Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 10

Devanagari script

आराधितोथ सविता तया द्रुपदकन्यया । सदर्वी सपिधानां च स्थालिकामक्षयां ददौ

Transliteration

ārādhitotha savitā tayā drupadakanyayā | sadarvī sapidhānāṃ ca sthālikāmakṣayāṃ dadau

Translation

ద్రుపదకన్య అయిన ఆమె ఈ విధంగా ఆరాధించగా, సవితృ సూర్యదేవుడు ఆమెకు డోసిలి (దర్వి) మరియు తగిన మూతతో కూడిన అక్షయ స్థాళికను దయచేశాడు।

Word by Word

• आराधितः: (he) being pleased/worshipped
• आराधितः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: √राध् (धातु) उपसर्ग-आ (आ + राध्) + क्त
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त; ‘having been worshipped/pleased’

• अथ: then
• अथ: Sambandha/Discourse (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अथ (अव्यय)
• Form: सम्बोधन/अनन्तरबोधक अव्यय (then)

• सविता: Savitṛ (the Sun)
• सविता: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सवितृ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• तया: by her
• तया: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन; ‘by her’

• द्रुपद-कन्यया: by Drupada's daughter
• द्रुपद-कन्यया: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्रुपद (प्रातिपदिक) + कन्या (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन; ‘by the daughter of Drupada’

• स-दर्वी: a (bowl) with a ladle
• स-दर्वी: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दर्वी (प्रातिपदिक) + स (उपसर्गवत्/अव्ययार्थ ‘with’)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; अव्ययीभावः ‘with a ladle’

• स-पिधानाम्: with a lid
• स-पिधानाम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पिधान (प्रातिपदिक) + स (अव्ययार्थ ‘with’)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; अव्ययीभावः ‘with a lid/cover’

• च: and
• च: Sambandha/Conjunction (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय (conjunction)

• स्थालिकाम्: a small pot/bowl
• स्थालिकाम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्थालिका (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• अक्षयाम्: inexhaustible
• अक्षयाम्: Karma-viśeṣaṇa (कर्मविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अक्षय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; ‘inexhaustible’

• ददौ: gave
• ददौ: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √दा (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

Speaker

Skanda (deduced Kāśīkhaṇḍa narration to Agastya)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kāśī (Avimukta)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Sūrya, radiant and crowned, bestows an akṣaya sthālī with ladle and lid to Draupadī; the vessels gleam as sacred gifts, suggesting abundance for feeding guests.

Characters & Entities

• Savitṛ (Sūrya)
• Drupada’s daughter (Pāñcālī)
• Akṣaya-sthālī

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

True devotion yields ‘akṣaya’ (unfailing) support for dharmic living—especially hospitality and feeding others.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Kāśī is the sacred backdrop where Sūrya’s grace manifests as a boon.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Worship (ārādhana) of Sūrya; the boon supports annadāna (feeding as a dharmic act).