Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 50

Devanagari script

गंधाद्यैर्विविधैर्माल्यैः पंचामृतपुरःसरैः । धूपैर्दीपैः सनैवेद्यैर्वासोभिर्बहुभूषणैः

Transliteration

gaṃdhādyairvividhairmālyaiḥ paṃcāmṛtapuraḥsaraiḥ | dhūpairdīpaiḥ sanaivedyairvāsobhirbahubhūṣaṇaiḥ

Translation

Mit Düften und anderen Gaben, mit mancherlei Blumengirlanden, eingeleitet durch Pañcāmṛta; mit Räucherwerk und Lichtern samt Speiseopfern; mit Gewändern und vielen Schmuckstücken —

Word by Word

• गन्ध-आद्यैः: with perfumes and the like
• गन्ध-आद्यैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गन्ध (प्रातिपदिक) + आदि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया विभक्ति, बहुवचन / Masculine, Instrumental plural

• विविधैः: various
• विविधैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विविध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया विभक्ति, बहुवचन / Masculine, Instrumental plural (agreeing with offerings)

• माल्यैः: with garlands
• माल्यैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: माल्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया विभक्ति, बहुवचन / Neuter, Instrumental plural

• पञ्च-अमृत-पुरःसरैः: preceded by the five nectars (pañcāmṛta)
• पञ्च-अमृत-पुरःसरैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पञ्च (प्रातिपदिक) + अमृत (प्रातिपदिक) + पुरःसर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया विभक्ति, बहुवचन / Masculine, Instrumental plural (qualifying offerings: 'preceded by pañcāmṛta')

• धूपैः: with incense
• धूपैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: धूप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया विभक्ति, बहुवचन / Masculine, Instrumental plural

• दीपैः: with lamps
• दीपैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दीप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया विभक्ति, बहुवचन / Masculine, Instrumental plural

• स-नैवेद्यैः: with food-offerings (naivedya)
• स-नैवेद्यैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स (अव्यय; सहार्थक) + नैवेद्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययीभाव-समास (सह); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया विभक्ति, बहुवचन / Neuter, Instrumental plural

• वासोभिः: with garments/cloths
• वासोभिः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वासस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया विभक्ति, बहुवचन / Neuter, Instrumental plural

• बहु-भूषणैः: with many ornaments
• बहु-भूषणैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: बहु (प्रातिपदिक) + भूषण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया विभक्ति, बहुवचन / Neuter, Instrumental plural

Speaker

Skanda (deduced for Kāśīkhaṇḍa context)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Triviṣṭapa Liṅga (Kāśī)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: null

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Close view of liṅga being bathed with pañcāmṛta, then adorned with garlands; incense smoke curls; lamps glow; trays of sweets/fruits; folded cloth and ornaments laid out for offering.

Characters & Entities

• Pañcāmṛta
• Naivedya
• Dīpa
• Dhūpa

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Devotion is expressed through complete, respectful worship using classical pūjā upacāras—inner reverence mirrored by careful outer offering.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The ongoing context is worship of a revered Śiva-liṅga in Kāśī, as part of the chapter’s expiatory pilgrimage routine.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Offer gandha, garlands, pañcāmṛta, incense, lamps, naivedya, cloth, and ornaments as components of liṅga-pūjā.