Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 61

Devanagari script

न धारयेदन्यभुक्तं वासश्चो पानहावपि । न भिन्न भाजनेश्नीयान्नासीताग्न्यादि दूषिते

Transliteration

na dhārayedanyabhuktaṃ vāsaśco pānahāvapi | na bhinna bhājaneśnīyānnāsītāgnyādi dūṣite

Translation

ఇతరులు వాడిన వస్త్రాలు, పాదుకలు ధరించకూడదు. పగిలిన పాత్రలో భోజనం చేయకూడదు; అగ్ని మొదలైనవాటితో కలుషితమైన (అపవిత్ర) స్థలంలో కూర్చోకూడదు.

Word by Word

• na: not
• na: Sambandha (Negation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेधार्थक-अव्यय

• dhārayet: should wear/keep
• dhārayet: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: dhṛ (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ्, परस्मैपद, मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन; णिच् (causative/प्रेरणार्थ)

• anya-bhuktam: used/eaten by another
• anya-bhuktam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: anya (प्रातिपदिक) + bhukta (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक) < bhuj (धातु)
• Form: तत्पुरुष (अन्येन भुक्तम्), भूतकृदन्त (क्त), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषणम्

• vāsaḥ: garment/clothing
• vāsaḥ: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vāsa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

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

• upanahau: shoes (pair)
• upanahau: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: upanah (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, द्विवचन

• api: also
• api: Sambandha (Emphasis/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: api (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय/अपि-कारक-अव्यय (also/even)

• na: not
• na: Sambandha (Negation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेधार्थक-अव्यय

• bhinne: broken
• bhinne: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: bhinna (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक) < bhid (धातु)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन; विशेषणम्

• bhājane: in a vessel
• bhājane: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhājana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन

• aśnīyāt: should eat
• aśnīyāt: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: aś (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ्, परस्मैपद, मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन

• na: not
• na: Sambandha (Negation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेधार्थक-अव्यय

• āsīta: should sit
• āsīta: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ās (धातु)
• Form: लोट्, परस्मैपद, मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन; धातु: √ās (उपवेशने/स्थितौ)

• agni-ādi: fire and the like
• agni-ādi: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: agni (प्रातिपदिक) + ādi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष (अग्निः आदिः यस्य/अग्न्यादि = fire etc.), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया एकवचन-रूप; अत्र विशेषणार्थे

• dūṣite: in a polluted/defiled (place/seat)
• dūṣite: Adhikarana (Condition/अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: dūṣita (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक) < dūṣ (धातु)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन; विशेषणम्

Speaker

Skanda (deduced for Kāśīkhaṇḍa dialogue context)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kāśī

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A pilgrim in Kāśī declines borrowed sandals and garments, eats from intact leaf/metal plates, and chooses a clean spot away from soot and refuse to sit for prayer near a ghat-side rest house.

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

External cleanliness and careful avoidance of impurity support inner steadiness for worship and pilgrimage in Kāśī.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No single tīrtha is named; the teaching applies to sacred spaces in Kāśī generally, including temples and ghāṭas.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Practical śauca prescriptions regarding personal belongings, eating vessels, and suitable places to sit.