Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 94

Devanagari script

वसु रत्नं सुवर्णं च अन्यत्ते यदभीप्सितम् । तत्सर्वं सम्प्रदास्यामि कमलार्थे न संशयः

Transliteration

vasu ratnaṃ suvarṇaṃ ca anyatte yadabhīpsitam | tatsarvaṃ sampradāsyāmi kamalārthe na saṃśayaḥ

Translation

„Reichtum, Edelsteine, Gold und alles andere, was du begehrst — all das werde ich dir gewiss für diese Lotosblüten geben; daran besteht kein Zweifel.“

Word by Word

• वसु: wealth
• वसु: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वसु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन

• रत्नम्: jewel
• रत्नम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रत्न (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन

• सुवर्णम्: gold
• सुवर्णम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुवर्ण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Coordination/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-अव्यय (and)

• अन्यत्: other (anything else)
• अन्यत्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अन्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन; विशेषण (यदभीप्सितम्)

• ते: to you
• ते: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: चतुर्थी (4th/चतुर्थी), एकवचन; सर्वनाम (2nd person)

• यत्: whatever
• यत्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन; सम्बन्धसूचक (relative pronoun)

• अभीप्सितम्: desired
• अभीप्सितम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अभि-ईप्स् (धातु) + क्त (प्रत्यय)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (क्त/PPP); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषण (यत्)

• तत्: that
• तत्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन; निर्देशक (that)

• सर्वम्: all
• सर्वम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन; विशेषण (तत्)

• सम्प्रदास्यामि: I will give/bestow
• सम्प्रदास्यामि: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम्-प्र-दा (धातु)
• Form: लृट् (Simple Future/भविष्यत्), उत्तमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• कमलार्थे: for the sake of the lotuses
• कमलार्थे: Adhikarana (Locus/Purpose/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कमल + अर्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन; चतुर्थी-तत्पुरुषार्थः (कमलानाम् अर्थे = for the sake of lotuses)

• न: no/not
• न: Kriya-visheshaṇa (Particle/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेधार्थक-अव्यय

• संशयः: doubt
• संशयः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: संशय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन

Speaker

Rājñī (Queen)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Revā-tīrtha (contextual)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A lavish courtly offer—gold, jewels, wealth—arrayed before a humble lotus-bearer; the lotuses glow as the true treasure.

Characters & Entities

• Rājñī (Queen)
• Śabarī

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

When worship is heartfelt, one values sacred service above possessions and is willing to give generously for dharmic purposes.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The Revā Khaṇḍa context underscores pilgrimage piety in the Narmadā region, where offerings and worship are celebrated.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No fixed rite is prescribed, but the verse supports dāna and procurement of proper pūjā-materials (lotuses) for worship.