Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 7

Devanagari script

सुवर्णं रजतं वापि ब्राह्मणेभ्यो ददाति यः । त्रयोदश दिनं यावत्त्रयोदशगुणं भवेत्

Transliteration

suvarṇaṃ rajataṃ vāpi brāhmaṇebhyo dadāti yaḥ | trayodaśa dinaṃ yāvattrayodaśaguṇaṃ bhavet

Translation

Wer den Brāhmaṇas Gold oder Silber gibt—bis zu dreizehn Tagen solcher Gabe—dessen Verdienst wird dreizehnfach.

Word by Word

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

• रजतम्: silver
• रजतम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रजत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• वा: or
• वा: Sambandha (Disjunction/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वा (अव्यय)
• Form: विकल्पार्थक अव्यय (disjunctive)

• अपि: also/even
• अपि: Sambandha (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय/अपि-कार (also/even)

• ब्राह्मणेभ्यः: to Brahmins
• ब्राह्मणेभ्यः: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्राह्मण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी-विभक्ति (Dative/4th), बहुवचन

• ददाति: gives
• ददाति: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दा (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present/Indicative), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• यः: who
• यः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; सम्बन्धवाचक

• त्रयोदश: thirteen
• त्रयोदश: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: त्रयोदशन् (संख्याप्रातिपदिक)
• Form: संख्या-विशेषण, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; नपुंसकलिङ्गे 'दिनम्' इति विशेष्येण सह

• दिनम्: days (for a period)
• दिनम्: Kala-adhikarana (Temporal extent/कालाधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दिन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; कालपरिमाण

• यावत्: for as long as
• यावत्: Sambandha (Extent marker/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यावत् (अव्यय/सर्वनाम-निपात)
• Form: परिमाणवाचक अव्यय (as long as/for so long)

• त्रयोदशगुणम्: thirteenfold
• त्रयोदशगुणम्: Karta (Subject complement/कर्ता-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: त्रयोदश-गुण (प्रातिपदिक; त्रयोदश + गुण)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (त्रयोदशानां गुणः)

• भवेत्: would become/is said to be
• भवेत्: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

Speaker

Mārkaṇḍeya

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Revā-tīrtha (Narmadā)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: māhīpati (king)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A disciplined 13-day charity observance on a riverbank: a donor offers gold and silver to seated brāhmaṇas; a tally of days symbolized by thirteen lamps or thirteen marks.

Characters & Entities

• Brāhmaṇa

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Sustained generosity, especially directed toward brāhmaṇas as custodians of ritual and learning, is said to multiply merit in a measured, vow-like cycle.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The verse continues the Puṣkariṇī/Revākhaṇḍa tīrtha context, though the act (dāna to brāhmaṇas) is broadly applicable.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Give gold or silver to brāhmaṇas; if done in a thirteen-day observance, the reward is stated as thirteenfold.