Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 81

Devanagari script

दानादिभिर्यथान्यायं संपूर्णफलहेतवे । मुद्रिकां कुंडले चैव ब्रह्मसूत्रं हिरण्मयम्

Transliteration

dānādibhiryathānyāyaṃ saṃpūrṇaphalahetave | mudrikāṃ kuṃḍale caiva brahmasūtraṃ hiraṇmayam

Translation

Um die volle Frucht zu erlangen, soll man nach Gebühr Gaben und dergleichen darbringen — etwa einen Ring, Ohrringe und die goldene heilige Schnur (Brahmasūtra).

Word by Word

• दानादिभिः: with gifts etc.
• दानादिभिः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dāna + ādi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (समाहार), तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental), बहुवचन (Plural); तत्पुरुष-समासः (दानानि आदयः येषु तैः)

• यथा: according to
• यथा: Manner (प्रकार)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: yathā (अव्यय)
• Form: प्रकारार्थक-अव्यय (according to)

• न्यायम्: proper rule
• न्यायम्: Manner (प्रकार)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nyāya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative), एकवचन (Singular); क्रियाविशेषणवत्

• संपूर्णफलहेतवे: for the cause of complete fruit (full merit)
• संपूर्णफलहेतवे: Sampradana (Recipient/Purpose/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: saṃpūrṇa + phala + hetu (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी-विभक्ति (Dative), एकवचन (Singular); तत्पुरुष-समासः (संपूर्णं फलं यस्य हेतुः तस्मै)

• मुद्रिकाम्: a ring/seal-ring
• मुद्रिकाम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mudrikā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative), एकवचन (Singular)

• कुण्डले: two earrings
• कुण्डले: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kuṇḍala (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative), द्विवचन (Dual)

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

• एव: also/indeed
• एव: Emphasis (अवधारण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारणार्थक-अव्यय (indeed)

• ब्रह्मसूत्रम्: a sacred thread (brahma-sūtra)
• ब्रह्मसूत्रम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: brahman + sūtra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative), एकवचन (Singular); तत्पुरुष-समासः (ब्रह्मणः सूत्रम्)

• हिरण्मयम्: made of gold
• हिरण्मयम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: hiraṇmaya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative), एकवचन (Singular); विशेषणम् (ब्रह्मसूत्रस्य)

Speaker

Vyāsa

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: rājan (king)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: At the end of recitation, the patron presents ornaments and a golden sacred thread on a tray; the reciter blesses the donor; attendants witness the formal dakṣiṇā offering.

Characters & Entities

• dāna (charity)
• brahma-sūtra (sacred thread)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Merit is sealed by dāna—generosity completes sacred observances and supports the dharmic economy of giving.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The instruction belongs to the Dharmāraṇya māhātmya’s concluding rites rather than a separate site description.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Give appropriate donations (e.g., ring, earrings, golden sacred thread) to obtain the ‘complete fruit’ of the recitation.