Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 86

Devanagari script

सकर्पूरं च तांबूलं पुष्पदानं तथैव च । जलपात्राण्यनेकानि तथा पुष्प गृहाणि च

Transliteration

sakarpūraṃ ca tāṃbūlaṃ puṣpadānaṃ tathaiva ca | jalapātrāṇyanekāni tathā puṣpa gṛhāṇi ca

Translation

Cũng nên bố thí tāmbūla (trầu cau) có hòa long não, và cũng vậy, dâng tặng hoa. Lại nên cho nhiều bình nước, cùng “nhà hoa”/chỗ cất giữ và bày hoa để phụng cúng.

Word by Word

• sakarpūram: with camphor
• sakarpūram: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sa- (उपसर्ग/सह) + karpūra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्; सह-कार्पूरेण (with camphor)

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

• tāṃbūlam: betel
• tāṃbūlam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tāṃbūla (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम् (betel)

• puṣpadānam: offering of flowers
• puṣpadānam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: puṣpa (प्रातिपदिक) + dāna (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्; पुष्पस्य दानम् (gift of flowers)

• tathā: likewise
• tathā: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tathā (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्ययम्; प्रकार/समुच्चयार्थे (likewise/also)

• eva: indeed/just
• eva: Sambandha (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: निश्चय/अवधारण-अव्ययम् (emphatic particle)

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

• jalapātrāṇi: water vessels
• jalapātrāṇi: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: jala (प्रातिपदिक) + pātra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्तिः, बहुवचनम्; जलस्य पात्राणि (water-vessels)

• anekāni: many
• anekāni: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: aneka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्तिः, बहुवचनम्; विशेषणम् (many)

• tathā: also
• tathā: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tathā (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्ययम्; समुच्चयार्थे (also)

• puṣpa: flower
• puṣpa: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: puṣpa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्; समासपूर्वपदम् (flower)

• gṛhāṇi: receptacles/arrangements (for flowers)
• gṛhāṇi: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: gṛha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्तिः, बहुवचनम् (houses/containers; here: receptacles/arrangements)

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

Speaker

Skanda

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kāśī-kṣetra (temple service context)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Temple courtyard with heaps of marigolds and lotuses; devotees offering tāmbūla with camphor; rows of brass/earthen water pots; a small ‘flower-house’ pavilion where garlands are stored and prepared.

Characters & Entities

• Karpūra
• Tāmbūla
• Puṣpa
• Jala-pātra

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Supporting worship through fragrant, pure offerings and practical supplies is a valued form of bhakti and dāna.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The broader teaching belongs to the Kāśī Khaṇḍa tradition; the verse focuses on worship-supporting gifts rather than naming a single tirtha.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Donate camphor-betel, flowers, multiple water vessels, and facilities/stands for flower offerings.