Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 68

Devanagari script

सोपस्कराणिवेश्मानिमु सलोलूखलादिभिः । यैर्दत्तानि सशय्यानि तेषां हर्म्याण्यमूनि वै

Transliteration

sopaskarāṇiveśmānimu salolūkhalādibhiḥ | yairdattāni saśayyāni teṣāṃ harmyāṇyamūni vai

Translation

ജലകുടം, ഉലക്ക-ഉരൽ മുതലായ ഗൃഹോപകരണങ്ങളോടും ശയ്യയോടും കൂടിയ സുസജ്ജിത വീടുകൾ ദാനം ചെയ്തവർ, സത്യമായി ഇത്തരത്തിലുള്ള ഭവ്യ മാളികകൾ പ്രാപിക്കുന്നു.

Word by Word

• स: with
• स: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, बहुवचन; ‘with’ अर्थे सह-सम्बन्धे (contextual)

• उपस्कराणि: furnishings, equipment
• उपस्कराणि: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: उपस्कर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, बहुवचन; ‘equipment, furnishings’

• वेश्मानि: houses
• वेश्मानि: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वेश्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, बहुवचन; Nominative/Accusative plural

• इमु: indeed/just
• इमु: Discourse particle (निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इम (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: निपात/प्रयोगविशेष (colloquial particle; often ‘indeed/just’)

• स: with
• स: Discourse/Connector
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: स (अव्यय)
• Form: उपसर्ग-सदृश/सह-अर्थे अव्यय (with)

• लोलूखलादिभिः: with mortars and the like
• लोलूखलादिभिः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लोलूखल + आदि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; समासः—लोलूखलम् आदिः येषाम् (आदि-समास/तत्पुरुष-प्राय)

• यैः: by whom
• यैः: Karta (Agent/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; Instrumental plural

• दत्तानि: given
• दत्तानि: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दा (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (क्त), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, बहुवचन; past passive participle ‘given’

• स: with
• स: Discourse/Connector
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: स (अव्यय)
• Form: सह-अर्थे अव्यय (with)

• शय्यानि: beds
• शय्यानि: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शय्या (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, बहुवचन; ‘beds’

• तेषाम्: of them
• तेषाम्: Sambandha (Possession/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; Genitive plural

• हर्म्याणि: mansions
• हर्म्याणि: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हर्म्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; Nominative plural

• अमूनि: those (there)
• अमूनि: Apposition (समानाधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अदस् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, बहुवचन; ‘those’ (distal)

• वै: indeed
• वै: Discourse particle (निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वै (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (emphasis)

Speaker

Skanda

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A donor ceremonially hands over keys/ownership of a small furnished house to a Brāhmaṇa/ascetic; inside are water-pots, mortar, and bedding; above, a celestial mansion appears as the promised fruit.

Characters & Entities

• Brāhmaṇas (implied recipients of dāna)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Providing complete shelter—home, furnishings, and rest—counts as comprehensive charity and yields corresponding auspicious enjoyments.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No specific tīrtha is named; the verse teaches the fruit of gṛha-dāna within the Kāśī Khaṇḍa context.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Gṛha-dāna: donating a furnished dwelling along with beds and household implements.