Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 100

Devanagari script

गृहेगृहेत्र धान्यानां राशयो यादृशः पुनः । न तादृशः कल्पवृक्षदत्ता ऐंद्रे पुरे क्वचित्

Transliteration

gṛhegṛhetra dhānyānāṃ rāśayo yādṛśaḥ punaḥ | na tādṛśaḥ kalpavṛkṣadattā aiṃdre pure kvacit

Translation

又复如是：此地家家户户所积之粮堆，如此丰盈，遍处难寻；即便在因陀罗之城，也不曾有，纵是如意树迦尔帕弗利克沙所赐亦不及。

Word by Word

• गृहेगृहे: in each house
• गृहेगृहे: Adhikarana (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गृह + गृह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन-रूपेण अव्ययीभावार्थः; समासः अव्ययीभावः (गृहे गृहे = in every house)

• इत्र: here
• इत्र: Desha-adhikarana (Locative sense/देश)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्यय (here)

• धान्यानाम्: of grains
• धान्यानाम्: Shashthi-sambandha (Genitive relation/षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: धान्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/षष्ठी), बहुवचन

• राशयः: heaps
• राशयः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राशि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), बहुवचन

• यादृशः: such as/what kind
• यादृशः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: यादृश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), बहुवचनार्थे प्रयोगः (राशयः इति बहुवचनानुसारं); गुणवाचक (of what kind)

• पुनः: indeed/again
• पुनः: Sambandha (Adverbial/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पुनः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; पुनरुक्ति/पुनरर्थक (again/indeed)

• न: not
• न: Sambandha (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेधार्थक-अव्यय

• तादृशः: such (like that)
• तादृशः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तादृश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; तुलना/निर्देश (of that kind)

• कल्पवृक्षदत्ताः: (heaps) given by the wish-fulfilling tree
• कल्पवृक्षदत्ताः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कल्पवृक्ष + दत्त (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; √दा धातु, क्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), बहुवचन; समासः तत्पुरुषः (कल्पवृक्षेण दत्ताः)

• ऐन्द्रे: in Indra’s
• ऐन्द्रे: Adhikarana (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ऐन्द्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग/पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन; इन्द्रसम्बन्धि (in Indra’s)

• पुरे: city
• पुरे: Adhikarana (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन

• क्वचित्: anywhere/ever
• क्वचित्: Sambandha (Adverbial/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: क्वचित् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अनिश्चित-देश/कालवाचक (anywhere/ever)

Speaker

Skanda

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kāśī-kṣetra (centered on Kāśīnātha/Viśveśa)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Mahāmune (sage addressee)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A panoramic view of Kāśī neighborhoods where each home shows overflowing granaries; in the sky, a faint, humbled Indra’s Amarāvatī contrasts with Kāśī’s grounded plenty.

Characters & Entities

• Kāśī (Vārāṇasī)
• Indra (Śakra)
• Amarāvatī/Svarga
• Kalpavṛkṣa

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Kāśī’s blessedness is depicted as surpassing even heaven, indicating the extraordinary merit of dwelling near Viśveśvara.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Kāśī (Vārāṇasī), praised as superior in fortune even to Indra’s celestial realm.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No specific rite is prescribed; the verse functions as a māhātmya-style praise of Kāśī’s divine abundance.