Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 62

Devanagari script

दानैर्यज्ञैस्त तस्तस्मिन्भोजितः कपिलो मुनिः । ततो महामुनिः श्रीमान्हारीतो ह्वयितस्तदा

Transliteration

dānairyajñaista tastasminbhojitaḥ kapilo muniḥ | tato mahāmuniḥ śrīmānhārīto hvayitastadā

Translation

„Dann wurde dort der Weise Kapila mit Gaben und Opfern (Yajñas) bewirtet. Danach wurde der ruhmreiche große Weise Hārīta sogleich eingeladen.“

Word by Word

• दानैः: with gifts/charities
• दानैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; करण

• यज्ञैः: with sacrifices
• यज्ञैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यज्ञ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; करण

• ततः: then/thereupon
• ततः: Sambandha/Adverbial (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (ablatival adverb: ‘thereupon/from that’)

• तस्मिन्: in that (context/place)
• तस्मिन्: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग/नपुंसक, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; अधिकरण

• भोजितः: fed/entertained
• भोजितः: Predicate qualifier (विधेय-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: भोजित (कृदन्त; √भुज्/√भोज् caus.)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (past passive participle), पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; ‘मुनिः’ विशेषण

• कपिलः: Kapila
• कपिलः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कपिल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; कर्तृपद (नाम)

• मुनिः: sage
• मुनिः: Karta (Apposition/कर्ता-समानाधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुनि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; कर्तृपद

• ततः: then
• ततः: Sambandha/Adverbial (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (then)

• महामुनिः: the great sage
• महामुनिः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महा-मुनि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कर्मधारय-समास (महान् मुनिः); पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; कर्तृपद

• श्रीमान्: illustrious
• श्रीमान्: Karta qualifier (कर्ता-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: श्रीमत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषण (‘महामुनिः’/‘हारीतः’ विशेषण)

• हारीतः: Hārīta
• हारीतः: Karta (Apposition/कर्ता-समानाधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हारीत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; कर्तृपद (नाम)

• ह्वयितः: was summoned/called
• ह्वयितः: Predicate qualifier (विधेय-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ह्वयित (कृदन्त; √ह्वे/√ह्वा)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (past passive participle), पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; ‘हारीतः’ विशेषण

• तदा: at that time
• तदा: Sambandha/Adverbial (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तदा (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (temporal adverb)

Speaker

Unspecified (narrative voice within Māheśvarakhaṇḍa, likely Sūta)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A hermitage feast: Kapila seated on kuśa-mat, offered food with ritual vessels; attendants prepare dakṣiṇā; in the background a messenger respectfully invites Hārīta.

Characters & Entities

• Kapila
• Hārīta
• Dāna
• Yajña

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Service to realized sages—through charity, ritual support, and feeding—forms a central pillar of Purāṇic dharma.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

A specific famous tīrtha is not named in this verse; the narrative continues the local sacred setting around Kapila and Hārīta.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Dāna, yajña-support, and bhojana (feeding) offered to a sage are described as the dharmic actions performed.