Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 90

Devanagari script

कल्पद्रुमः कामगवी चिंतामणिगणा बहु । तव प्रसादादस्माकमपि तिष्ठंति वेश्मसु

Transliteration

kalpadrumaḥ kāmagavī ciṃtāmaṇigaṇā bahu | tava prasādādasmākamapi tiṣṭhaṃti veśmasu

Translation

നിന്റെ പ്രസാദത്താൽ ഞങ്ങളുടെ വീടുകളിലും കൽപദ്രുമം, കാമധേനു, അനേകം ചിന്താമണി രത്നസമൂഹങ്ങൾ നിലകൊള്ളുന്നു.

Word by Word

• कल्पद्रुमः: the wish-fulfilling tree
• कल्पद्रुमः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कल्प (प्रातिपदिक) + द्रुम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular); कर्मधारय/तत्पुरुष-प्रायः (कल्पः द्रुमः / कल्पदः द्रुमः)

• कामगवी: the wish-granting cow
• कामगवी: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: काम (प्रातिपदिक) + गवी/गो (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular); तत्पुरुष (कामान् ददाति इति)

• चिन्तामणि-गणाः: groups of wish-fulfilling gems
• चिन्तामणि-गणाः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चिन्तामणि (प्रातिपदिक) + गण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), बहुवचन (Plural); षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (चिन्तामणीनां गणाः)

• बहु: in abundance/many
• बहु: Kriya-vishesana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: बहु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter) (अव्ययवत् क्रियाविशेषण-प्रयोगः), प्रथमा/द्वितीया एकवचन; परिमाणवाचक (quantifier)

• तव: your
• तव: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/6th), एकवचन (Singular), सर्वनाम-रूप

• प्रसादात्: from (your) grace
• प्रसादात्: Hetu/Apadana (Cause/Source/हेतु/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रसाद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), पञ्चमी-विभक्ति (Ablative/5th), एकवचन (Singular)

• अस्माकम्: of us/our
• अस्माकम्: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/6th), बहुवचन (Plural), सर्वनाम-रूप

• अपि: also/even
• अपि: Sambandha/Emphasis (Particle/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: सम्भावना/समुच्चयार्थक-अव्यय (particle: also/even)

• तिष्ठन्ति: stand/are present
• तिष्ठन्ति: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्था (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), बहुवचन (Plural), परस्मैपद

• वेश्मसु: in (our) houses
• वेश्मसु: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वेश्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/7th), बहुवचन (Plural)

Speaker

Skanda (deduced, Kāśīkhaṇḍa context)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kāśī

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A devotional household scene in Kāśī transformed into a celestial abode: a kalpadruma tree within the courtyard, kāmadhenu nearby, and clusters of cintāmaṇi gems gleaming—explicitly attributed to the Lord’s grace.

Characters & Entities

• Kalpadruma
• Kāmagavī (Kāmadhenu)
• Cintāmaṇi

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Grace (prasāda) is the true source of abundance; in a sanctified space, even mythic wish-fulfillers become secondary to divine favor.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Kāśī, portrayed as a realm where divine boons naturally manifest.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None directly; the verse underscores prasāda as the foundation of all attainments.