Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 89

Devanagari script

कुटुम्बभरणार्थाय धनेच्छामवगम्य च । सर्वं न्यवेदयद्राज्ञे निवृत्तो गंधमादनात्

Transliteration

kuṭumbabharaṇārthāya dhanecchāmavagamya ca | sarvaṃ nyavedayadrājñe nivṛtto gaṃdhamādanāt

Translation

Da er erkannte, dass jener aus dem Wunsch nach Reichtum zur Versorgung der Familie handelte, berichtete er dem König alles, nachdem er vom Gandhamādana zurückgekehrt war.

Word by Word

• कुटुम्बभरणार्थाय: for the purpose of supporting the family
• कुटुम्बभरणार्थाय: Sampradana (Purpose/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कुटुम्ब-भरण-अर्थ (प्रातिपदिक; कुटुम्ब + भरण + अर्थ)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th/Dative), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष-समासः (उद्देश्य/प्रयोजन): ‘कुटुम्बस्य भरणस्य अर्थाय’

• धनेच्छाम्: desire for wealth
• धनेच्छाम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: धन-इच्छा (प्रातिपदिक; धन + इच्छा)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः ‘धनस्य इच्छा’

• अवगम्य: having understood
• अवगम्य: Kriya-viseshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अव-√गम् (धातु) + ल्यप् (कृदन्त)
• Form: ल्यप्-प्रत्ययान्त अव्यय-कृदन्त (gerund): ‘ज्ञात्वा/अवगम्य’

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

• सर्वम्: everything
• सर्वम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• न्यवेदयत्: informed; reported
• न्यवेदयत्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: नि-√विद् (धातु; ‘to inform’)
• Form: लङ्-लकार (Imperfect/Past), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• राज्ञे: to the king
• राज्ञे: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राजन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th/Dative), एकवचन

• निवृत्तः: having returned; returned
• निवृत्तः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: नि-√वृत् (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त भूतकर्मणि/भूतकृत् (past participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• गन्धमादनात्: from Gandhamādana (mountain)
• गन्धमादनात्: Apadana (Source/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गन्धमादन (प्रातिपदिक; पर्वतनाम)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5th/Ablative), एकवचन

Speaker

Narrator (Purāṇic storyteller within Setukhaṇḍa)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Gandhamādana (as narrative locus)

Type: peak

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A messenger returns from the mountain and reports to the king, explaining the sage’s motive—supporting his household—framing the king’s compassionate response.

Characters & Entities

• Gandhamādana
• Rājā (king)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Worldly needs may arise, yet transparency and right intention are emphasized within dharma.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Gandhamādana is mentioned as a sacred/legendary locale; the larger context remains Setukhaṇḍa’s Setu region.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No direct ritual is prescribed; the verse sets up the king’s ensuing acts of gifting (dāna).