Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 33

Devanagari script

तस्मात्सुहृदयेत्येवं दत्तं नाम मया द्विकम् । एवमुक्त्वा समालिंग्य संतर्ज्य विविधैर्धनैः

Transliteration

tasmātsuhṛdayetyevaṃ dattaṃ nāma mayā dvikam | evamuktvā samāliṃgya saṃtarjya vividhairdhanaiḥ

Translation

„Darum habe ich ihm diesen zweifachen Namen gegeben: ‘Suhṛdaya’.“ So sprechend umarmte er ihn und ehrte ihn zudem mit mancherlei Gaben an Reichtum.

Word by Word

• तस्मात्: from that (reason/therefore)
• तस्मात्: अपादान (Source/From)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी-विभक्ति (Ablative/5th), एकवचन

• सुहृदये: O Suhṛdaya
• सुहृदये: सम्बोधन (Address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुहृदय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति (Vocative/8th), एकवचन

• इति: thus
• इति: सम्बन्ध (Discourse marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: उद्धरण/समाप्ति-सूचक अव्यय (quotative particle)

• एवम्: in this way
• एवम्: क्रियाविशेषण (Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एवम् (अव्यय)
• Form: रीति-वाचक अव्यय (adverb of manner)

• दत्तम्: given/assigned
• दत्तम्: कर्म (Object; predicate participle)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दा (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (past passive participle/क्त), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; (अर्थः ‘given/assigned’)

• नाम: name
• नाम: कर्म/विधेय (Object/Predicate)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नामन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन

• मया: by me
• मया: कर्ता (Agent in passive sense)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: त्रिलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), एकवचन

• द्विकम्: twofold / a pair (of names)
• द्विकम्: विशेषण (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: द्विक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; संख्यावाचक-विशेषण

• एवम्: thus
• एवम्: क्रियाविशेषण (Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एवम् (अव्यय)
• Form: रीति-वाचक अव्यय (adverb)

• उक्त्वा: having said
• उक्त्वा: पूर्वकाल (Prior action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु) + त्वा (क्त्वान्त)
• Form: क्त्वान्त अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund/absolutive), पूर्वकाल (having said)

• समालिङ्ग्य: having embraced
• समालिङ्ग्य: पूर्वकाल (Prior action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम्-आ-लिङ्ग् (धातु) + ल्यप् (क्त्वा-सम)
• Form: ल्यप्-प्रत्ययान्त अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund), पूर्वकाल (having embraced)

• संतर्ज्य: having threatened/terrified
• संतर्ज्य: पूर्वकाल (Prior action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम्-तर्ज् (धातु) + ल्यप्
• Form: ल्यप्-प्रत्ययान्त अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund), पूर्वकाल (having threatened/terrified)

• विविधैः: with various
• विविधैः: करण (Instrument/Means)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विविध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), बहुवचन; ‘धनैः’ इत्यस्य विशेषण

• धनैः: with riches/wealth
• धनैः: करण (Instrument/Means)
• Type: Noun
• Root: धन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), बहुवचन

Speaker

Kṛṣṇa (within Sūta’s narration)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A dignified lord or elder bestows a twofold name ‘Suhṛdaya’, embraces the recipient, and presents trays of wealth-gifts in a courtly-sacred setting.

Characters & Entities

• Kṛṣṇa
• Suhṛdaya (epithet/name)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Honoring virtue—through affectionate blessing and generous giving—reinforces dharma and strengthens sacred bonds.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Not specified in this verse; the chapter’s devotional trajectory leads toward Guptakṣetra.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Dāna (gift-giving) is implied as an act of honor—bestowing wealth upon the worthy.