Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 71

Devanagari script

यथोक्तेन विधानेन पिण्डं दद्याद्यथाविधि । प्रदक्षिणां ततो दद्याद्धिरण्यं वस्त्रमेव च

Transliteration

yathoktena vidhānena piṇḍaṃ dadyādyathāvidhi | pradakṣiṇāṃ tato dadyāddhiraṇyaṃ vastrameva ca

Translation

Nach der genannten Vorschrift soll man ordnungsgemäß die Piṇḍa-Gabe darbringen. Danach vollziehe man die Pradakṣiṇā (rechtsläufige Umrundung) und gebe dann Gaben: Gold und auch Gewänder.

Word by Word

• यथोक्तेन: as prescribed
• यथोक्तेन: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: यथा + उक्त (प्रातिपदिक; उक्त = वच्-धातोः क्त)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग/पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन — 'as stated' (विधानस्य विशेषण)

• विधानेन: by the rite
• विधानेन: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विधान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन — 'by the procedure/rite'

• पिण्डम्: a piṇḍa offering
• पिण्डम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पिण्ड (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन — 'piṇḍa (funerary offering)'

• दद्यāt: should give
• दद्यāt: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दा (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद — 'should give'

• यथाविधि: according to the rule
• यथाविधि: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यथा + विधि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय — क्रियाविशेषण (adverb) 'according to rule'

• प्रदक्षिणाम्: circumambulation
• प्रदक्षिणाम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रदक्षिणा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन — 'circumambulation'

• ततः: then
• ततः: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय — अव्यय (adverb) 'then/thereafter'

• दद्यāt: should give
• दद्यāt: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दा (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद — 'should give'

• हिरण्यम्: gold
• हिरण्यम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हिरण्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन — 'gold'

• वस्त्रम्: a garment
• वस्त्रम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वस्त्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन — 'cloth/garment'

• एव: indeed
• एव: Sambandha-bodhaka (Emphasis/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय — निपात (particle) 'indeed/only'

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (Conjunction/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय — समुच्चय (conjunction) 'and'

Speaker

Rudra (context continues)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Eraṇḍī-saṅgama

Type: ghat

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Devī

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A pilgrim forms rice-balls (piṇḍa) on darbha grass near the water; then walks clockwise around a shrine/saṅgama marker; finally offers gold coin and folded cloth to a seated brāhmaṇa.

Characters & Entities

• Piṇḍa
• Pradakṣiṇā
• Dhiraṇya
• Vastra

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Tīrtha merit is upheld by ritual responsibility: honoring ancestors, reverence through circumambulation, and generosity through dāna complete dharma.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The instructions belong to the Eraṇḍī-saṅgama context within the Revā Khaṇḍa.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Offer piṇḍa as per vidhāna, perform pradakṣiṇā, and give dāna—specifically gold (dhiraṇya) and cloth (vastra).