Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 61

Devanagari script

दद्यात्पयस्विनीं गां च व्रतस्यपरिपूर्तये । तथोपभोगवस्तूनिच्छत्रोपानत्कमंडलुम्

Transliteration

dadyātpayasvinīṃ gāṃ ca vratasyaparipūrtaye | tathopabhogavastūnicchatropānatkamaṃḍalum

Translation

Pour l’accomplissement parfait du vœu, qu’on offre aussi une vache donnant du lait ; et de même des objets d’usage quotidien : un parasol, des chaussures et un kamandalu (vase d’eau).

Word by Word

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

• payasvinīm: milk-yielding
• payasvinīm: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: payasvinī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative), एकवचन (Singular); विशेषण

• gām: a cow
• gām: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: go (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative), एकवचन (Singular)

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

• vratasya: of the vow
• vratasya: Sambandha (Genitive relation/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vrata (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive), एकवचन (Singular)

• paripūrtaye: for the completion
• paripūrtaye: Sampradana (Recipient/Purpose/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: paripūrti (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी-विभक्ति (Dative), एकवचन (Singular)

• tathā: likewise/also
• tathā: Kriya-visheshaṇa (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tathā (अव्यय)
• Form: क्रियाविशेषण-अव्यय (adverb)

• upabhoga-vastūni: articles of use
• upabhoga-vastūni: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: upabhoga + vastu (प्रातिपदिके)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative), बहुवचन (Plural); षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (upabhogasya vastūni = articles for use/enjoyment)

• chatram: umbrella
• chatram: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: chatra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative), एकवचन (Singular)

• upānat: footwear/sandal
• upānat: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: upānah (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative), एकवचन (Singular); रूपम्: उपानत् (acc. sg.)

• kamaṇḍalum: water-pot (kamaṇḍalu)
• kamaṇḍalum: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kamaṇḍalu (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative), एकवचन (Singular)

Speaker

Skanda (deduced, Kāśīkhaṇḍa context) to Agastya

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kāśī-kṣetra (contextual)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: In a vow-completion ceremony, a gentle milk-cow is presented with a garland; alongside are an umbrella, a pair of sandals, and a kamaṇḍalu. The recipient blesses the donor, signifying paripūrti of the vow.

Characters & Entities

• Cow (Gauḥ)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

A vow is sealed by compassion and support for life—symbolized by gifting a milch cow and essentials that aid a recipient’s daily dharma.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The instruction is embedded in the Kāśī-khaṇḍa setting; the verse itself highlights dāna as a dharmic completion act.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Give a milk-yielding cow and practical items such as an umbrella, footwear, and a kamaṇḍalu to complete the vow.