Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 82
Devanagari script
क्षीरवृक्षोद्भवं वापि प्रशस्तं दंतधावनम् । जिह्वोल्लेखनिकां चापि कुर्याच्चापाकृतिं शुभाम्
Transliteration
kṣīravṛkṣodbhavaṃ vāpi praśastaṃ daṃtadhāvanam | jihvollekhanikāṃ cāpi kuryāccāpākṛtiṃ śubhām
Translation
取自乳汁之树的洁齿枝亦被称赞为殊胜。亦当制作刮舌器，并将其塑成吉祥之形。
Word by Word
kṣīra-vṛkṣa-udbhavamderived from a milk/latex-yielding tree
kṣīra-vṛkṣa-udbhavam:
Visheshana (Adjective/विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootkṣīra (प्रातिपदिक) + vṛkṣa (प्रातिपदिक) + udbhava (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Nom./Acc.), एकवचन (Singular); तत्पुरुष-समास (क्षीरवृक्षात् उद्भवम्; ‘milk-tree’ = latex-yielding tree)
vāor
vā:
Sambandha (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootvā (अव्यय)
Formविकल्पार्थक-अव्यय (or)
apialso
api:
Sambandha (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootapi (अव्यय)
Formसमुच्चय/अपि-कारक-अव्यय (also/even)
praśastamexcellent/commended
praśastam:
Visheshana (Adjective/विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootpraśasta (कृदन्त; प्र-√śas धातु, क्त-प्रत्यय)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Nom./Acc.), एकवचन (Singular); क्त-प्रत्ययान्त विशेषण (commended/excellent)
danta-dhāvanamtooth-cleaning stick
danta-dhāvanam:
Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootdanta (प्रातिपदिक) + dhāvana (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular); तत्पुरुष-समास (दन्तानां धावनम्)
jihvā-ullekhanikāma tongue-scraper
jihvā-ullekhanikām:
Karma (Object/कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootjihvā (प्रातिपदिक) + ullekhanikā (प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular); तत्पुरुष-समास (जिह्वायाः उल्लेखनिका)
caand
ca:
Sambandha (Conjunction/सम्बन्ध)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootca (अव्यय)
Formसमुच्चयार्थक-अव्यय (and)
apialso
api:
Sambandha (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootapi (अव्यय)
Formसमुच्चयार्थक-अव्यय (also)
kuryātshould make/do
kuryāt:
Kriya (Verb/क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Root√kṛ (धातु)
Formविधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd), एकवचन (Singular); परस्मैपदम्
caand
ca:
Sambandha (Conjunction/सम्बन्ध)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootca (अव्यय)
Formसमुच्चयार्थक-अव्यय (and)
apākṛtima (proper) shape/form (design)
apākṛtim:
Karma (Object/कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootapākṛti (प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular)
śubhāmauspicious/good
śubhām:
Visheshana (Adjective/विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootśubha (प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular); विशेषण
Speaker
Skanda
Visual Art Cues
Scene: A devotee at dawn fashions a simple tongue-scraper (jihvollekhanikā) and holds a milky-tree twig; the scene emphasizes auspicious shaping and careful preparation before temple visit.
Characters & Entities
K
Kṣīravṛkṣa (latex-bearing trees)J
Jihvollekhanī (tongue scraper)FAQs
Sacred living values completeness—purity includes teeth and tongue, made orderly with auspicious intention.
The guidance is part of Kāśī Khaṇḍa’s dharma-teaching, reinforcing the sanctified routine associated with Kāśī.
Prefer tooth-sticks from latex-bearing trees; additionally, use a tongue-scraper made in an auspicious form.