Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 29

Devanagari script

तस्मात्त्रयीविद्य इति ख्यातिर्लोके बभूव ह । एवंविधं द्विजेभ्यः स दत्त्वा दानं महाद्भुतम्

Transliteration

tasmāttrayīvidya iti khyātirloke babhūva ha | evaṃvidhaṃ dvijebhyaḥ sa dattvā dānaṃ mahādbhutam

Translation

Darum wurde der Name „Trayīvidya“ in der Welt berühmt. Indem er den Zweimalgeborenen solch wunderbare Gaben schenkte, vollbrachte er ein erstaunliches Almosen.

Word by Word

• तस्मात्: therefore/from that
• तस्मात्: Apadana/Hetu (Cause/Source/अपादान-हेतु)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5th), एकवचन; हेत्वर्थ/अपादान (from that/therefore)

• त्रयीविद्य: (the name) ‘Trayīvidyā’
• त्रयीविद्य: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्रयीविद्य (प्रातिपदिक; त्रयी+विद्या)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; नामरूपेण (as a title)

• इति: thus
• इति: Sambandha (Quotation marker/इति)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: उद्धरण/इत्यर्थक-अव्यय (quotative particle)

• ख्यातिः: fame/renown
• ख्यातिः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ख्याति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• लोके: in the world
• लोके: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लोक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन; देश/विषय-अधिकरण

• बभूव: arose/became
• बभूव: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन, परस्मैपद

• ह: indeed
• ह: Sambandha (Particle/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ह (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle; emphasis/metrical)

• एवंविधम्: of such a kind
• एवंविधम्: Karma (Object-qualifier/कर्मविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: एवंविध (प्रातिपदिक; एवं+विध)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; विशेषणम् (दानम्-विशेषण)

• द्विजेभ्यः: to the Brahmins
• द्विजेभ्यः: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्विज (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th), बहुवचन; सम्प्रदान

• सः: he
• सः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• दत्त्वा: having given
• दत्त्वा: Kriya (Prior action/पूर्वक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दा (धातु) + त्वा (क्त्वा)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund/absolutive); पूर्वक्रिया

• दानम्: gift/donation
• दानम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन

• महा: great
• महा: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण-अङ्ग)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; समासाङ्ग (पूर्वपद)

• अद्भुतम्: wonderful
• अद्भुतम्: Karma (Object-qualifier/कर्मविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अद्भुत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; ‘महा-अद्भुत’ कर्मधारयसमासः; दानम्-विशेषणम्

Speaker

Unspecified narrator (contextual)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A proclamation scene: bards and heralds announce the fame of ‘Trayīvidyā’; brāhmaṇas bless the king; the gifts are displayed; onlookers fold hands; the mood is wonder at the scale and orderliness of charity.

Characters & Entities

• Trayīvidya (epithet/title)
• Brāhmaṇas

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

True fame arises from dharmic generosity—especially when it sustains Vedic learning and righteous communities.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Dharmāraṇya, where charitable acts become part of the site’s celebrated sacred history.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Mahā-dāna: extraordinary giving to qualified dvijas/brāhmaṇas, leading to renown and merit.