Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 51

Devanagari script

एकदा कृत्तिवासे तु चैत्र्यां यात्राऽभवत्पुरा । अन्नं राशीकृतं तत्र ह्युपहारसमुद्भवम्

Transliteration

ekadā kṛttivāse tu caitryāṃ yātrā'bhavatpurā | annaṃ rāśīkṛtaṃ tatra hyupahārasamudbhavam

Translation

एक बार चैत्र मास में कृत्तिवास में पूर्वकाल में यात्रा-उत्सव हुआ। वहाँ उपहारों से उत्पन्न अन्न के ढेर एकत्र किए गए।

Word by Word

• ekadā: once
• ekadā: Kala (Time/काल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eka-dā (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; कालवाचक (temporal adverb: 'once')

• kṛttivāse: at Kṛttivāsa (temple/place)
• kṛttivāse: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kṛttivāsa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन

• tu: indeed
• tu: Sambandha (Discourse particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tu (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अवधानसूचक (particle)

• caitryām: on Caitrī (festival/day)
• caitryām: Kala (Time/काल)
• Type: Noun
• Root: caitrī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन; कालवाचक (on the Caitrī day/festival)

• yātrā: a pilgrimage/festival procession
• yātrā: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yātrā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• abhavat: took place/was
• abhavat: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: bhū (धातु: भू)
• Form: लङ् (imperfect/past), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• purā: formerly
• purā: Kala (Time/काल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: purā (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; कालवाचक (adverb: 'formerly/once')

• annam: food
• annam: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: anna (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• rāśīkṛtam: heaped up
• rāśīkṛtam: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: rāśī-kṛ (धातु: कृ)
• Form: कृदन्त; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past passive participle); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; विशेषण

• tatra: there
• tatra: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatra (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; देशवाचक (locative adverb)

• hi: indeed
• hi: Sambandha (Discourse particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: hi (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निश्चय/कारणसूचक (particle: 'indeed/for')

• upahāra: offering/presentation
• upahāra: Sambandha (Genitive-relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: upahāra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th), एकवचन (समासपूर्वपद-रूप)

• samudbhavam: arisen from (offerings)
• samudbhavam: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sam-ud-bhava (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: विशेषण; नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; (समुद्भव = 'arisen from')

Speaker

Skanda (continuing narration)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kṛttivāsa/Kṛttivāseśvara-yātrā

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Agastya

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A bustling Caitra yātrā at Kṛttivāsa: temple attendants manage heaps of cooked rice and offerings; pilgrims queue with leaf-plates; banners and lamps adorn the shrine courtyard.

Characters & Entities

• Kṛttivāsa/Kṛttivāseśvara
• Caitra
• Yātrā (festival pilgrimage)
• Kāśī

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Pilgrimage festivals express bhakti through collective worship and abundant offerings, turning the shrine into a field of merit.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Kṛttivāsa/Kṛttivāseśvara in Kāśī, especially during the Caitra yātrā.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Yātrā (pilgrimage festival) and offering of food (upahāra), implying annadāna and prasad distribution.