Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 15

Devanagari script

अत्र तानि च रत्नानि राशीकृत्य हिमाद्रिणा । सुकृतोपार्जितान्येव ययौ स्वसदनं पुनः

Transliteration

atra tāni ca ratnāni rāśīkṛtya himādriṇā | sukṛtopārjitānyeva yayau svasadanaṃ punaḥ

Translation

Gathering those jewels here into a heap, Himādri (Himavat) then returned again to his own abode—those gems having been obtained only through accumulated merit.

Word by Word

• atra: here
• atra: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: atra (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्यय

• tāni: those
• tāni: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

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

• ratnāni: jewels
• ratnāni: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ratna (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• rāśī-kṛtya: having heaped together
• rāśī-kṛtya: Purvakala (Prior action/पूर्वकाल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: rāśi (प्रातिपदिक) + √kṛ (धा; ‘to make’)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्यय (absolutive): ‘having heaped/collected’

• himādriṇā: by Himādri (Himālaya)
• himādriṇā: Karta (Agent/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: hima (प्रातिपदिक) + adri (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुषः (हिमस्य अद्रिः)

• sukṛta-upārjitāni: earned through merit
• sukṛta-upārjitāni: Visheshana (Adjectival modifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sukṛta (प्रातिपदिक) + upārjita (कृदन्त; upa-√arj ‘to acquire/earn’)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; कृदन्त (क्त), विशेषणम्; समासः—तत्पुरुषः (सुकृतेन उपार्जितानि)

• eva: indeed
• eva: Sambandha (Emphasis/अवधारण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारण-अव्यय

• yayau: went
• yayau: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √yā (धा; ‘to go’)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (perfect), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• sva-sadanam: to his own abode
• sva-sadanam: Karma (Goal as object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sva (प्रातिपदिक) + sadana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुषः (स्वस्य सदनम्)

• punaḥ: again/back
• punaḥ: Kriya-visheshana (Adverb/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: punaḥ (अव्यय)
• Form: काल/पुनरावृत्ति-अव्यय (again/back)

Speaker

Śiva (continuing explanation)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Pārvatī

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A glittering heap of jewels is arranged at the sacred spot; Himavat departs back to his mountain abode, while the narrative emphasizes that such treasures are earned only by accumulated merit.

Characters & Entities

• Śiva
• Pārvatī
• Himādri/Himavat
• Ratna (jewels)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Merit (sukṛta) is portrayed as the unseen cause behind sacred abundance and the unfolding of holy narratives.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Śaileśvara in Kāśī, where the jewel-heap becomes part of the site’s sanctified origin.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None directly; the verse emphasizes puṇya as the enabling force behind sacred offerings and manifestations.