Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 47

Devanagari script

पुराणज्ञस्य यच्छंति ये सूत्रवसनं नवम् । भोगिनो ज्ञानसंपन्नास्ते भवंति भवेभवे

Transliteration

purāṇajñasya yacchaṃti ye sūtravasanaṃ navam | bhogino jñānasaṃpannāste bhavaṃti bhavebhave

Translation

Wer dem Kenner der Purāṇas ein neues Gewand darbringt, wird Geburt um Geburt zu einem wohlhabenden Genießer und mit Erkenntnis begabt.

Word by Word

• पुराण-ज्ञस्य: to/for the knower of the Purāṇa
• पुराण-ज्ञस्य: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुराण (प्रातिपदिक) + ज्ञ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (पुराणं जानाति)

• यच्छन्ति: they give
• यच्छन्ति: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √दा (धातु) (यच्छ्-आदेश)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), बहुवचन

• ये: who
• ये: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन

• सूत्र-वसनम्: linen/cotton garment
• सूत्र-वसनम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सूत्र (प्रातिपदिक) + वसन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (सूत्रस्य वसनम्)

• नवम्: new
• नवम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: नव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; 'सूत्र-वसनम्' इति विशेषणम्

• भोगिनः: enjoyers/possessors of enjoyments
• भोगिनः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भोगिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन; कर्ता/विशेष्य

• ज्ञान-संपन्नाः: endowed with knowledge
• ज्ञान-संपन्नाः: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ज्ञान (प्रातिपदिक) + संपन्न (कृदन्त; सम्+√पद्/√पन् (धातु) + क्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन; तत्पुरुषः (ज्ञानेन संपन्नाः); 'भोगिनः' इति विशेषणम्

• ते: they
• ते: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन; निर्देश (demonstrative)

• भवन्ति: become
• भवन्ति: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √भू (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), बहुवचन

• भवे: in existence/birth
• भवे: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन; अधिकरण

• भवे: in (each) existence
• भवे: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन; पुनरुक्ति द्वारा आवृत्तिः (iteration)

Speaker

Narrator of the Brahmottarakhaṇḍa (contextual Purāṇic narrator)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A devotee presents a neatly folded new white cloth to a paurāṇika; the teacher touches it in acceptance and blesses. Behind them, symbolic motifs of Lakṣmī (prosperity) and a lamp/book (knowledge) indicate the twofold fruit across births.

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Offering necessities to sacred teachers supports dharma and returns as prosperity and wisdom across lifetimes.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No specific tīrtha is named; the emphasis is on dāna to the Purāṇa-knower.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Vastra-dāna: giving a new garment/cloth to the Purāṇa reciter/knower.