Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 51

Devanagari script

एकदा कृत्तिवासे तु चैत्र्यां यात्राऽभवत्पुरा । अन्नं राशीकृतं तत्र ह्युपहारसमुद्भवम्

Transliteration

ekadā kṛttivāse tu caitryāṃ yātrā'bhavatpurā | annaṃ rāśīkṛtaṃ tatra hyupahārasamudbhavam

Translation

Một lần, vào tháng Caitra, thuở xưa tại Kṛttivāsa đã có lễ hội hành hương. Nơi ấy, thức ăn được gom thành từng đống lớn, phát sinh từ các phẩm vật cúng dường.

Word by Word

• ekadā: once
• ekadā: Kala (Time/काल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eka-dā (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; कालवाचक (temporal adverb: 'once')

• kṛttivāse: at Kṛttivāsa (temple/place)
• kṛttivāse: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kṛttivāsa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन

• tu: indeed
• tu: Sambandha (Discourse particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tu (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अवधानसूचक (particle)

• caitryām: on Caitrī (festival/day)
• caitryām: Kala (Time/काल)
• Type: Noun
• Root: caitrī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन; कालवाचक (on the Caitrī day/festival)

• yātrā: a pilgrimage/festival procession
• yātrā: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yātrā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• abhavat: took place/was
• abhavat: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: bhū (धातु: भू)
• Form: लङ् (imperfect/past), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• purā: formerly
• purā: Kala (Time/काल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: purā (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; कालवाचक (adverb: 'formerly/once')

• annam: food
• annam: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: anna (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• rāśīkṛtam: heaped up
• rāśīkṛtam: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: rāśī-kṛ (धातु: कृ)
• Form: कृदन्त; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past passive participle); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; विशेषण

• tatra: there
• tatra: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatra (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; देशवाचक (locative adverb)

• hi: indeed
• hi: Sambandha (Discourse particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: hi (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निश्चय/कारणसूचक (particle: 'indeed/for')

• upahāra: offering/presentation
• upahāra: Sambandha (Genitive-relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: upahāra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th), एकवचन (समासपूर्वपद-रूप)

• samudbhavam: arisen from (offerings)
• samudbhavam: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sam-ud-bhava (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: विशेषण; नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; (समुद्भव = 'arisen from')

Speaker

Skanda (continuing narration)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kṛttivāsa/Kṛttivāseśvara-yātrā

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Agastya

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A bustling Caitra yātrā at Kṛttivāsa: temple attendants manage heaps of cooked rice and offerings; pilgrims queue with leaf-plates; banners and lamps adorn the shrine courtyard.

Characters & Entities

• Kṛttivāsa/Kṛttivāseśvara
• Caitra
• Yātrā (festival pilgrimage)
• Kāśī

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Pilgrimage festivals express bhakti through collective worship and abundant offerings, turning the shrine into a field of merit.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Kṛttivāsa/Kṛttivāseśvara in Kāśī, especially during the Caitra yātrā.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Yātrā (pilgrimage festival) and offering of food (upahāra), implying annadāna and prasad distribution.