Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 33

Devanagari script

तद्दास्यामि द्विजाग्र्याय पृच्छ विप्र यदिच्छसि । शक्तितस्तर्पयिष्यामि त्वामहं विप्रसंसदि

Transliteration

taddāsyāmi dvijāgryāya pṛccha vipra yadicchasi | śaktitastarpayiṣyāmi tvāmahaṃ viprasaṃsadi

Translation

Dies werde ich dem Besten unter den Zweimalgeborenen darbringen. Frage, o Brāhmaṇa, was immer du wünschst; nach meiner Kraft werde ich dich in der Versammlung der Brāhmaṇas zufriedenstellen.

Word by Word

• तत्: that
• तत्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; द्वितीया एकवचन

• दास्यामि: I will give
• दास्यामि: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दा (धातु)
• Form: लृट्-लकार (simple future); परस्मैपद; उत्तमपुरुष; एकवचन

• द्विजाग्र्याय: to the foremost of the twice-born (best brāhmaṇa)
• द्विजाग्र्याय: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्विज (प्रातिपदिक) + अग्र्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; चतुर्थी एकवचन; तत्पुरुष-समास (द्विजेषु अग्र्यः)

• पृच्छ: ask
• पृच्छ: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्रच्छ् (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकार (imperative); परस्मैपद; मध्यमपुरुष; एकवचन

• विप्र: O brāhmaṇa
• विप्र: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विप्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; सम्बोधन एकवचन

• यदि: if
• यदि: Sambandha (Condition/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यदि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; शर्तार्थक-निपात (conditional conjunction)

• इच्छसि: you desire
• इच्छसि: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: इष् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार; परस्मैपद; मध्यमपुरुष; एकवचन

• शक्तितः: according to (my) ability
• शक्तितः: Sambandha (Manner/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: शक्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तसिल्-प्रत्ययान्त अव्यय (ablatival adverb); यथाशक्ति-अर्थे

• तर्पयिष्यामि: I will satisfy
• तर्पयिष्यामि: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: तृप् (धातु) → तर्पय (णिजन्त)
• Form: लृट्-लकार (simple future); परस्मैपद; उत्तमपुरुष; एकवचन; णिजन्त (causative: to satisfy)

• त्वाम्: you
• त्वाम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्वद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: द्वितीया एकवचन

• अहम्: I
• अहम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रथमा एकवचन

• विप्रसंसदि: in the assembly of brāhmaṇas
• विप्रसंसदि: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विप्र (प्रातिपदिक) + संसद् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; सप्तमी एकवचन; तत्पुरुष-समास (विप्राणां संसद्)

Speaker

Kamaṭha

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: vipra (brāhmaṇa)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A donor respectfully addresses a senior brāhmaṇa in an assembly; offerings (food, cloth, coins, water) are arranged; the mood is humble and orderly, emphasizing ‘according to capacity’.

Characters & Entities

• Vipra (brāhmaṇa)
• Viprasaṃsad (assembly of brāhmaṇas)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Dharma includes humility and generosity—offering what one can and inviting the wise to ask freely without fear.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No tīrtha is specified; the focus is social-sacral ethics of hospitality and giving.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Dāna and tarpaṇa in the sense of gratifying a worthy guest/brāhmaṇa—performed ‘śaktitaḥ,’ within one’s means.