Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 89

Devanagari script

कांचनारैः कुरबकैर्दूर्वांकुर कुरंटकैः । प्रत्येकमेभिः कुसुमैः पल्लवैरपरैरपि

Transliteration

kāṃcanāraiḥ kurabakairdūrvāṃkura kuraṃṭakaiḥ | pratyekamebhiḥ kusumaiḥ pallavairaparairapi

Translation

ସେ କାଞ୍ଚନାର ଓ କୁରବକ ପୁଷ୍ପ, ଦୂର୍ବା ଅଙ୍କୁର ଓ କୁରଣ୍ଟକ ଫୁଲ—ଏହି ପ୍ରତ୍ୟେକ ପୁଷ୍ପଦ୍ୱାରା, ଏବଂ ଅନ୍ୟାନ୍ୟ ପଲ୍ଲବ ସହିତ—ପୂଜା ସମ୍ପନ୍ନ କଲେ।

Word by Word

• कांचनारैः: with kāñcanāra flowers/trees
• कांचनारैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कांचनार (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (करण) विभक्ति, बहुवचन (Masculine, Instrumental, Plural)

• कुरबकैः: with kurabaka flowers
• कुरबकैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कुरबक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (करण) विभक्ति, बहुवचन (Masculine, Instrumental, Plural)

• दूर्वांकुरैः: with sprouts of dūrvā grass
• दूर्वांकुरैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दूर्वा + अंकुर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (करण) विभक्ति, बहुवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (dūrvāyāḥ aṅkuraḥ) (Masculine, Instrumental, Plural; genitive tatpurusha)

• कुरंटकैः: with kuraṇṭaka flowers
• कुरंटकैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कुरंटक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (करण) विभक्ति, बहुवचन (Masculine, Instrumental, Plural)

• प्रत्येकम्: each, individually
• प्रत्येकम्: Sambandha (Adverbial/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: प्रत्येकम् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, क्रियाविशेषण (adverb)

• एभिः: with these
• एभिः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: त्रिलिङ्ग, तृतीया (करण) विभक्ति, बहुवचन; सर्वनाम (Pronoun; Instrumental, Plural)

• कुसुमैः: with flowers
• कुसुमैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कुसुम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (करण) विभक्ति, बहुवचन (Neuter, Instrumental, Plural)

• पल्लवैः: with tender leaves/shoots
• पल्लवैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पल्लव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (करण) विभक्ति, बहुवचन (Masculine, Instrumental, Plural)

• अपरैः: with other (ones)
• अपरैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अपर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (करण) विभक्ति, बहुवचन; विशेषण (Masculine, Instrumental, Plural; adjective)

• अपि: also
• अपि: Sambandha (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, समुच्चय/अपि-भाव (particle: also/even)

Speaker

Skanda (deduced, Kāśīkhaṇḍa context)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Avimukta (Kāśī)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Heaps of kāñcanāra and kurabaka flowers mixed with bright green dūrvā sprouts and kuraṇṭaka blossoms; the devotee offers them one by one, creating a layered carpet of color before the liṅga.

Characters & Entities

• Śaṅkara
• Śukra
• Dūrvā

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Steady devotion is shown through repeated, varied offerings—bhakti expressed as perseverance and attention to sacred detail.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Kāśī, the quintessential Śiva-field where continuous worship with flowers and pallavas is praised.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Repeated offering of specific flowers and dūrvā sprouts, along with other pallavas, in Śiva-pūjā.