acting with modesty and not giving away resources without proper consent.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The broader Kāśī (Vārāṇasī) sacred setting frames these dharma-instructions, even when a specific tīrtha is not named in the verse.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

A dharmic rule regarding dāna (giving): she should not give anything away unless it has been given/authorized by the husband.