Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 80

Devanagari script

व्यग्रास्मि देवपूजार्थमुपहारादि कर्मणि । समयोयमतिक्रामेदतिथीनां प्रियातिथे

Transliteration

vyagrāsmi devapūjārthamupahārādi karmaṇi | samayoyamatikrāmedatithīnāṃ priyātithe

Translation

«Je suis absorbée par le culte des dieux et les actes d’offrandes et autres devoirs. Voici l’heure prescrite : qu’elle ne soit pas dépassée, ô bien-aimé, toi qui chéris les hôtes.»

Word by Word

• vyagrā: busy; agitated
• vyagrā: Kartṛ-samānādhikaraṇa (Predicate)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: vyagra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1/प्रथमा), एकवचन — Feminine nominative singular; predicate adjective

• asmi: am
• asmi: Kriyā (Verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: as (अस् धातु)
• Form: लट् (वर्तमान), उत्तमपुरुष, एकवचन — Present indicative, 1st person singular

• deva-pūjā-artham: for the purpose of worship of the deity
• deva-pūjā-artham: Prayojana (Purpose/प्रयोजन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: deva+pūjā+artha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2/द्वितीया), एकवचन — Masculine accusative singular; समास: देवपूजार्थम् = देवस्य पूजायाः अर्थम् (purpose)

• upahāra-ādi: offerings and the like
• upahāra-ādi: Viśeṣaṇa (Adjective)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: upahāra+ādi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रातिपदिक; ‘आदि’ समाहारार्थे — ‘offerings etc.’ used as qualifier to karmaṇi

• karmaṇi: in the task
• karmaṇi: Adhikaraṇa (Location/Domain)
• Type: Noun
• Root: karman (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7/सप्तमी), एकवचन — Neuter locative singular

• samayaḥ: time; appointed time
• samayaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: samaya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1/प्रथमा), एकवचन — Masculine nominative singular

• ayam: this
• ayam: Viśeṣaṇa (Adjective)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: idam (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1/प्रथमा), एकवचन — Pronoun, masculine nominative singular; modifies samayaḥ

• atikrāmet: might pass; may elapse
• atikrāmet: Kriyā (Verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ati+kram (क्रम् धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (सम्भावना/आशङ्का), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन — Optative, 3rd person singular

• atithīnām: of the guests
• atithīnām: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: atithi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6/षष्ठी), बहुवचन — Masculine genitive plural

• priya-atithe: O dear guest
• priya-atithe: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: priya+atithi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8/सम्बोधन), एकवचन — Vocative singular; कर्मधारय: प्रियः अतिथिः

Speaker

Dīkṣitāyinī

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Avimukta (Kāśī)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Śaunaka and sages (implied)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A busy puja scene: offerings arranged—flowers, incense, lamps, food—while Dīkṣitāyinī speaks firmly yet respectfully about not missing the proper time; a guest stands nearby, honored.

Characters & Entities

• Dīkṣitāyinī
• Dīkṣita
• devapūjā
• atithi (guest)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Gṛhastha-dharma balances deva-pūjā (worship) and atithi-sevā (hospitality), both to be done at the proper time.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The Kāśī-khaṇḍa’s sacred setting is Kāśī, but this verse itself teaches dharma within a household scene.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Deva-pūjā with upahāra (offerings) is referenced as a timely duty.