Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 86
Devanagari script
विगृह्य पाणियुग्मेन ताम्रपात्रं सुनिर्मलम् । जानुभ्यामवनिं गत्वा परिपूर्य जलेन च
Transliteration
vigṛhya pāṇiyugmena tāmrapātraṃ sunirmalam | jānubhyāmavaniṃ gatvā paripūrya jalena ca
Translation
ຈັບພາຊະນະທອງແດງທີ່ສະອາດບໍລິສຸດດ້ວຍມືທັງສອງ ແລ້ວຄຸກເຂົ່າລົງສູ່ພື້ນດິນ ຈາກນັ້ນເຕີມນ້ຳໃຫ້ເຕັມພາຊະນະໃຫ້ຄົບຖ້ວນ।
Word by Word
vigṛhyahaving taken/held
vigṛhya:
Kriya (Gerundial/पूर्वक्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootvi-grah (धातु)
Formक्त्वान्त-अव्ययम्; ‘having grasped/held’
pāṇi-yugmenawith both hands
pāṇi-yugmena:
Karana (Instrument/करण)
TypeNoun
Rootpāṇi (प्रातिपदिक) + yugma (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्गे, तृतीया-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्; ‘पाणि-युग्म’ = pair of hands
tāmra-pātrama copper vessel
tāmra-pātram:
Karma (Object/कर्म)
TypeNoun
Roottāmra (प्रातिपदिक) + pātra (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्गे, द्वितीया-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्; ‘ताम्र-पात्र’ = copper vessel
su-nirmalamvery pure/clean
su-nirmalam:
Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootsu (अव्यय-उपसर्ग/प्रातिपदिक) + nirmala (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्गे, द्वितीया-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्; विशेषणम्—‘very clean/pure’
jānubhyāmwith (both) knees
jānubhyām:
Karana (Instrument/करण)
TypeNoun
Rootjānu (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्गे, तृतीया-विभक्तिः, द्विवचनम्; करणम्—‘with the two knees’
avanimthe ground
avanim:
Karma (Object/कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootavanī (प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्गे, द्वितीया-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्
gatvāhaving gone (down)
gatvā:
Kriya (Gerundial/पूर्वक्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootgam (धातु)
Formक्त्वान्त-अव्ययम्; ‘having gone (to)’
paripūryahaving filled completely
paripūrya:
Kriya (Gerundial/पूर्वक्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootpari-pṝ (धातु)
Formक्त्वान्त-अव्ययम्; ‘having filled completely’
jalenawith water
jalena:
Karana (Instrument/करण)
TypeNoun
Rootjala (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्गे, तृतीया-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्
caand
ca:
Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootca (अव्यय)
Formअव्ययम्; समुच्चय-बोधकः (conjunction)
Speaker
Skanda (deduced, Kāśīkhaṇḍa context)
FAQs
Outer purity and disciplined posture support inner reverence in Vedic-Purāṇic worship.
The rite is taught within Kāśī’s sacred framework in the Kāśīkhaṇḍa.
Use a spotless copper vessel, kneel, and fill it fully with water for the arghya offering.