Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 10

Devanagari script

सगोरसैरन्नदानैर्धान्यदानैरनेकधा । गंधचंदनकर्पूरैस्तांबूलैश्चारुचामरैः

Transliteration

sagorasairannadānairdhānyadānairanekadhā | gaṃdhacaṃdanakarpūraistāṃbūlaiścārucāmaraiḥ

Translation

നെയ്യും പാലുരസവും നിറഞ്ഞ അന്നദാനങ്ങളും പലവിധ ധാന്യദാനങ്ങളും കൂടാതെ, സുഗന്ധദ്രവ്യങ്ങൾ, ചന്ദനം, കർപ്പൂരം, താംബൂലം, മനോഹര ചാമരങ്ങൾ എന്നിവയും അർപ്പിച്ചു।

Word by Word

• सगोरसैः: together with milk
• सगोरसैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: गोरस (प्रातिपदिक) + स (सह)
• Form: अव्ययीभावसमासः ‘गोरसेन सह’; पुंलिङ्गे तृतीया बहुवचनम्; ‘अन्नदानैः’ इति विशेषणम् (with milk)

• अन्नदानैः: with gifts of food
• अन्नदानैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अन्न (प्रातिपदिक) + दान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे तृतीया बहुवचनम्; तत्पुरुषः (षष्ठी) ‘अन्नस्य दानम्’ (food-gifts)

• धान्यदानैः: with gifts of grain
• धान्यदानैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: धान्य (प्रातिपदिक) + दान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे तृतीया बहुवचनम्; तत्पुरुषः (षष्ठी) ‘धान्यस्य दानम्’ (grain-gifts)

• अनेकधा: in many ways
• अनेकधा: Sambandha (Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अनेकधा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्ययम्; प्रकारवाचक-क्रियाविशेषणम् (adverb: in many ways)

• गंधचंदनकर्पूरैः: with perfumes, sandal, and camphor
• गंधचंदनकर्पूरैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गन्ध (प्रातिपदिक) + चन्दन (प्रातिपदिक) + कर्पूर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे तृतीया बहुवचनम्; द्वन्द्वसमासः (गन्धश्च चन्दनं च कर्पूरश्च)

• तांबूलैः: with betel (leaves)
• तांबूलैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ताम्बूल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे तृतीया बहुवचनम् (instrumental plural)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-निपातः (conjunction)

• आरुचामरैः: with beautiful fly-whisks
• आरुचामरैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आरु (प्रातिपदिक) + चामर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे तृतीया बहुवचनम्; कर्मधारयः ‘आरु(=सुन्दर) चामराः’ (beautiful yak-tail fans)

Speaker

Parāśara (continuing narration)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kāśī

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A line of donors offers ghee-rich food and sacks of grain, while attendants present sandal paste, camphor, betel leaves, and ornate yak-tail fans—suggesting both charity and temple service in Kāśī.

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Pilgrimage in Kāśī is completed by compassion and generosity—supporting others through food and necessities becomes a form of tīrtha-worship.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The verse is part of the Kāśī setting (Vārāṇasī), emphasizing the dharmic acts done at its tīrthas.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Annadāna and dhānyadāna, plus gifting fragrant substances (sandal, camphor), tāmbūla, and chāmaras.