Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 12

Devanagari script

चित्रध्वजपताकाभिरुल्लोचैश्चंद्रचारुभिः । वर्षाशनप्रदानैश्च गृहोपस्करसंयुतैः

Transliteration

citradhvajapatākābhirullocaiścaṃdracārubhiḥ | varṣāśanapradānaiśca gṛhopaskarasaṃyutaiḥ

Translation

ବିଚିତ୍ର ଧ୍ୱଜ-ପତାକା ଓ ଚନ୍ଦ୍ରସମ ସୁନ୍ଦର ଛତ୍ର ସହ, ବର୍ଷାକାଳ ପାଇଁ ଆବଶ୍ୟକ ବସ୍ତ୍ର-ଆସନାଦି ସାମଗ୍ରୀ ଏବଂ ଗୃହୋପସ୍କରସଂଯୁକ୍ତ ଦାନ ମଧ୍ୟ ଦିଆଗଲା।

Word by Word

• चित्रध्वजपताकाभिः: with colorful flags and banners
• चित्रध्वजपताकाभिः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चित्र (प्रातिपदिक) + ध्वज (प्रातिपदिक) + पताका (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्गे तृतीया बहुवचनम्; समाहार/समुच्चयार्थे समासः: ‘चित्राः ध्वजपताकाः’ (variegated flags and banners)

• उल्लोचैः: with canopies/awnings
• उल्लोचैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: उल्लोच (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे तृतीया बहुवचनम् (instrumental plural)

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

• चन्द्रचारुभिः: with moon-like beautiful (ones)
• चन्द्रचारुभिः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: चन्द्र (प्रातिपदिक) + चारु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे तृतीया बहुवचनम्; कर्मधारयः ‘चन्द्रवत् चारवः’ (moon-like beautiful); ‘उल्लोचैः’ इत्यादीनां विशेषणम्

• वर्षाशनप्रदानैः: with distributions of food in the rainy season
• वर्षाशनप्रदानैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वर्षा (प्रातिपदिक) + अशन (प्रातिपदिक) + प्रदान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे तृतीया बहुवचनम्; तत्पुरुषसमासः: ‘वर्षायाम् अशनस्य प्रदानम्’ (giving food during rains)

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

• गृहोपस्करसंयुतैः: with (things) furnished with household equipment
• गृहोपस्करसंयुतैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: गृह (प्रातिपदिक) + उपस्कर (प्रातिपदिक) + संयुत (कृदन्त, क्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे तृतीया बहुवचनम्; तत्पुरुषः ‘गृहस्य उपस्करैः संयुत’ (furnished with household implements); क्त-प्रत्ययान्तः (endowed)

Speaker

Parāśara (continuing narration)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kāśī

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A festive Kāśī street/ghāṭa is adorned with painted flags and banners; donors present bright canopies and monsoon provisions—mats, coverings, and household bundles—to a dharmaśālā or temple committee.

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

True tīrtha-merit includes caring for the lived needs of others—beautifying sacred spaces and providing practical provisions is a dharmic offering.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The broader Kāśī setting; the verse continues the description of charitable acts performed in Vārāṇasī.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Dāna of flags, canopies, seasonal necessities, and household furnishings.