Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 12

Devanagari script

अन्यत्रापि प्रदत्ताश्च किं पुनर्भवसंनिधौ । तस्मात्सर्वप्रयत्नेन एता देयाः प्रयत्नतः

Transliteration

anyatrāpi pradattāśca kiṃ punarbhavasaṃnidhau | tasmātsarvaprayatnena etā deyāḥ prayatnataḥ

Translation

Selbst wenn diese Gaben anderswo dargebracht werden, tragen sie Frucht—wie viel mehr erst in der unmittelbaren Gegenwart Bhavas (Śivas). Darum soll man mit aller Kraft diese Gaben gewissenhaft und eifrig darbringen.

Word by Word

• anyatra: elsewhere
• anyatra: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: anyatra (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक अव्यय (adverb of place)

• api: also
• api: Sambandha (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: api (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय/अपि-कारक अव्यय (particle: also/even)

• pradattāḥ: given (donated)
• pradattāḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: pra + dā (धा॒तु)
• Form: कृत्-प्रत्यय: क्त (past passive participle), पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा (Nominative), बहुवचन (Plural)

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

• kim: what (then)
• kim: Kriya-viseshana (Interrogative/प्रश्न)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kim (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), प्रथमा/द्वितीया (Nom/Acc), एकवचन (Singular); प्रश्नार्थक (interrogative)

• punar: then; all the more
• punar: Kriya-viseshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: punar (अव्यय)
• Form: पुनरर्थक अव्यय (particle: again/then/more so)

• bhava-saṃnidhau: in the presence of Bhava (Śiva)
• bhava-saṃnidhau: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhava (प्रातिपदिक) + saṃnidhi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), सप्तमी (Locative, 7th case), एकवचन (Singular)

• tasmāt: therefore
• tasmāt: Hetu (Cause/हेतु)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तस्मात्-इति हेत्वर्थक अव्ययप्रयोग (ablatival adverb: therefore/from that)

• sarva-prayatnena: with all effort
• sarva-prayatnena: Kriya-viseshana (Manner/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक) + prayatna (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययीभावसमास; तृतीया-एकवचनरूपेण क्रियाविशेषण (instrumental-form adverb)

• etāḥ: these (gifts)
• etāḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: etad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine), प्रथमा (Nominative), बहुवचन (Plural)

• deyāḥ: should be given
• deyāḥ: Vidheyavisheshana (Predicate adjective/विधेय)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: dā (धा॒तु)
• Form: कृत्य-प्रत्यय: यत् (gerundive/obligatory), स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine), प्रथमा (Nominative), बहुवचन (Plural)

• prayatnataḥ: earnestly
• prayatnataḥ: Kriya-viseshana (Manner/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: prayatnataḥ (अव्यय)
• Form: तसिल्-प्रत्ययान्त अव्यय (adverb: with effort)

Speaker

Sūta (deduced)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A pilgrim stands before a Śiva shrine labeled ‘Bhava-sannidhi’, offering gifts with visible earnestness; a contrasting faint background shows the same gift elsewhere, while the foreground glows with intensified sanctity.

Characters & Entities

• Bhava (Śiva)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Place matters in Purāṇic dharma: dāna becomes especially meritorious when performed at a Śiva-sannidhi (near a Śiva presence).

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The Hāṭakeśvara-kṣetra setting, described as Bhava-saṃnidhi (near Śiva), within the Ekādaśa Rudra context.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

A strong injunction to perform the specified gifts (dāna) with full effort, particularly at the sacred site.