Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 87

Devanagari script

श्रीमाले च तथा लक्ष्म्या ह्येवमादिसुरोत्तमैः । नानाग्रहाराः संदत्ता लोकोद्धरणकांक्षया

Transliteration

śrīmāle ca tathā lakṣmyā hyevamādisurottamaiḥ | nānāgrahārāḥ saṃdattā lokoddharaṇakāṃkṣayā

Translation

Ebenso in Śrīmāla, und durch Lakṣmī — wie auch durch andere erhabene Gottheiten — wurden viele Agrahāras (dotierte Siedlungen) verliehen, im Wunsch, die Welt emporzuheben.

Word by Word

• श्रीमाले: in Śrīmāla (place)
• श्रीमाले: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्रीमाल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग (स्थाननाम), सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन; locative singular

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय (conjunction)

• तथा: likewise/also
• तथा: Sambandha (Adverbial/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb), प्रकार/समुच्चयार्थे

• लक्ष्म्या: by Lakṣmī
• लक्ष्म्या: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लक्ष्मी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), एकवचन; instrumental singular

• हि: indeed/for
• हि: Sambandha (Discourse particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle), हेत्वर्थ/निश्चयार्थक

• एवम्: thus/in this way
• एवम्: Sambandha (Adverbial/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एवम् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb), प्रकारार्थक

• आदि: and others/beginning with
• आदि: Sambandha (Qualifier/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: आदि (प्रातिपदिक/अव्ययवत्)
• Form: अव्ययीभावार्थे प्रयुक्तम्; 'आदि' = etc./beginning with

• सुरोत्तमैः: by the best of gods
• सुरोत्तमैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुरोत्तम (प्रातिपदिक; सुर + उत्तम)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), बहुवचन; instrumental plural

• नाना: various
• नाना: Sambandha (Qualifier/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नाना (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (indeclinable adjective/adverb), विविधार्थक

• ग्रहाराḥ: land-grants (agrahāras)
• ग्रहाराḥ: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ग्रहारा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन

• संदत्ताः: were granted/given
• संदत्ताः: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: संदत्त (कृदन्त; सम् + √दा धातु)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन; past passive participle

• लोकोद्धरणकांक्षया: with the desire to uplift the world
• लोकोद्धरणकांक्षया: Hetu (Cause/Purpose हेतु)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लोकोद्धरणकांक्षा (प्रातिपदिक; लोक + उद्धरण + कांक्षा)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), एकवचन; instrumental singular ( हेतौ )

Speaker

Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta)

Characters & Entities

• Śrīmāla
• Lakṣmī
• Agrahāra

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Endowments and charitable grants are portrayed as instruments of lokakalyāṇa—uplifting society through dharmic support.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Śrīmāla is mentioned as a locale associated with such dharmic grants; the verse emphasizes social uplift rather than a single tīrtha’s merit.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

The implied prescription is dāna through institutional giving—granting agrahāras/endowments to sustain dharma.