Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 75

Devanagari script

कर्पूरादिसुगंधीनां द्रव्याणामप्यपामपि । कंदमूलफलानां च द्रव्याणामपि च त्वचाम्

Transliteration

karpūrādisugaṃdhīnāṃ dravyāṇāmapyapāmapi | kaṃdamūlaphalānāṃ ca dravyāṇāmapi ca tvacām

Translation

Terás conhecimento e domínio até sobre substâncias fragrantes como o cânfora, também sobre as águas, e sobre bulbos, raízes e frutos — e ainda sobre matérias provenientes de cascas e peles.

Word by Word

• karpūra-ādi-sugandhīnām: of fragrant (things) such as camphor
• karpūra-ādi-sugandhīnām: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: karpūra (प्रातिपदिक) + ādi (प्रातिपदिक) + sugandhin (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), बहुवचन; तत्पुरुष: कर्पूरादयः सुगन्धिनः (fragrant substances like camphor)

• dravyāṇām: of substances
• dravyāṇām: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dravya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), बहुवचन

• api: also
• api: Samuccaya (Additive particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: api (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय/अपि-कार (also)

• apām: of waters
• apām: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ap (आप्/अप्-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), बहुवचन; ‘अप्’ शब्दः बहुवचनान्तः

• api: also
• api: Samuccaya (Additive particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: api (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय/अपि-कार (also)

• kaṃda-mūla-phalānām: of bulbs, roots, and fruits
• kaṃda-mūla-phalānām: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kaṃda (प्रातिपदिक) + mūla (प्रातिपदिक) + phala (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), बहुवचन; द्वन्द्व: कन्दानि च मूलानि च फलानि च

• ca: and
• ca: Samuccaya (Conjunction/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयार्थक निपात (conjunction)

• dravyāṇām: of substances
• dravyāṇām: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dravya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), बहुवचन

• api: also
• api: Samuccaya (Additive particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: api (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय/अपि-कार (also)

• ca: and
• ca: Samuccaya (Conjunction/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयार्थक निपात (conjunction)

• tvacām: of barks/skins
• tvacām: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tvac (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), बहुवचन

Speaker

Bhava (Śiva) (continuation of boon discourse)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kāśī liṅga (contextual)

Type: temple

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A shrine scene emphasizing sensory offerings: camphor flame, incense smoke, vessels of water for abhiṣeka, baskets of roots and fruits, bundles of aromatic barks; the deity’s boon sanctifies these materials.

Characters & Entities

• Bhava (Śiva)
• Karpūra (camphor)
• Water (āpaḥ)
• Kaṃda-mūla-phala

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Śiva’s grace extends to the devotee’s means of worship—sanctifying both rich offerings (fragrances) and simple sustenance (roots/fruits).

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Kāśī, presented as a place where offerings and substances used in Śiva worship become vehicles of merit and blessing.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Implicit pūjā context: use of fragrant dravyas (e.g., camphor), water, and simple natural foods as part of worship/observance.