Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 36

Devanagari script

आतपत्रं च चंद्राभं शुभे चापि च चामरे । भद्रासनं तथोच्चं च सिंधुराश्च मदोद्धुराः

Transliteration

ātapatraṃ ca caṃdrābhaṃ śubhe cāpi ca cāmare | bhadrāsanaṃ tathoccaṃ ca siṃdhurāśca madoddhurāḥ

Translation

Un parasol royal, clair comme la lune; de propices éventails en queue de yak; un siège élevé et splendide; et des éléphants du Sindhu, fiers dans leur rut—(tels sont les honneurs qui l’entourent).

Word by Word

• आतपत्रम्: parasol
• आतपत्रम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आतपत्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (Coordination/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-अव्यय (conjunction)

• चन्द्राभम्: moon-like / shining like the moon
• चन्द्राभम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: चन्द्र-आभ (प्रातिपदिक); चन्द्र (संज्ञा) + आभ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषण

• शुभे: auspicious (two)
• शुभे: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शुभ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, द्विवचन; विशेषण (agreeing with ‘चामरे’)

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (Coordination/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-अव्यय (conjunction)

• अपि: also
• अपि: Samuccaya (Coordination/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: सम्भावना/समुच्चयार्थक-अव्यय (also/even)

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (Coordination/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-अव्यय (conjunction)

• चामरे: yak-tail fans (two)
• चामरे: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चामर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, द्विवचन

• भद्रासनम्: a splendid seat/throne-seat
• भद्रासनम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भद्र-आसन (प्रातिपदिक); भद्र (विशेषण) + आसन (संज्ञा)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन

• तथा: likewise / also
• तथा: Samuccaya (Coordination/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रियाविशेषण (adverb)

• उच्चम्: high / elevated
• उच्चम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: उच्च (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषण (for bhadrāsanam)

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (Coordination/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-अव्यय (conjunction)

• सिन्धुराः: elephants
• सिन्धुराः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सिन्धुर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (Coordination/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-अव्यय (conjunction)

• मदोद्धुराः: maddened / intoxicated with rut
• मदोद्धुराः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मद-उद्धुर (प्रातिपदिक); मद (संज्ञा) + उद्धुर (विशेषण)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; विशेषण (for सिन्धुराः)

Speaker

Sunīti

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kāśī

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A ceremonial procession: moon-white parasol overhead, attendants waving cāmara fans, a high throne-seat displayed, and rutting Sindhu elephants adorned with bells and caparisons.

Characters & Entities

• Sunīti
• Sindhu (region)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Outer splendor is portrayed as a karmic fruit; recognizing it as impermanent helps one avoid envy and pride.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No tīrtha is named; the verse uses royal imagery within the Kāśīkhaṇḍa narrative.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; the verse is descriptive of royal honors.