Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 95

Devanagari script

सहीश्वरस्यावतारो भर्त्ता दाताऽभयस्य सः । तथैव त्वामहं याचे द्रव्यशुद्धिप्सया । पूर्व ममालयं देहि देयार्थे प्रार्थनापरः

Transliteration

sahīśvarasyāvatāro bharttā dātā'bhayasya saḥ | tathaiva tvāmahaṃ yāce dravyaśuddhipsayā | pūrva mamālayaṃ dehi deyārthe prārthanāparaḥ

Translation

إنّ الملكَ حقًّا تجلٍّ للربّ، حامٍ وواهِبٌ للأمانِ من الخوف. وبالروحِ نفسها أتضرّعُ إليك، راغبًا في طهارةِ المالِ المُعَدِّ للعطاء. فامنحني أوّلًا مسكنًا، إذ إنّي مُواظِبٌ على هذا الطلبِ لأجلِ تقديمِ هبةٍ لائقةٍ على نهجِ الدَّرما.

Word by Word

• saḥ: he
• saḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन

• īśvarasya: of the Lord
• īśvarasya: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: īśvara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6), एकवचन

• avatāraḥ: incarnation/descent
• avatāraḥ: Karta (Predicate/विधेय)
• Type: Noun
• Root: avatāra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन

• bhartā: protector/supporter
• bhartā: Karta (Predicate/विधेय)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhartṛ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन

• dātā: giver
• dātā: Karta (Predicate/विधेय)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dātṛ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन

• abhayasya: of fearlessness/safety
• abhayasya: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: abhaya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6), एकवचन

• saḥ: he
• saḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन

• tathā: thus
• tathā: Sambandha (Manner/प्रकार)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tathā (अव्यय)
• Form: रीतिवाचक-अव्यय (thus/so)

• eva: indeed/just
• eva: Sambandha (Emphasis/अवधारण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारण-निपात (emphatic particle)

• tvām: you
• tvām: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yusmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: मध्यमपुरुष-सर्वनाम, द्वितीया (2), एकवचन

• aham: I
• aham: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: उत्तमपुरुष-सर्वनाम, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन

• yāce: I request/beg
• yāce: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: yāc (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार, उत्तमपुरुष, एकवचन, आत्मनेपद

• dravyaśuddhipsayā: for the desire of purification of wealth
• dravyaśuddhipsayā: Hetu (Cause/हेतु)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dravya (प्रातिपदिक) + śuddhi (प्रातिपदिक) + ipsā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3), एकवचन; समासः (द्रव्यस्य शुद्धिः, तस्याः इप्सा) = द्रव्य-शुद्धि-इप्सा; हेतौ तृतीया

• pūrvam: first
• pūrvam: Kala (Time/काल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: pūrvam (अव्यय/प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: काल/क्रमवाचक-अव्यय (first/before)

• mama: my
• mama: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: उत्तमपुरुष-सर्वनाम, षष्ठी (6), एकवचन

• ālayam: dwelling/abode
• ālayam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ālaya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2), एकवचन

• dehi: give
• dehi: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: dā (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकार, मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद

• deyārthe: in the matter of what is to be given
• deyārthe: Adhikarana (Locus/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: deya (प्रातिपदिक) + artha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष (देयस्य अर्थः)

• prārthanāparaḥ: intent on requesting
• prārthanāparaḥ: Karta (Predicate/विधेय)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: prārthanā (प्रातिपदिक) + para (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष (प्रार्थनायां परः = तत्परः)

Speaker

Nārada

Tirtha Mahatmya

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: king

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Nārada praises the king as īśvara’s embodiment—protector and giver of fearlessness—then requests first a dwelling-place, implying an āśrama/maṭha/temple residence to anchor future gifts.

Characters & Entities

• Nārada
• Īśvara
• Rājā

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Dāna is not only about quantity but purity: wealth and resources used for charity should be obtained and sanctioned in a dharmic way.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No tīrtha is specified; the focus is on dharmic giving and the king’s role as guardian of social order.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Implicitly, it highlights dāna with śuddha-dravya (pure means/resources); it also mentions seeking a place (ālaya) as a prerequisite for intended giving.