Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 8

Devanagari script

सुवर्णं वा गजाश्वं वा राज्यं सकलमेव वा । भवद्भ्यः संप्रदास्यामि तस्मादब्रूत द्विजोत्तमाः

Transliteration

suvarṇaṃ vā gajāśvaṃ vā rājyaṃ sakalameva vā | bhavadbhyaḥ saṃpradāsyāmi tasmādabrūta dvijottamāḥ

Translation

‘সোনা হোক, হাতি-ঘোড়া হোক, কিংবা আমার সমগ্র রাজ্যই হোক—আমি আপনাদের অর্পণ করব। অতএব, হে দ্বিজোত্তমগণ, বলুন—আমি কী করব।’

Word by Word

• suvarṇam: gold
• suvarṇam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: suvarṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• vā: or
• vā: Sambandha (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: vā (अव्यय)
• Form: विकल्पार्थक-अव्यय (disjunctive particle: or)

• gaja-aśvam: elephants and horses
• gaja-aśvam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: gaja (प्रातिपदिक) + aśva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; इतरेतर-द्वन्द्व (gajaś ca aśvaś ca)

• vā: or
• vā: Sambandha (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: vā (अव्यय)
• Form: विकल्पार्थक-अव्यय

• rājyam: kingdom
• rājyam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rājya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• sakalām: entire, whole
• sakalām: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sakala (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषणम् (rājyam)

• eva: indeed, just
• eva: Sambandha (Emphasis)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: निश्चय/अवधारणार्थक-अव्यय (emphatic particle)

• vā: or
• vā: Sambandha (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: vā (अव्यय)
• Form: विकल्पार्थक-अव्यय

• bhavadbhyaḥ: to you (honored ones)
• bhavadbhyaḥ: Sampradāna (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhavat (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th/Dative), बहुवचन; आदरार्थक-सर्वनाम

• saṃpradāsyāmi: I will give, bestow
• saṃpradāsyāmi: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: sam + pra + dā (धातु)
• Form: लृट् (Simple Future), उत्तमपुरुष (1st person), एकवचन, परस्मैपद

• tasmāt: therefore
• tasmāt: Hetu/Connector (Reason)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तस्मात् इति हेत्वर्थक/अन्वयार्थक-अव्यय (therefore)

• abrūta: tell (you all), speak
• abrūta: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: brū (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative), मध्यमपुरुष (2nd person), बहुवचन, परस्मैपद

• dvija-uttamāḥ: O best of the twice-born
• dvija-uttamāḥ: Sambodhana (Address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dvija (प्रातिपदिक) + uttama (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; संबोधनार्थे प्रथमा-प्रयोगः (vocative sense); कर्मधारयः—द्विजाः ये उत्तमाः

Speaker

Ānartādhipati (king) (reported by Sūta)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Śaṃkha-tīrtha

Type: kund

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Śaunaka and Naimiṣāraṇya sages

Visual Art Cues

Scene: The king, still moved by his cure, offers lavish gifts—gold, elephants, horses, even the kingdom—before the sages, requesting instruction on what should be done.

Characters & Entities

• Dvijas/Brāhmaṇas
• Ānartādhipati (king)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Gratitude matures into dāna; offering one’s wealth in a dharmic spirit sanctifies prosperity.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The offering arises from the blessing received at Śaṃkhatīrtha, continuing its māhātmya narrative.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Dāna is proposed—gold, animals, or even royal wealth—offered to brāhmaṇas/sages as an act of thanksgiving.