Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 50

Devanagari script

गरुडोद्गाररत्नानां तुलाः प्रयुतसंमिताः । शुद्धविद्रुमरत्नानां तुलाश्च नवकोटयः

Transliteration

garuḍodgāraratnānāṃ tulāḥ prayutasaṃmitāḥ | śuddhavidrumaratnānāṃ tulāśca navakoṭayaḥ

Translation

“Adapun permata garuḍodgāra, timbangannya mencapai prayuta (puluhan ribu) tulā; sedangkan permata karang murni (vidruma) berjumlah sembilan krore tulā.”

Word by Word

• गरुडोद्गाररत्नानाम्: of garuḍodgāra gems
• गरुडोद्गाररत्नानाम्: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गरुड + उद्गार + रत्न (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (6th/Genitive), बहुवचन

• तुलाः: tulās (weights)
• तुलाः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तुला (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन

• प्रयुतसंमिताः: measured as ten-thousands
• प्रयुतसंमिताः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्रयुत + संमित (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकृत् (past passive participle), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; ‘तुलाः’ इति विशेषण; प्रयुत = दशसहस्र (ten-thousand)

• शुद्धविद्रुमरत्नानाम्: of pure coral gems
• शुद्धविद्रुमरत्नानाम्: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शुद्ध + विद्रुम + रत्न (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (6th/Genitive), बहुवचन

• तुलाः: tulās (weights)
• तुलाः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तुला (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक-अव्यय (conjunction)

• नवकोटयः: nine crores
• नवकोटयः: Visheshana (Quantifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नव + कोटि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; द्विगु-समास

Speaker

Skanda

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Avimukta-Kāśī

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: A sage (muni)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Mythic garuḍodgāra gems—dark, iridescent stones—are presented in tens of thousands, while nine crores of pure coral form red, ocean-like mounds; priests weigh and arrange them before a sanctified altar as Skanda narrates.

Characters & Entities

• Skanda
• Garuḍa (by epithet in gem-name)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Even vast riches are depicted as subordinate to dharma—resources gain higher meaning when dedicated to sacred purposes.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The Kāśī-khaṇḍa (glorification of Kāśī) is the textual home; this verse continues the narrative listing rather than praising a named tīrtha.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No direct ritual is specified; the implied context is dāna/offerings accompanying a sacred undertaking.