Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 116

Devanagari script

ब्राह्मणे वृत्तसम्पन्ने प्रीयतां मे महेश्वरः । तस्या जन्मार्जितं पापं नश्यते विभवान्विता

Transliteration

brāhmaṇe vṛttasampanne prīyatāṃ me maheśvaraḥ | tasyā janmārjitaṃ pāpaṃ naśyate vibhavānvitā

Translation

Wird die Gabe einem Brāhmaṇa dargebracht, der mit rechter Lebensführung ausgestattet ist, so möge mein Maheśvara zufrieden sein. Bei jener Frau, reich an Gedeihen, vergeht die über Geburten angesammelte Sünde.

Word by Word

• ब्राह्मणे: in/for a brahmin
• ब्राह्मणे: Adhikarana (Recipient-context/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्राह्मण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), सप्तमी (Locative/7th), एकवचन (Singular)

• वृत्तसम्पन्ने: endowed with good conduct
• वृत्तसम्पन्ने: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वृत्त-सम्पन्न (प्रातिपदिक; सम्-पद् (धातु)+क्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), सप्तमी (Locative/7th), एकवचन (Singular); विशेषण (qualifying ब्राह्मणे)

• प्रीयताम्: may (he) be pleased
• प्रीयताम्: Kriya (Verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्री (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative/benedictive sense), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular), आत्मनेपद; कर्मणि/भावे (may be pleased)

• मे: my
• मे: Sambandha (Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (Genitive/6th), एकवचन (Singular)

• महेश्वरः: Maheshvara (Śiva)
• महेश्वरः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महा-ईश्वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• तस्याः: of her
• तस्याः: Sambandha (Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine), षष्ठी (Genitive/6th), एकवचन (Singular)

• जन्मार्जितम्: acquired from birth
• जन्मार्जितम्: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: जन्म-अर्जित (प्रातिपदिक; अर्ज् (धातु)+क्त)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन (Singular); विशेषण (qualifying पापम्)

• पापम्: sin
• पापम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पाप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), प्रथमा (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• नश्यते: perishes/is destroyed
• नश्यते: Kriya (Verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: नश् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular), आत्मनेपद

• विभवान्विता: endowed with prosperity
• विभवान्विता: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विभव-अन्वित (प्रातिपदिक; अन्वि-इ (धातु)+क्त)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine), प्रथमा (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular); विशेषण (qualifying implied स्त्री/तस्या)

Speaker

Śaṅkara (Śiva)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Maheśvara-prīti within Revā-tīrtha context

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Rājñī / Bhāminī

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A brāhmaṇa of austere, pure conduct receives the gift; above or behind, a subtle presence of Maheśvara (liṅga or four-armed Śiva) signifies divine pleasure; the donor woman stands serene and prosperous.

Characters & Entities

• Maheśvara
• Brāhmaṇa

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Gifts offered with discernment—toward the righteous—become a powerful means of pleasing Śiva and dissolving accumulated sin.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The broader frame is the Revā Khaṇḍa, where dharma around the Revā (Narmadā) pilgrimage sphere is celebrated.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Directing dāna to a vṛttasampanna (well-conducted) Brāhmaṇa with the intention of pleasing Maheśvara.