Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 23

Devanagari script

राज्ञां प्रसादलब्धानि सुवासांसि धनान्यपि । द्रव्याण्यपि सुगंधीनि कर्पूरादीन्यनेकशः

Transliteration

rājñāṃ prasādalabdhāni suvāsāṃsi dhanānyapi | dravyāṇyapi sugaṃdhīni karpūrādīnyanekaśaḥ

Translation

بادشاہوں کی عنایت سے انہیں عمدہ لباس اور دولت ملتی ہے، اور کافور وغیرہ جیسے بے شمار خوشبودار اشیا بھی کثرت سے حاصل ہوتی ہیں۔

Word by Word

• rājñām: of kings
• rājñām: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rājan (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), बहुवचन (Plural)

• prasādalabdhāni: obtained through (royal) favor
• prasādalabdhāni: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: prasāda (प्रातिपदिक) + labdha (कृदन्त, क्त)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन (Plural); तृतीया/षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषार्थ (prasādena labdhāni = obtained by favor); क्त-प्रत्ययान्त

• suvāsāṃsi: fine garments
• suvāsāṃsi: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: su (उपसर्ग/प्रातिपदिक) + vāsa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन (Plural); कर्मधारय (su-vāsāṃsi = fine garments)

• dhanāni: wealth/treasures
• dhanāni: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dhana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन (Plural)

• api: also
• api: Sambandha (Discourse particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: api (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle), अपि = also/even

• dravyāni: substances/articles
• dravyāni: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dravya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन (Plural)

• api: also
• api: Sambandha (Discourse particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: api (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle)

• sugandhīni: fragrant
• sugandhīni: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: su (प्रातिपदिक) + gandhin (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन (Plural); कर्मधारय (su-gandhīni = fragrant)

• karpūrādīni: camphor and the like
• karpūrādīni: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: karpūra (प्रातिपदिक) + ādi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन (Plural); तत्पुरुष (karpūra-ādi = camphor etc.)

• anekaśaḥ: in many ways/abundantly
• anekaśaḥ: Sambandha (Adverbial/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: anekaśas (अव्यय-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय, क्रियाविशेषण (adverb)

Speaker

Gaṇas (continuing explanation)

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Unspecified in excerpt

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A royal patron bestows silk garments, gold, and fragrant offerings—camphor, sandal, perfumes—upon celestial musicians; trays of aromatics and folded cloth are prominent.

Characters & Entities

• Karpūra

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Worldly patronage brings material rewards; the Purāṇic narrative often contrasts such gains with higher, dharmic merit.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

None specified; the verse describes rewards within the Gandharva-related account.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; it lists items received as gifts (garments, wealth, fragrant substances like camphor).