Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 11

Devanagari script

सतूलैर्मृदुपर्यंकैर्दीपिकादर्पणासनैः । शिबिकादासदासीभिर्विमानैःपशुभिर्गृहैः

Transliteration

satūlairmṛduparyaṃkairdīpikādarpaṇāsanaiḥ | śibikādāsadāsībhirvimānaiḥpaśubhirgṛhaiḥ

Translation

Ils donnèrent des lits moelleux avec coussins, des lampes, des miroirs et des sièges ; des palanquins, des serviteurs et servantes, des véhicules, des animaux, et même des maisons.

Word by Word

• सतूलैः: together with cotton (stuffing)
• सतूलैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तूल (प्रातिपदिक) + स (सह)
• Form: अव्ययीभावसमासः ‘तूलेन सह’; पुंलिङ्गे तृतीया बहुवचनम्; ‘पर्यङ्कैः’ इति विशेषणम् (with cotton stuffing)

• मृदुपर्यंकैः: with soft couches/beds
• मृदुपर्यंकैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मृदु (प्रातिपदिक) + पर्यङ्क (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे तृतीया बहुवचनम्; कर्मधारयः ‘मृदवः पर्यङ्काः’ (soft couches)

• दीपिका: lamp
• दीपिका: Sambandha (Compound member)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दीपिका (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्गे प्रथमा/द्वितीया एकवचनम्; समासपूर्वपदम् (lamp)

• दर्पण: mirror
• दर्पण: Sambandha (Compound member)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दर्पण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे प्रथमा/द्वितीया एकवचनम्; समासपूर्वपदम् (mirror)

• आसनैः: with seats
• आसनैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आसन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे तृतीया बहुवचनम् (instrumental plural)

• दीपिकादर्पणासनैः: with lamps, mirrors, and seats
• दीपिकादर्पणासनैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दीपिका (प्रातिपदिक) + दर्पण (प्रातिपदिक) + आसन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे तृतीया बहुवचनम्; द्वन्द्वसमासः (दीपिकाश्च दर्पणाश्च आसनानि च)

• शिबिका: palanquin
• शिबिका: Sambandha (Compound member)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिबिका (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्गे प्रथमा/द्वितीया एकवचनम्; समासपूर्वपदम् (palanquin)

• दास: servant
• दास: Sambandha (Compound member)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दास (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे प्रथमा/द्वितीया एकवचनम्; समासपूर्वपदम् (male servant)

• दासीभिः: with maidservants
• दासीभिः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दासी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्गे तृतीया बहुवचनम् (instrumental plural)

• शिबिकादासदासीभिः: with palanquins, servants and maidservants
• शिबिकादासदासीभिः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिबिका (प्रातिपदिक) + दास (प्रातिपदिक) + दासी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्गे तृतीया बहुवचनम्; द्वन्द्वसमासः (शिबिकाश्च दासाश्च दास्यश्च)

• विमानैः: with aerial cars/vehicles
• विमानैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विमान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे तृतीया बहुवचनम् (instrumental plural)

• पशुभिः: with animals/cattle
• पशुभिः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पशु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे तृतीया बहुवचनम् (instrumental plural)

• गृहैः: with houses
• गृहैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गृह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे तृतीया बहुवचनम् (instrumental plural)

Speaker

Parāśara (continuing narration)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kāśī

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A charitable household in Kāśī donates cushioned couches, lamps, mirrors, and seats to a rest-house; nearby, palanquins and animals stand ready for pilgrim transport; a newly gifted house is ceremonially handed over.

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Dharma at a holy place expresses itself as practical compassion—providing comfort, safety, and shelter to others is praised as high merit.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Kāśī’s pilgrimage sphere; the verse details the kinds of dāna performed in its sacred setting.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Various dānas: bedding, lighting, household seating, conveyances, attendants, animals, and housing—forms of support for tīrtha-dwellers and visitors.