Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 58

Devanagari script

प्रददौ रामनाथाय बहुवित्तानि भक्तितः । ब्राह्मणेभ्यो धनं धान्यं क्षेत्राणि च ददौ तदा

Transliteration

pradadau rāmanāthāya bahuvittāni bhaktitaḥ | brāhmaṇebhyo dhanaṃ dhānyaṃ kṣetrāṇi ca dadau tadā

Translation

وقدّم لراماناثا أموالاً وافرةً بإخلاصٍ وتعبّد؛ ثم أعطى البراهمة مالاً وحبوباً وحقولاً أيضاً.

Word by Word

• प्रददौ: gave
• प्रददौ: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र√दा (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद; उपसर्ग: प्र

• रामनाथाय: to Rāmanātha
• रामनाथाय: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राम + नाथ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी-विभक्ति (Dative), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (रामस्य नाथः)

• बहुवित्तानि: much wealth (many riches)
• बहुवित्तानि: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: बहु + वित्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; कर्मधारय (बहु वित्तं यस्मिन्/बहु-वित्तम्)

• भक्तितः: out of devotion
• भक्तितः: Hetu (Cause/हेतु)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भक्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी-विभक्ति (Ablative), एकवचन; हेतौ (cause)

• ब्राह्मणेभ्यः: to the Brahmins
• ब्राह्मणेभ्यः: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्राह्मण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी-विभक्ति (Dative), बहुवचन

• धनम्: money/wealth
• धनम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: धन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• धान्यम्: grain
• धान्यम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: धान्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• क्षेत्राणि: fields/lands
• क्षेत्राणि: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: क्षेत्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Conjunction/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक-अव्यय (conjunction)

• ददौ: gave
• ददौ: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √दा (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• तदा: then
• तदा: Kala (Time/काल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तदा (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (adverb of time)

Speaker

Narrator

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Rāmanātha (Rāmeśvara)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Brāhmaṇas/ṛṣis

Visual Art Cues

Scene: King Dharmagupta stands before the Rāmanātha liṅga, offering heaps of wealth; brāhmaṇas receive gold, grain, and land grants, while ministers witness the royal charity.

Characters & Entities

• Rāmanātha
• Brāhmaṇas

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Pilgrimage devotion is meant to mature into generosity—supporting dharma through offerings to the deity and sustenance for learned brāhmaṇas.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Rāmanātha at Setu (Rāmeśvaram), the recipient of devotional offerings.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Dāna: offerings to Rāmanātha and charitable gifts to brāhmaṇas—wealth, grain, and land.