Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 3

Devanagari script

दास्यामि भिक्षितं चास्मै विष्मवे बटुरूपिणे । पात्रीभूतो ह्ययं विष्णुः सर्वकर्मफलेश्वरः

Transliteration

dāsyāmi bhikṣitaṃ cāsmai viṣmave baṭurūpiṇe | pātrībhūto hyayaṃ viṣṇuḥ sarvakarmaphaleśvaraḥ

Translation

سأُعطي الصدقةَ لهذا فيشنو الذي أتى في هيئةِ فتى براهماتشارين. فإنّ هذا الفيشْنو هو المستحقّ لتلقّي العطاء، وهو الربّ الذي يهب ثمارَ جميع الأعمال.

Word by Word

• दास्यामि: I will give
• दास्यामि: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दा (धातु)
• Form: लृट् (Simple Future), परस्मैपद, उत्तमपुरुष, एकवचन

• भिक्षितम्: alms, begged food
• भिक्षितम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भिक्षित (प्रातिपदिक; भिक्ष्-धातोः क्त)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

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

• अस्मै: to him
• अस्मै: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th/Dative), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• विष्णवे: to Viṣṇu
• विष्णवे: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विष्णु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th/Dative), एकवचन

• बटुरूपिणे: to (him) in the form of a boy
• बटुरूपिणे: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: बटु + रूपिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th/Dative), एकवचन

• पात्रीभूतः: having become a worthy recipient
• पात्रीभूतः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: पात्री + भू (धातु)
• Form: कृदन्त-क्त (past participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; ‘having become a vessel/recipient’

• हि: indeed
• हि: Sambandha (Relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle/indeed)

• अयम्: this
• अयम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• विष्णुः: Viṣṇu
• विष्णुः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विष्णु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• सर्वकर्मफलेश्वरः: lord over the fruits of all actions
• सर्वकर्मफलेश्वरः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व + कर्म + फल + ईश्वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

Speaker

Daitya (speaker in the dialogue)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kedāra

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A powerful being resolves to offer alms to Viṣṇu appearing as a young brahmacārin (batu). The contrast between divine majesty and humble disguise is central.

Characters & Entities

• Viṣṇu
• Baṭu (brahmacārin form)
• Karma-phala (fruits of actions)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Charity offered with recognition of the Divine as the true receiver becomes a dharmic act linked to right understanding of karma.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The teaching occurs within Kedārakhaṇḍa’s sacred milieu; the verse emphasizes dāna and devotion more than a named location.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Dāna (giving alms/food) to Viṣṇu appearing as a baṭu (young brahmacārin).