Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 13

Devanagari script

उपानत्पादुकाभिश्च यतिनश्च तपस्विनः । योग्यैः पट्टदुकूलैश्च विविधैश्चित्ररल्लकैः

Transliteration

upānatpādukābhiśca yatinaśca tapasvinaḥ | yogyaiḥ paṭṭadukūlaiśca vividhaiścitrarallakaiḥ

Translation

യതിമാർക്കും തപസ്വികൾക്കും ചെരിപ്പ്-പാദുകകൾ, അവർക്കുയോജ്യമായ പട്ടുവസ്ത്രങ്ങൾ, രേഷ്മ ദുകൂലങ്ങൾ, വിവിധ ചിത്രവിന്യാസമുള്ള മനോഹര വസ്ത്രങ്ങളും ദാനമായി നൽകി।

Word by Word

• उपानत्पादुकाभिः: with shoes and sandals
• उपानत्पादुकाभिः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: उपानत् (प्रातिपदिक) + पादुका (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्गे तृतीया बहुवचनम्; द्वन्द्वसमासः (उपानतश्च पादुकाश्च)

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

• यतिनः: ascetics
• यतिनः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे प्रथमा बहुवचनम् (nominative plural)

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

• तपस्विनः: austere sages
• तपस्विनः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तपस्विन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे प्रथमा बहुवचनम् (nominative plural)

• योग्यैः: with suitable
• योग्यैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: योग्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे तृतीया बहुवचनम्; विशेषणम् (fit/suitable)

• पट्टदुकूलैः: with silks and fine cloths
• पट्टदुकूलैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पट्ट (प्रातिपदिक) + दुकूल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे तृतीया बहुवचनम्; द्वन्द्वसमासः (पट्टानि च दुकूलानि च)

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

• विविधैः: with various
• विविधैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विविध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे तृतीया बहुवचनम्; विशेषणम् (various)

• चित्ररल्लकैः: with colorful rallaka-garments/ornaments
• चित्ररल्लकैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चित्र (प्रातिपदिक) + रल्लक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे तृतीया बहुवचनम्; कर्मधारयः ‘चित्राः रल्लकाः’ (variegated/ornamental garments/coverings; rare word)

Speaker

Parāśara (continuing narration)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kāśī

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: On a Kāśī ghat or near a maṭha, donors respectfully offer sandals and simple shoes, along with folded silk and patterned cloth, to seated yatis and tapasvins; the ascetics bless them quietly.

Characters & Entities

• Yatis
• Tapasvins

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Serving renunciants and tapasvins is revered dharma; supporting their simple needs in Kāśī is praised as a powerful form of merit.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Kāśī (Vārāṇasī) as a sacred hub of ascetics and pilgrims, where giving to yatis is highlighted.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Dāna to ascetics: footwear (upānat, pādukā) and clothing (paṭṭa, dukūla, patterned textiles) suited to recipients.