Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 55

Devanagari script

पुत्रान्कलत्रं क्षेत्राणि वराश्वान्वरमंदिरम् । प्राप्नुयाच्च धनं धान्यं ढुंढिस्तोत्रं जपन्नरः

Transliteration

putrānkalatraṃ kṣetrāṇi varāśvānvaramaṃdiram | prāpnuyācca dhanaṃ dhānyaṃ ḍhuṃḍhistotraṃ japannaraḥ

Translation

ढुंढीस्तोत्र जपणारा पुरुष पुत्र, पत्नी, शेती-क्षेत्रे, उत्तम घोडे, श्रेष्ठ घर तसेच धन व धान्य प्राप्त करतो.

Word by Word

• पुत्रान्: sons
• पुत्रान्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुत्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), बहुवचन (Masculine, Accusative plural)

• कलत्रम्: wife/spouse
• कलत्रम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कलत्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन (Neuter, Accusative singular)

• क्षेत्राणि: fields/lands
• क्षेत्राणि: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: क्षेत्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), बहुवचन (Neuter, Accusative plural)

• वराश्वान्: excellent horses
• वराश्वान्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वर-अश्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), बहुवचन; कर्मधारय-समास (Masculine, Accusative plural; 'excellent horses')

• वरमन्दिरम्: a fine residence
• वरमन्दिरम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वर-मन्दिर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; कर्मधारय-समास (Neuter, Accusative singular; 'excellent house')

• प्राप्नुयात्: may obtain
• प्राप्नुयात्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र-आप् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन (Optative, parasmaipada, 3rd person singular)

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

• धनम्: wealth
• धनम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: धन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन (Neuter, Accusative singular)

• धान्यम्: grain
• धान्यम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: धान्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन (Neuter, Accusative singular)

• ढुंढिस्तोत्रम्: Ḍhuṃḍhi-stotra (hymn to Ḍhuṃḍhi)
• ढुंढिस्तोत्रम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ढुंढि-स्तोत्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (Neuter, Accusative singular; 'hymn of Ḍhuṃḍhi')

• जपन्: reciting
• जपन्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: जप् (धातु) + शतृ (कृत् प्रत्यय)
• Form: वर्तमानकाले कृदन्त (शतृ); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; कर्तरि (Present active participle; masculine nominative singular)

• नरः: a man/person
• नरः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन (Masculine, Nominative singular)

Speaker

Skanda (deduced, Kāśīkhaṇḍa dialogue context)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Ḍhuṃḍhi-stotra (Kāśī)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: nara (householder/aspirant)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A householder devotee offers worship to Ḍhuṃḍhi; behind him appear symbols of fulfilled life—granary, fertile fields, a stable home, healthy family—rendered as blessings flowing from the deity.

Characters & Entities

• Ḍhuṃḍhi (Vināyaka/Gaṇeśa)
• Dhana
• Dhānya

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Dharma-rooted devotion supports worldly stability (artha and gṛhastha well-being) when pursued through sacred practice.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Kāśī’s Ḍhuṃḍhi-Vināyaka tradition, where stotra-japa is praised for tangible and spiritual fruits.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Regular japa of the Ḍhuṃḍhi-stotra.