Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 88

Devanagari script

रत्नाकरेभ्यः सर्वेभ्यो गणा रत्नोच्चयान्बहून् । राशींश्चक्रुः समानीय यत्राद्रिशिखरोपमान्

Transliteration

ratnākarebhyaḥ sarvebhyo gaṇā ratnoccayānbahūn | rāśīṃścakruḥ samānīya yatrādriśikharopamān

Translation

Aus allen Juwelengruben trugen die Gaṇas viele Haufen von Edelsteinen zusammen; dort vereint, schichteten sie Berge auf, den Gipfeln gleich.

Word by Word

• ratnākarebhyaḥ: from gem-mines
• ratnākarebhyaḥ: Apādāna (Source)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ratna (प्रातिपदिक) + ākara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, पञ्चमी (5th case), बहुवचन; अपादानम् (ablative: from mines of gems)

• sarvebhyaḥ: from all
• sarvebhyaḥ: Viśeṣaṇa
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, पञ्चमी, बहुवचन; विशेषणम्

• gaṇāḥ: groups (of attendants)
• gaṇāḥ: Karta (Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: gaṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा, बहुवचन

• ratnoccayān: heaps of gems
• ratnoccayān: Karman (Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ratna (प्रातिपदिक) + uccaya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, द्वितीया (2nd case), बहुवचन; कर्म (object)

• bahūn: many
• bahūn: Viśeṣaṇa
• Type: Adjective
• Root: bahu (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, द्वितीया, बहुवचन; विशेषणम्

• rāśīn: piles
• rāśīn: Karman
• Type: Noun
• Root: rāśi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, द्वितीया, बहुवचन; कर्म

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

• cakruḥ: they made
• cakruḥ: Kriyā (Predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √kṛ (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन; परस्मैपदम्

• samānīya: having brought together
• samānīya: Pūrvakāla-kriyā (Prior action)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: sam-ā-√nī (धातु) + ल्यप् (ल्यप्)
• Form: ल्यप्-प्रत्ययान्त अव्यय (gerund): having brought/collected

• yatra: where
• yatra: Adhikaraṇa (Location marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: yatra (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्यय (relative adverb: where)

• adri: of a mountain
• adri: Sambandha
• Type: Noun
• Root: adri (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, षष्ठी, एकवचन; समासपूर्वपद-रूपेण

• śikhara: peak/summit
• śikhara: Sambandha
• Type: Noun
• Root: śikhara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे, षष्ठी, एकवचन; समासपूर्वपद-रूपेण

• upamān: resembling
• upamān: Viśeṣaṇa
• Type: Adjective
• Root: upama (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, द्वितीया, बहुवचन; उपमान-विशेषणम् (comparable to)

Speaker

Skanda (deduced: Kāśīkhaṇḍa commonly Skanda → Agastya)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Avimukta (Kāśī)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Śiva’s gaṇas arrive from every jewel-mine, carrying baskets and trays of gems; they stack them into glittering mounds like miniature mountain peaks within the sacred precinct.

Characters & Entities

• Kāśī (Avimukta)
• Gaṇas (Śiva’s attendants)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

The greatness of Kāśī is shown as divinely supported—Śiva’s gaṇas themselves serve the kṣetra, indicating its supreme sanctity.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Avimukta-Kāśī, where divine attendants assemble unimaginable riches for sacred purpose.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None.