Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 51

Devanagari script

गोभूहिरण्यं विप्रेभ्यः प्रीयेतां ललिताशिवौ । न दुःखं दुर्भगत्वं च वियोगं पतिना सह

Transliteration

gobhūhiraṇyaṃ viprebhyaḥ prīyetāṃ lalitāśivau | na duḥkhaṃ durbhagatvaṃ ca viyogaṃ patinā saha

Translation

Durch die Gabe von Kühen, Land und Gold an die Brāhmaṇas mögen Lalitā und Śiva erfreut sein. Dann gibt es weder Leid noch Unglück noch Trennung vom Gatten.

Word by Word

• गोभूहि-रण्यम्: cows, land, and gold (as gifts)
• गोभूहि-रण्यम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गो (प्रातिपदिक) + भू (प्रातिपदिक) + हिरण्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; इतरेतर-द्वन्द्व (समाहार) ‘cows, land, and gold’

• विप्रेभ्यः: to the brāhmaṇas
• विप्रेभ्यः: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विप्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5th/अपादान) बहुवचन; in sense of dative/recipient ‘for/to brāhmaṇas’ (Vedic/epic usage)

• प्रीयेताम्: may (they two) be pleased
• प्रीयेताम्: Kriya (Action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्री (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative/benedictive sense), प्रथमपुरुष, द्विवचन; आत्मनेपदम्

• ललिताशिवौ: Lalitā and Śiva
• ललिताशिवौ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ललिता (प्रातिपदिक) + शिव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, द्विवचन; द्वन्द्व ‘Lalitā and Śiva’

• न: not / no
• न: Negation
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; negation particle

• दुःखम्: sorrow
• दुःखम्: Karma/Result (फल)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दुःख (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन

• दुर्भगत्वम्: misfortune
• दुर्भगत्वम्: Karma/Result (फल)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दुर्भगत्व (प्रातिपदिक; दुर्भग + त्व)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; भाववाचक ‘unfortunate state’

• च: and
• च: Connector
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; conjunction

• वियोगम्: separation
• वियोगम्: Karma/Result (फल)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वियोग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• पतिना: with (one’s) husband
• पतिना: Sahakaraka (Association/सह)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन

• सह: together with
• सह: Sahakaraka (Association/सह)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सह (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; postposition ‘with’

Speaker

Śiva (Śaṅkara)

Characters & Entities

• Lalitā
• Śiva
• Brāhmaṇa (vipra)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Dāna offered in a spirit of devotion pleases the divine couple and stabilizes worldly dharma—relieving suffering and protecting household auspiciousness.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The Bhṛgu tīrtha context continues, though this verse stresses the general dharmic fruit of dāna linked to Lalitā-Śiva.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Donate cows, land, and gold to brāhmaṇas as a devotional act to please Lalitā and Śiva, yielding freedom from sorrow and marital separation.