Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 44
Devanagari script
भोगः परिजनैः सार्धं दानावंध्यदिनागमः । विद्याव्यसनिता नित्यं नित्यं पित्रोरुपस्थितिः
Transliteration
bhogaḥ parijanaiḥ sārdhaṃ dānāvaṃdhyadināgamaḥ | vidyāvyasanitā nityaṃ nityaṃ pitrorupasthitiḥ
Translation
പരിജനങ്ങളോടും സഹചാരികളോടും കൂടി ഭോഗം ധർമ്മപൂർവ്വം അനുഭവിക്കുക; ദാനമില്ലാത്ത ദിവസം കടന്നുപോകാതിരിക്കുക; വിദ്യയിൽ നിത്യാനുരാഗം; മാതാപിതാക്കൾക്ക് നിരന്തര സേവനം—ഇവയാണ് ഗൃഹസ്ഥന്റെ ധാർമ്മിക ശ്രേഷ്ഠഗുണങ്ങൾ എന്നു പുകഴ്ത്തപ്പെടുന്നത്।
Word by Word
भोगःenjoyment, pleasure
भोगः:
Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootभोग (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), एकवचन
परिजनैःwith attendants/relatives
परिजनैः:
Karana (Instrument/करण)
TypeNoun
Rootपरिजन (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental), बहुवचन
सार्धम्together with
सार्धम्:
Sambandha (Association/सम्बन्ध)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootसार्धम् (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय; सहार्थक-उपपद (indeclinable meaning 'together with')
दानgift, charity
दान:
Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
TypeNoun
Rootदान (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग; समासपूर्वपद (as first member in compound)
अवन्ध्यunfailing, not fruitless
अवन्ध्य:
Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootअवन्ध्य (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग; समासपूर्वपद (as member in compound); नञ्-प्रत्ययार्थ (not fruitless)
दिनday
दिन:
Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
TypeNoun
Rootदिन (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग; समासपूर्वपद (as member in compound)
आगमःarrival (of days)
आगमः:
Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootआगम (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषसमासः: दान-अवन्ध्य-दिन-आगमः (arrival of days that make gifts unfailing)
विद्याknowledge, learning
विद्या:
Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
TypeNoun
Rootविद्या (प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग; समासपूर्वपद (as member in compound)
व्यसनिताdevotion/addiction
व्यसनिता:
Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootव्यसनिता (प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), एकवचन; तत्पुरुषसमासः: विद्या-व्यसनिता (addiction/devotion to learning)
नित्यम्always
नित्यम्:
Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootनित्यम् (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय; कालवाचक क्रियाविशेषण (adverb of time)
नित्यम्always
नित्यम्:
Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootनित्यम् (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय; पुनरुक्ति (repetition for emphasis)
पित्रोःof (one’s) parents
पित्रोः:
Sambandha (Possessor/सम्बन्ध)
TypeNoun
Rootपितृ (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive), द्विवचन
उपस्थितिःattendance, service
उपस्थितिः:
Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootउपस्थिति (प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), एकवचन
Speaker
Skanda
Characters & Entities
P
Parents (pitṛ)K
KāśīFAQs
A fulfilled dharmic life balances family joy with daily charity, lifelong learning, and devoted service to parents.
The verse is situated in Kāśī-khaṇḍa but does not name a particular tirtha.
Regular dāna (charity) is implicitly prescribed as a daily discipline.