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Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 11

Devanagari script

हस्तमात्रमिते कुंडे जातवेदस इत्यृचा । घृतेन मधुनाप्लुत्य जुहुयान्मंत्रविद्द्विजः

Transliteration

hastamātramite kuṃḍe jātavedasa ityṛcā | ghṛtena madhunāplutya juhuyānmaṃtraviddvijaḥ

Translation

In einer Feuergrube von einer Handspanne Maß soll der mantra-kundige Brāhmaṇa die Opfergaben darbringen, indem er den Ṛgveda-Vers rezitiert, der mit „Jātavedasa…“ beginnt, und die Gabe mit Ghee und Honig benetzt.

Word by Word
हस्त-मात्र-मितेin (a pit) measured to a hand’s extent
हस्त-मात्र-मिते:
Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootहस्त (प्रातिपदिक) + मात्र (प्रातिपदिक) + मित (कृदन्त; √मा (धातु) + क्त)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्गे/पुंलिङ्गे, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/7th), एकवचन; ‘हस्तमात्र’ = हस्त-परिमाण (hand-measure)
कुण्डेin the fire-pit
कुण्डे:
Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
TypeNoun
Rootकुण्ड (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/7th), एकवचन
जात-वेदसेto Jātavedas (Agni)
जात-वेदसे:
Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
TypeNoun
Rootजात (कृदन्त; √जन् (धातु) + क्त) + वेदस् (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी-विभक्ति (Dative/4th), एकवचन; ‘जातवेदस्’ = अग्नि (Agni)
इतिthus
इति:
Sambandha (Quotation marker/उद्धरण)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootइति (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय; उद्धरण-चिह्न (quotative particle)
ऋचाwith a ṛk-verse (hymn)
ऋचा:
Karana (Instrument/Means/करण)
TypeNoun
Rootऋच्/ऋचा (प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), एकवचन
घृतेनwith ghee
घृतेन:
Karana (Instrument/Means/करण)
TypeNoun
Rootघृत (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), एकवचन
मधुनाwith honey
मधुना:
Karana (Instrument/Means/करण)
TypeNoun
Rootमधु (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), एकवचन
आप्लुत्यhaving sprinkled/immersed
आप्लुत्य:
Purvakala (Prior action/पूर्वकाल)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootआ + √प्लु (धातु)
Formक्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्यय (gerund/absolutive); पूर्वक्रिया (prior action)
जुहुयात्should offer (into fire)
जुहुयात्:
Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Root√हु (धातु)
Formविधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्
मन्त्र-वित्knower of mantras
मन्त्र-वित्:
Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootमन्त्र (प्रातिपदिक) + विद् (प्रातिपदिक; √विद् (धातु) से)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन; ‘मन्त्रवित्’ = मन्त्रज्ञ (knower of mantras)
द्विजःa brāhmaṇa (twice-born)
द्विजः:
Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootद्विज (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन
Speaker

Skanda (deduced for Kāśīkhaṇḍa dialogue context)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kāśī (Avimukta)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A compact fire-pit (hand-span) before the altar; a learned brāhmaṇa chants the Jātavedas ṛk while pouring ghee and honey into the flames; night vigil atmosphere continues.

Characters & Entities
J
Jātavedas (Agni epithet)
Ṛ
Ṛgveda (ṛc)
B
Brāhmaṇa (dvija)
K
Kuṇḍa (fire-pit)

FAQs

Vedic fire-offering integrates mantra, substance, and intention, making devotion disciplined and tradition-grounded.

The homa instruction forms part of Kāśī’s vrata framework in the Kāśīkhaṇḍa, where rites are taught as highly meritorious.

Prepare a hand-span fire-pit and perform homa with ghee and honey, reciting the Ṛgvedic ‘Jātavedasa…’ verse, led by a mantra-knowing brāhmaṇa.

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