Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 39

Devanagari script

तिलानां तंडुलानां च धान्यानां पयसां तथा । वस्त्राणां भूषणानां च माषाणामोदनस्य च

Transliteration

tilānāṃ taṃḍulānāṃ ca dhānyānāṃ payasāṃ tathā | vastrāṇāṃ bhūṣaṇānāṃ ca māṣāṇāmodanasya ca

Translation

Als Gaben eignen sich auch Sesam, Reis, Getreide und Milch; ebenso Gewänder und Schmuck; ferner Māṣa (schwarze Bohnen) und gekochte Speise.

Word by Word

• तिलानाम्: of sesame seeds
• तिलानाम्: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तिल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/षष्ठी), बहुवचन

• तण्डुलानाम्: of rice grains
• तण्डुलानाम्: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तण्डुल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/षष्ठी), बहुवचन

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (Conjunction/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय (conjunction)

• धान्यानाम्: of grains
• धान्यानाम्: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: धान्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/षष्ठी), बहुवचन

• पयसाम्: of milk
• पयसाम्: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पयस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/षष्ठी), बहुवचन

• तथा: also
• तथा: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय/अन्वय (also)

• वस्त्राणाम्: of garments
• वस्त्राणाम्: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वस्त्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/षष्ठी), बहुवचन

• भूषणानाम्: of ornaments
• भूषणानाम्: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भूषण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/षष्ठी), बहुवचन

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (Conjunction/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय (conjunction)

• माषाणाम्: of black gram/beans
• माषाणाम्: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: माष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/षष्ठी), बहुवचन

• ओदनस्य: of cooked rice/porridge
• ओदनस्य: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ओदन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/षष्ठी), एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (Conjunction/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय (conjunction)

Speaker

Skanda (deduced from Setukhaṇḍa narrative style within Skanda Purāṇa)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Dhanuṣkoṭi (context)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A donation pavilion near the shore: baskets of sesame and rice, sacks of grain, pots of milk, folded cloth, small ornaments, and plates of cooked food being distributed to pilgrims and the needy.

Characters & Entities

• Dāna
• Tilā (sesame)
• Taṇḍula (rice)
• Payas (milk)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Purāṇic dharma values practical generosity—offering everyday essentials as sacred charity at a tīrtha.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The dāna-context continues the Dhanuṣkoṭi/Rāmasetu tīrtha glorification in this adhyāya.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Dāna of specific items: sesame, rice, grains, milk, clothes, ornaments, black-gram, and cooked food.