Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 8

Devanagari script

तीर्थवासार्थिनः सर्वान्संतर्प्य च पृथक्पृथक् । रत्नैर्हिरण्यवासोभिरश्वाभरणधेनुभिः

Transliteration

tīrthavāsārthinaḥ sarvānsaṃtarpya ca pṛthakpṛthak | ratnairhiraṇyavāsobhiraśvābharaṇadhenubhiḥ

Translation

اور جو لوگ تیرتھ میں قیام کی نیت سے آئے تھے، اُن سب کو الگ الگ راضی کر کے، جواہرات، سونا، کپڑے، گھوڑے، زیورات اور گائیں دان کیں۔

Word by Word

• तीर्थवासार्थिनः: those desiring residence/pilgrimage at the tīrtha
• तीर्थवासार्थिनः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तीर्थ + वास + अर्थिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा-विभक्ति; बहुवचन (Nominative plural masculine); तत्पुरुषः (तीर्थवासस्य अर्थिनः = desiring pilgrimage-residence)

• सर्वान्: all
• सर्वान्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; द्वितीया-विभक्ति; बहुवचन (Accusative plural masculine)

• संतर्प्य: having satisfied
• संतर्प्य: Kriya (पूर्वक्रिया/Adverbial)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम्-√तृप् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund); पूर्वकाले कृत्य (having satisfied)

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

• पृथक्-पृथक्: separately, one by one
• पृथक्-पृथक्: Kriya (Distribution/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पृथक् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; पुनरुक्त-क्रियाविशेषण (distributive adverb)

• रत्नैः: with jewels
• रत्नैः: Karana (Instrument/means/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रत्न (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; तृतीया-विभक्ति; बहुवचन (Instrumental plural neuter)

• हिरण्यवासोभिः: with gold and garments
• हिरण्यवासोभिः: Karana (Instrument/means/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हिरण्य + वासस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; तृतीया-विभक्ति; बहुवचन (Instrumental plural neuter); द्वन्द्वसमाहारः (with gold and garments)

• अश्वाभरणधेनुभिः: with horses, ornaments, and cows
• अश्वाभरणधेनुभिः: Karana (Instrument/means/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अश्व + आभरण + धेनु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (धेनु-प्रधान/समाहार); तृतीया-विभक्ति; बहुवचन (Instrumental plural); द्वन्द्वसमाहारः (with horses, ornaments, and cows)

Speaker

Parāśara (continuing narration)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kāśī (with Maṇikarṇikā as immediate context)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Sūta and the assembly

Visual Art Cues

Scene: After rites, devas and sages distribute gifts to tīrtha-dwellers: jewels, gold, garments, horses, ornaments, and cows; recipients include ascetics, students, and pilgrims in orderly lines.

Characters & Entities

• Tīrtha-vāsins (pilgrims/residents)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

The greatness of a tīrtha is lived through generosity—honoring pilgrims and seekers with food and gifts as an act of dharma that yields puṇya.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Kāśī’s tīrtha-culture broadly; the surrounding passage is set in Vārāṇasī with Maṇikarṇikā as the starting point.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Saṃtarpana (feeding/satisfying) of tīrtha-visitors and dāna of valuables such as gold, garments, cows, and horses.