Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 80

Devanagari script

व्यग्रास्मि देवपूजार्थमुपहारादि कर्मणि । समयोयमतिक्रामेदतिथीनां प्रियातिथे

Transliteration

vyagrāsmi devapūjārthamupahārādi karmaṇi | samayoyamatikrāmedatithīnāṃ priyātithe

Translation

“Ta đang bận việc thờ phụng chư thiên và các nghi thức dâng cúng, lễ vật v.v. Đây là đúng thời—xin đừng để vượt qua, hỡi người yêu quý vốn trọng đãi khách.”

Word by Word

• vyagrā: busy; agitated
• vyagrā: Kartṛ-samānādhikaraṇa (Predicate)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: vyagra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1/प्रथमा), एकवचन — Feminine nominative singular; predicate adjective

• asmi: am
• asmi: Kriyā (Verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: as (अस् धातु)
• Form: लट् (वर्तमान), उत्तमपुरुष, एकवचन — Present indicative, 1st person singular

• deva-pūjā-artham: for the purpose of worship of the deity
• deva-pūjā-artham: Prayojana (Purpose/प्रयोजन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: deva+pūjā+artha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2/द्वितीया), एकवचन — Masculine accusative singular; समास: देवपूजार्थम् = देवस्य पूजायाः अर्थम् (purpose)

• upahāra-ādi: offerings and the like
• upahāra-ādi: Viśeṣaṇa (Adjective)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: upahāra+ādi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रातिपदिक; ‘आदि’ समाहारार्थे — ‘offerings etc.’ used as qualifier to karmaṇi

• karmaṇi: in the task
• karmaṇi: Adhikaraṇa (Location/Domain)
• Type: Noun
• Root: karman (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7/सप्तमी), एकवचन — Neuter locative singular

• samayaḥ: time; appointed time
• samayaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: samaya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1/प्रथमा), एकवचन — Masculine nominative singular

• ayam: this
• ayam: Viśeṣaṇa (Adjective)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: idam (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1/प्रथमा), एकवचन — Pronoun, masculine nominative singular; modifies samayaḥ

• atikrāmet: might pass; may elapse
• atikrāmet: Kriyā (Verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ati+kram (क्रम् धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (सम्भावना/आशङ्का), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन — Optative, 3rd person singular

• atithīnām: of the guests
• atithīnām: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: atithi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6/षष्ठी), बहुवचन — Masculine genitive plural

• priya-atithe: O dear guest
• priya-atithe: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: priya+atithi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8/सम्बोधन), एकवचन — Vocative singular; कर्मधारय: प्रियः अतिथिः

Speaker

Dīkṣitāyinī

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Avimukta (Kāśī)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Śaunaka and sages (implied)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A busy puja scene: offerings arranged—flowers, incense, lamps, food—while Dīkṣitāyinī speaks firmly yet respectfully about not missing the proper time; a guest stands nearby, honored.

Characters & Entities

• Dīkṣitāyinī
• Dīkṣita
• devapūjā
• atithi (guest)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Gṛhastha-dharma balances deva-pūjā (worship) and atithi-sevā (hospitality), both to be done at the proper time.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The Kāśī-khaṇḍa’s sacred setting is Kāśī, but this verse itself teaches dharma within a household scene.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Deva-pūjā with upahāra (offerings) is referenced as a timely duty.