Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 59

Devanagari script

उपधान्या समायुक्तो दीपीदपर्णसंयुतः । आचार्यं च सपत्नीकं पर्यंक उपवेश्य च

Transliteration

upadhānyā samāyukto dīpīdaparṇasaṃyutaḥ | ācāryaṃ ca sapatnīkaṃ paryaṃka upaveśya ca

Translation

Que ce lit soit préparé avec des coussins, accompagné d’une lampe et de feuilles sacrées ; puis que l’ācārya, avec son épouse, soit assis sur le lit.

Word by Word

• upadhānyā: with a pillow/bolster
• upadhānyā: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: upadhānya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental), एकवचन (Singular)

• samāyuktaḥ: joined/combined
• samāyuktaḥ: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sam-ā-√yuj (धातु) → samāyukta (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), एकवचन (Singular); क्त-प्रत्यय (past participle)

• dīpīda-parṇa-saṃyutaḥ: accompanied with lamps and leaves
• dīpīda-parṇa-saṃyutaḥ: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: dīpīda + parṇa + saṃyuta (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), एकवचन (Singular); तृतीया-तत्पुरुष (dīpīda-parṇaiḥ saṃyutaḥ = accompanied with lamp(s) and leaves)

• ācāryam: the teacher
• ācāryam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ācārya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative), एकवचन (Singular)

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

• sapatnīkam: together with (his) wife
• sapatnīkam: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sa + patnīka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative), एकवचन (Singular); सह-तत्पुरुष (पत्नी-सहितः)

• paryaṃkam: on the couch/bed
• paryaṃkam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: paryaṃka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative), एकवचन (Singular)

• upaveśya: having seated
• upaveśya: Kriya-visheshaṇa (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: upa-√viś (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्यय (Gerund/Absolutive), causative sense by context: ‘having seated (him)’

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

Speaker

Skanda (deduced, Kāśīkhaṇḍa context) to Agastya

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kāśī-kṣetra (contextual)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A decorated couch is set with pillows; a steady lamp burns nearby; sacred leaves are arranged. The ācārya and his wife are respectfully seated as the devotee prepares to honor them in the vow-completion ceremony.

Characters & Entities

• Ācārya

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Honouring the ācārya is a central limb of dharma; worship and vows mature through reverence to the teacher and householders who uphold sacred practice.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The passage belongs to the Kāśī narrative framework in the Skanda Purāṇa, emphasizing rite and merit rather than a named tīrtha.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Prepare the gifted couch with pillows, a lamp, and auspicious leaves, and ceremonially seat the ācārya with his wife upon it.