Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 23

Devanagari script

राज्ञां प्रसादलब्धानि सुवासांसि धनान्यपि । द्रव्याण्यपि सुगंधीनि कर्पूरादीन्यनेकशः

Transliteration

rājñāṃ prasādalabdhāni suvāsāṃsi dhanānyapi | dravyāṇyapi sugaṃdhīni karpūrādīnyanekaśaḥ

Translation

Par la faveur des rois, ils obtiennent de beaux vêtements et des richesses, ainsi que maintes substances parfumées — camphre et autres — en abondance.

Word by Word

• rājñām: of kings
• rājñām: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rājan (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), बहुवचन (Plural)

• prasādalabdhāni: obtained through (royal) favor
• prasādalabdhāni: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: prasāda (प्रातिपदिक) + labdha (कृदन्त, क्त)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन (Plural); तृतीया/षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषार्थ (prasādena labdhāni = obtained by favor); क्त-प्रत्ययान्त

• suvāsāṃsi: fine garments
• suvāsāṃsi: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: su (उपसर्ग/प्रातिपदिक) + vāsa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन (Plural); कर्मधारय (su-vāsāṃsi = fine garments)

• dhanāni: wealth/treasures
• dhanāni: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dhana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन (Plural)

• api: also
• api: Sambandha (Discourse particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: api (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle), अपि = also/even

• dravyāni: substances/articles
• dravyāni: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dravya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन (Plural)

• api: also
• api: Sambandha (Discourse particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: api (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle)

• sugandhīni: fragrant
• sugandhīni: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: su (प्रातिपदिक) + gandhin (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन (Plural); कर्मधारय (su-gandhīni = fragrant)

• karpūrādīni: camphor and the like
• karpūrādīni: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: karpūra (प्रातिपदिक) + ādi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन (Plural); तत्पुरुष (karpūra-ādi = camphor etc.)

• anekaśaḥ: in many ways/abundantly
• anekaśaḥ: Sambandha (Adverbial/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: anekaśas (अव्यय-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय, क्रियाविशेषण (adverb)

Speaker

Gaṇas (continuing explanation)

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Unspecified in excerpt

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A royal patron bestows silk garments, gold, and fragrant offerings—camphor, sandal, perfumes—upon celestial musicians; trays of aromatics and folded cloth are prominent.

Characters & Entities

• Karpūra

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Worldly patronage brings material rewards; the Purāṇic narrative often contrasts such gains with higher, dharmic merit.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

None specified; the verse describes rewards within the Gandharva-related account.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; it lists items received as gifts (garments, wealth, fragrant substances like camphor).