Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 93

Devanagari script

दिनेदिने सा प्रत्यग्रैः कुसुमैरिष्टगंधिभिः । सुविचित्राणि माल्यानि परिगुंफ्यार्चयेद्विभुम्

Transliteration

dinedine sā pratyagraiḥ kusumairiṣṭagaṃdhibhiḥ | suvicitrāṇi mālyāni pariguṃphyārcayedvibhum

Translation

ദിനംപ്രതി അവൾ സുഗന്ധമുള്ള പുതുപുഷ്പങ്ങളാൽ അതിവിചിത്രമായ മാലകൾ നെയ്ത്തു, വിഭുവായ പ്രഭുവിനെ ഭക്തിയോടെ ആരാധിച്ചു।

Word by Word

• दिने-दिने: day by day
• दिने-दिने: Kāla-adhikaraṇa (Temporal adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: दिन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययीभावसमासः; कालवाचक अव्यय (day by day)

• सा: she
• सा: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; प्रथमा (1st/Nominative); एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• प्रत्यग्रैः: with fresh
• प्रत्यग्रैः: Karaṇa (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्रत्यग्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग; तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental); बहुवचन; विशेषण (qualifying ‘flowers’)

• कुसुमैः: flowers
• कुसुमैः: Karaṇa (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कुसुम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental); बहुवचन

• इष्ट-गन्धिभिः: with pleasing fragrance
• इष्ट-गन्धिभिः: Karaṇa (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: इष्ट (कृदन्त; इष् धातु, क्त) + गन्धिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग; तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental); बहुवचन; कर्मधारयः (इष्टः गन्धो येषां ते = having pleasing fragrance)

• सुविचित्राणि: very beautiful/variegated
• सुविचित्राणि: Karman (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सु (उपसर्ग/अव्यय) + विचित्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative); बहुवचन; विशेषण (qualifying ‘garlands’)

• माल्यानि: garlands
• माल्यानि: Karman (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: माल्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative); बहुवचन

• परिगुंफ्य: having strung (them)
• परिगुंफ्य: Pūrvakāla-kriyā (Prior action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: परि+गुंफ्/गुम्फ् (धातु) + ल्यप् (क्त्वा-प्रत्यय)
• Form: अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund/absolutive); पूर्वक्रिया (having strung/arranged)

• अर्चयेत्: should worship
• अर्चयेत्: Kriyā (Predicate action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अर्च् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative); प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person); एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्

• विभुम्: the Lord, the all-pervading one
• विभुम्: Karman (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विभु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative); एकवचन

Speaker

Skanda (deduced)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Trilocana (Kāśī)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: The Nāga-princess daily gathers fresh fragrant blossoms, weaves intricate garlands, and offers them to the Lord at the shrine.

Characters & Entities

• Trilocana/Śiva (implied as Vibhu)
• Ratnāvalī

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Devotional service (sevā) expressed through beauty and care—like fresh flowers and garlands—becomes a refined offering to the Divine.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Kāśī is the narrative setting; the worship is directed to Śiva (Trilocana/Vibhu) in the holy city.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Flower-offering and garland-making as part of daily pūjā (arcana) to Śiva.