Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 28

Devanagari script

शयनीयं न चोत्सृष्टं मृदुला च प्रतूलिका । दीपीदर्पणसंयु्क्तं सर्वभोगसमृद्धिदम्

Transliteration

śayanīyaṃ na cotsṛṣṭaṃ mṛdulā ca pratūlikā | dīpīdarpaṇasaṃyu्ktaṃ sarvabhogasamṛddhidam

Translation

Je n’ai pas non plus donné un lit, ni un oreiller moelleux—avec lampe et miroir—don qui accorde l’abondance de toutes jouissances.

Word by Word

• शयनीयम्: bed, bedding
• शयनीयम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शयनीय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन (Neuter, Nom/Acc, Sg.)

• न: not
• न: Sambandha (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेधार्थक-अव्यय (negative particle)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-अव्यय (conjunction)

• उत्सृष्टम्: discarded, given away
• उत्सृष्टम्: Karta (Predicate/विधेय)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: उत् + सृज् (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (क्त-प्रत्यय), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; ‘given away/abandoned’ (Past passive participle, Neuter, Nom/Acc, Sg.)

• मृदुला: soft
• मृदुला: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मृदुल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषण (Feminine, Nom., Sg.)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-अव्यय (conjunction)

• प्रतूलिका: pillow/cushion
• प्रतूलिका: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रतूलिका (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन (Feminine, Nom., Sg.)

• दीपि-दर्पण-संयुक्तम्: joined with a lamp and a mirror
• दीपि-दर्पण-संयुक्तम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दीपि (प्रातिपदिक) + दर्पण (प्रातिपदिक) + संयुक्त (प्रातिपदिक; सम्+युज् धातोः क्त)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषण (Neuter, Nom/Acc, Sg.)

• सर्वभोगसमृद्धिदम्: giving prosperity of all enjoyments
• सर्वभोगसमृद्धिदम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक) + भोग (प्रातिपदिक) + समृद्धि (प्रातिपदिक) + द (प्रातिपदिक; √दा ‘to give’)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषण (Neuter, Nom/Acc, Sg.)

Speaker

Skanda (deduced: Kāśīkhaṇḍa commonly Skanda speaking to Agastya)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kāśī

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A donor imagines the unoffered gift: a neatly arranged bed with a soft pillow, a lit lamp, and a mirror—symbols of comfort and clarity—while standing in Kāśī with remorse for missed generosity.

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Charity that supports rest, comfort, and daily living is praised as a dharmic cause of wholesome prosperity.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The verse belongs to the Kāśīkhaṇḍa’s Kāśī-centered teaching, but it specifically extols dāna rather than naming a site.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Śayana-dāna: donating a bed with soft pillow, along with lamp and mirror, described as granting sarvabhoga-samṛddhi.