Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 40

Devanagari script

धर्मवर्माणमस्त्वेवं प्रावोचमवधारय । श्लोकव्याख्यां स्फुटां वक्ष्ये दानहेतू च तौ श्रृणु

Transliteration

dharmavarmāṇamastvevaṃ prāvocamavadhāraya | ślokavyākhyāṃ sphuṭāṃ vakṣye dānahetū ca tau śrṛṇu

Translation

فليكن كذلك يا دارمافارمان—تأمّل ما أُعلنه الآن. سأبيّن شرح هذا البيت بوضوح؛ فاستمع أيضًا إلى السببين اللذين من أجلهما يكون الدّانَةُ (الصدقة المقدّسة).

Word by Word

• धर्मवर्माणम्: Dharmavarman (proper name)
• धर्मवर्माणम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dharma (प्रातिपदिक) + varman (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; समासः—कर्मधारय (धर्म एव वर्म यस्य/धर्म-वर्मा नाम)

• अस्तु: let it be
• अस्तु: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √as (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (imperative/benedictive sense), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन, परस्मैपद

• एवम्: thus
• एवम्: Sambandha (Adverbial/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: evam (अव्यय)
• Form: प्रकारवाचक-अव्यय (adverb)

• प्रावोचम्: I said, I spoke
• प्रावोचम्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √vac (धातु) with प्र-
• Form: लुङ् (aorist), उत्तमपुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद

• अवधारय: understand, take note
• अवधारय: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √dhṛ (धातु) with अव-
• Form: लोट् (imperative), मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद

• श्लोकव्याख्याम्: explanation of the verse
• श्लोकव्याख्याम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śloka (प्रातिपदिक) + vyākhyā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुष (श्लोकस्य व्याख्या)

• स्फुटाम्: clear
• स्फुटाम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sphuṭa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• वक्ष्ये: I will explain/say
• वक्ष्ये: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √vac (धातु)
• Form: लृट् (simple future), उत्तमपुरुष, एकवचन, आत्मनेपद

• दानहेतू: the two causes of giving
• दानहेतू: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dāna (प्रातिपदिक) + hetu (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, द्वितीया, द्विवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुष (दानस्य हेतू)

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

• तौ: those two
• तौ: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, पुल्लिङ्ग, द्वितीया, द्विवचन

• शृणु: hear, listen
• शृणु: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √śru (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (imperative), मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद

Speaker

Brahmin teacher (unnamed in snippet; deduced as the instructing dvija in the dialogue)

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Dharmavarman (addressed directly)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: The brāhmaṇa-teacher addresses Dharmavarman by name, calming the tension and beginning a lucid exposition; the posture shifts from interrogation to instruction, with the teacher opening a manuscript or gesturing to begin enumerations.

Characters & Entities

• Dharmavarman

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Dāna should be grounded in understood principles; the teacher promises clarity and a structured explanation.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No tīrtha is mentioned in this verse; it transitions into doctrinal exposition.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

An announced teaching: the two causes (hetu) governing dāna will be explained and should be heard attentively.