Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 120

Devanagari script

लोकपालान्समुद्दिश्य ब्राह्मणे व्यङ्गवर्जिते । तेन दानेन सा नित्यं सर्वलोकस्य वल्लभा

Transliteration

lokapālānsamuddiśya brāhmaṇe vyaṅgavarjite | tena dānena sā nityaṃ sarvalokasya vallabhā

Translation

Den Weltenhütern geweiht und einem Brahmanen ohne körperlichen Makel dargebracht, wird sie durch diese Gabe stets allen Menschen lieb und teuer.

Word by Word

• lokapālān: the guardians of the worlds
• lokapālān: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: loka + pāla (प्रातिपदिके; समास)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, बहुवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (lokānāṃ pālāḥ)

• samuddiśya: having invoked/with reference to
• samuddiśya: Purvakala-kriya (Prior action/पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: sam-ud-diś (धातु √दिश्)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्यय (absolutive): 'having addressed/with reference to'

• brāhmaṇe: in/for a Brahmin
• brāhmaṇe: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: brāhmaṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th case), एकवचन; अधिकरण (in/with regard to a Brahmin)

• vyaṅgavarjite: free from deformity/defect
• vyaṅgavarjite: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: vyaṅga + varjita (प्रातिपदिके; समास)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन; विशेषण (qualifying brāhmaṇe); षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (vyaṅgasya varjitaḥ = free from defects)

• tena: by that
• tena: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन

• dānena: by the gift
• dānena: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dāna (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन

• sā: she
• sā: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• nityam: always
• nityam: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: nitya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययीभाव/क्रियाविशेषणरूपेण अव्यय (adverbial accusative: 'always')

• sarvalokasya: of all the world(s)
• sarvalokasya: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sarva + loka (प्रातिपदिके; समास)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (sarveṣāṃ lokānāṃ)

• vallabhā: beloved
• vallabhā: Karta (Subject complement/कर्ता-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: vallabhā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विधेय-विशेषण (predicate adjective of sā)

Speaker

Śaṅkara (Śiva)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: रेवा-तीर्थ

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: देवी

Visual Art Cues

Scene: दान-स्थल पर दिक्पालों का संकल्प करते हुए दानकर्ता; पृष्ठभूमि में आठ दिशाओं के प्रतीक (ध्वज/आयुध/वाहन-चिह्न), सामने शान्त, निरोग ब्राह्मण।

Characters & Entities

• Lokapālas
• Brāhmaṇa

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Charity offered with sacred intention and proper recipient-selection yields both spiritual merit and harmony in society.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The Revā Khaṇḍa context ties these gifts to the sacred-pilgrimage values of the Revā (Narmadā) region.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

To dedicate the gift to the Lokapālas and give it to a qualified Brāhmaṇa.