Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 85

Devanagari script

दुकूलान्यनुकूलानि रत्नालंकृतयः शुभाः । प्रागेव धारितास्तेत्र पश्यागत्य गृहाण च

Transliteration

dukūlānyanukūlāni ratnālaṃkṛtayaḥ śubhāḥ | prāgeva dhāritāstetra paśyāgatya gṛhāṇa ca

Translation

ณ ที่นั้นมีผ้าทรงเนื้อละเอียดอันงดงาม น่าพอใจและเหมาะควร เป็นมงคลและประดับด้วยรัตนะ ได้จัดเตรียมไว้ก่อนแล้ว จงมาเถิด มาดูแล้วรับไป

Word by Word

• dukūlāni: fine garments
• dukūlāni: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dukūla (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• anukūlāni: suitable, agreeable
• anukūlāni: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: anukūla (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: विशेषण; नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, बहुवचन (dukūlāni-विशेषण)

• ratna-alaṃkṛtayaḥ: adorned with jewels
• ratna-alaṃkṛtayaḥ: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ratna (प्रातिपदिक) + alaṃkṛta (√kṛ धातु + kta)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (रत्नैः अलंकृताः); स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन

• śubhāḥ: auspicious, beautiful
• śubhāḥ: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: śubha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: विशेषण; स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन (ratnālaṃkṛtayaḥ-विशेषण)

• prāk-eva: already
• prāk-eva: Kāla-adhikarana (Time/काल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: prāk (अव्यय) + eva (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय + अवधारणार्थक-अव्यय (already + indeed)

• dhāritāḥ: have been kept/placed
• dhāritāḥ: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √dhṛ (धातु) + kta (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि-कृदन्त (past passive participle); स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन

• te: for you
• te: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: चतुर्थी-विभक्ति (Dative), एकवचन (ते = तुभ्यम्/ते in sense 'for you' as enclitic)

• atra: here
• atra: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: atra (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्यय (adverb: here)

• paśya: see, look
• paśya: Kriya (Verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √dṛś (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकार (Imperative), परस्मैपद, मध्यमपुरुष (2nd person), एकवचन

• āgatya: having come
• āgatya: Kriya-visheshana (Conjunctive action/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ā-√gam (धातु) + ल्यप् (कृदन्त)
• Form: क्त्वान्त/ल्यपन्त-अव्यय (gerund/absolutive): having come

• gṛhāṇa: take, accept
• gṛhāṇa: Kriya (Verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √grah (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकार (Imperative), आत्मनेपद, मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन

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

Speaker

A householder/elder (contextual; arranging auspicious attire for a ceremony)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kāśī

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Inside a well-kept house or temple antechamber in Kāśī: neatly arranged fine garments and jewel-adorned cloths; a host gestures inviting the recipient to come, see, and accept.

Characters & Entities

• Auspicious rite setting (implied)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Outer preparations symbolize inner readiness for dharmic, auspicious action—yet true auspiciousness ultimately rests in the divine.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The verse occurs within the Kāśīkhaṇḍa narrative frame centered on Kāśī.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

It implies ceremonial preparation (clothing/ornamentation) but does not specify a named vrata, snāna, or dāna.