Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 101

Devanagari script

सौभाग्यं जायते चैव इह लोके परत्र च । ब्राह्मणे वृत्तसम्पन्ने सुरूपे च गुणान्विते

Transliteration

saubhāgyaṃ jāyate caiva iha loke paratra ca | brāhmaṇe vṛttasampanne surūpe ca guṇānvite

Translation

Daraus erwächst Glück und Gedeihen, in dieser Welt und in der jenseitigen, besonders wenn die Gabe einem Brahmanen von rechter Lebensführung, anmutigem Aussehen und mit Tugenden versehen dargebracht wird.

Word by Word

• सौभाग्यम्: good fortune
• सौभाग्यम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सौभाग्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (कर्ता), एकवचन

• जायते: arises; is born
• जायते: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: जन् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; आत्मनेपदम्

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

• एव: indeed; certainly
• एव: Emphasis (अवधारण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारणार्थक-अव्यय (emphatic particle)

• इह: here
• इह: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इह (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्यय (adverb: here)

• लोके: in the world
• लोके: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लोक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (अधिकरण), एकवचन

• परत्र: hereafter; in the next world
• परत्र: Adhikarana (Location/Time/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: परत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: देश/कालवाचक-अव्यय (adverb: in the next world/thereafter)

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

• ब्राह्मणे: to/for a Brahmin
• ब्राह्मणे: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्राह्मण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (अधिकरण) / चतुर्थी (सम्प्रदान) एकवचन; अत्र दान-प्रसङ्गे चतुर्थी-अर्थः (ब्राह्मणाय) प्रायः

• वृत्तसम्पन्ने: endowed with good conduct
• वृत्तसम्पन्ने: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वृत्त + सम्पन्न (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी/चतुर्थी, एकवचन; विशेषणम् (ब्राह्मणे); षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (वृत्तेन सम्पन्नः)

• सुरूपे: handsome; of good appearance
• सुरूपे: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सु + रूप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी/चतुर्थी, एकवचन; विशेषणम् (ब्राह्मणे); कर्मधारयः (सुन्दरं रूपं यस्य)

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

• गुणान्विते: possessed of virtues
• गुणान्विते: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: गुण + अन्वित (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी/चतुर्थी, एकवचन; विशेषणम् (ब्राह्मणे); तृतीया-तत्पुरुषः (गुणैः अन्वितः)

Speaker

Unspecified (Revā Khaṇḍa instructional voice)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Revā-tīrtha (general)

Type: tirtha

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A dignified brāhmaṇa of calm demeanor and virtuous bearing receives offerings with blessings; the donor’s family stands respectfully; a subtle split-scene suggests ‘here and hereafter’ prosperity—household abundance and a luminous afterlife path.

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Dāna bears greater fruit when given with discernment to a worthy, virtuous recipient.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No tīrtha is specified; the emphasis is on dāna-dharma within the Revā Khaṇḍa framework.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Give to a brāhmaṇa who is vṛttasampanna (upright), guṇānvita (virtuous), as part of the prescribed charity.