Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 60

Devanagari script

व्रती समर्चयेद्वस्त्रैः करकर्णविभूषणैः । सुगंधचंदनैर्माल्यैर्दक्षिणाभिर्मुदान्वितः

Transliteration

vratī samarcayedvastraiḥ karakarṇavibhūṣaṇaiḥ | sugaṃdhacaṃdanairmālyairdakṣiṇābhirmudānvitaḥ

Translation

Que l’observant du vœu les honore par des vêtements, des ornements pour les mains et les oreilles, du santal parfumé, des guirlandes et des dons, le cœur empli de joie.

Word by Word

• vratī: the vow-observer
• vratī: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vratin (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), एकवचन (Singular)

• samarcayet: should worship
• samarcayet: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: sam-√arc (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular); परस्मैपद

• vastraiḥ: with garments
• vastraiḥ: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vastra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental), बहुवचन (Plural)

• kara-karṇa-vibhūṣaṇaiḥ: with hand- and ear-ornaments
• kara-karṇa-vibhūṣaṇaiḥ: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kara + karṇa + vibhūṣaṇa (प्रातिपदिके)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental), बहुवचन (Plural); षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (kara-karṇayoḥ vibhūṣaṇaiḥ = ornaments for hands and ears)

• sugandha-candanaiḥ: with fragrant substances and sandalwood
• sugandha-candanaiḥ: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sugandha + candana (प्रातिपदिके)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental), बहुवचन (Plural); इतरेतर-द्वन्द्व

• mālyaiḥ: with garlands
• mālyaiḥ: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mālya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental), बहुवचन (Plural)

• dakṣiṇābhiḥ: with gifts/fees (dakṣiṇā)
• dakṣiṇābhiḥ: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dakṣiṇā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental), बहुवचन (Plural)

• mudā-anvitaḥ: endowed with joy
• mudā-anvitaḥ: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: mudā (प्रातिपदिक) + anvita (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), एकवचन (Singular); तृतीया-तत्पुरुष (mudayā anvitaḥ = endowed with joy)

Speaker

Skanda (deduced, Kāśīkhaṇḍa context) to Agastya

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kāśī-kṣetra (contextual)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: The vow-observer presents fine garments, bracelets and earrings, sandal paste, and garlands, then offers dakṣiṇā, his face bright with devotional joy as the seated ācārya-couple receives honors.

Characters & Entities

• Ācārya

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Ritual purity is strengthened by generous, joyful giving—dāna performed without reluctance becomes a purifier and a dharma-support.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Kāśī is the overarching sacred geography, but this verse primarily teaches general vrata-conclusion etiquette.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Offer garments, hand-and-ear ornaments, sandal paste, garlands, and dakṣiṇā as part of the concluding worship.