Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 75

Devanagari script

कर्पूरादिसुगंधीनां द्रव्याणामप्यपामपि । कंदमूलफलानां च द्रव्याणामपि च त्वचाम्

Transliteration

karpūrādisugaṃdhīnāṃ dravyāṇāmapyapāmapi | kaṃdamūlaphalānāṃ ca dravyāṇāmapi ca tvacām

Translation

Tu auras la connaissance et la maîtrise même des substances odorantes telles que le camphre, des eaux également, des bulbes, des racines et des fruits, ainsi que des matières tirées des écorces et des peaux.

Word by Word

• karpūra-ādi-sugandhīnām: of fragrant (things) such as camphor
• karpūra-ādi-sugandhīnām: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: karpūra (प्रातिपदिक) + ādi (प्रातिपदिक) + sugandhin (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), बहुवचन; तत्पुरुष: कर्पूरादयः सुगन्धिनः (fragrant substances like camphor)

• dravyāṇām: of substances
• dravyāṇām: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dravya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), बहुवचन

• api: also
• api: Samuccaya (Additive particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: api (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय/अपि-कार (also)

• apām: of waters
• apām: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ap (आप्/अप्-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), बहुवचन; ‘अप्’ शब्दः बहुवचनान्तः

• api: also
• api: Samuccaya (Additive particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: api (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय/अपि-कार (also)

• kaṃda-mūla-phalānām: of bulbs, roots, and fruits
• kaṃda-mūla-phalānām: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kaṃda (प्रातिपदिक) + mūla (प्रातिपदिक) + phala (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), बहुवचन; द्वन्द्व: कन्दानि च मूलानि च फलानि च

• ca: and
• ca: Samuccaya (Conjunction/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयार्थक निपात (conjunction)

• dravyāṇām: of substances
• dravyāṇām: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dravya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), बहुवचन

• api: also
• api: Samuccaya (Additive particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: api (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय/अपि-कार (also)

• ca: and
• ca: Samuccaya (Conjunction/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयार्थक निपात (conjunction)

• tvacām: of barks/skins
• tvacām: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tvac (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), बहुवचन

Speaker

Bhava (Śiva) (continuation of boon discourse)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kāśī liṅga (contextual)

Type: temple

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A shrine scene emphasizing sensory offerings: camphor flame, incense smoke, vessels of water for abhiṣeka, baskets of roots and fruits, bundles of aromatic barks; the deity’s boon sanctifies these materials.

Characters & Entities

• Bhava (Śiva)
• Karpūra (camphor)
• Water (āpaḥ)
• Kaṃda-mūla-phala

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Śiva’s grace extends to the devotee’s means of worship—sanctifying both rich offerings (fragrances) and simple sustenance (roots/fruits).

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Kāśī, presented as a place where offerings and substances used in Śiva worship become vehicles of merit and blessing.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Implicit pūjā context: use of fragrant dravyas (e.g., camphor), water, and simple natural foods as part of worship/observance.