Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 37

Devanagari script

दानभोगरताः सर्वे श्रौतस्मार्तेषु संमताः । मांडव्यगोत्रे विज्ञेयाः प्रवरैः पंचभिर्युताः

Transliteration

dānabhogaratāḥ sarve śrautasmārteṣu saṃmatāḥ | māṃḍavyagotre vijñeyāḥ pravaraiḥ paṃcabhiryutāḥ

Translation

All of them delight in dāna (sacred giving) and in rightful enjoyment, and are approved in the Śrauta and Smārta traditions. They are to be known as belonging to the Māṇḍavya gotra, endowed with five Pravaras.

Word by Word

• दानभोगरताः: devoted to giving and enjoyment
• दानभोगरताः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दान (प्रातिपदिक) + भोग (प्रातिपदिक) + रत (कृदन्त; √रम् धातु)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; कृदन्त-विशेषण (क्त/त-प्रत्ययान्त ‘रत’), समासः—दानभोगयोः रताः (सप्तमी-तत्पुरुषभावः)

• सर्वे: all
• सर्वे: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन; सर्वनाम-विशेषण

• श्रौतस्मार्तेषु: in matters of śrauta and smārta (rites/traditions)
• श्रौतस्मार्तेषु: Adhikarana (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्रौत (प्रातिपदिक) + स्मार्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), बहुवचन; द्वन्द्वसमासः (श्रौत + स्मार्त)

• संमताः: approved/accepted
• संमताः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सम् + √मन् (धातु) → संमत (कृदन्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन; भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (क्त-प्रत्यय)

• मांडव्यगोत्रे: in the Māṇḍavya lineage (gotra)
• मांडव्यगोत्रे: Adhikarana (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: माण्डव्य (प्रातिपदिक) + गोत्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (माण्डव्यस्य गोत्रे)

• विज्ञेयाः: to be known/recognized
• विज्ञेयाः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वि + √ज्ञा (धातु) → विज्ञेय (कृदन्त; तव्यत्/य-प्रत्यय)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन; विधिलिङ्गार्थक-कर्तव्यता/योग्यता (तव्यत्) ‘to be known’

• प्रवरैः: by the pravaras
• प्रवरैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रवर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचन

• पंचभिः: with five
• पंचभिः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पञ्च (संख्या-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसक-प्रयोगे, तृतीया (3rd), बहुवचन; संख्यावाचक-विशेषण

• युताः: endowed/associated
• युताः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: √युज् (धातु) → युत (कृदन्त; क्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन; भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (क्त)

Speaker

Unspecified narrator (contextual Purāṇic narrator addressing a king)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Dharmāraṇya (contextual)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A learned assembly in a forest hermitage recites lineage lists; elders hold palm-leaf manuscripts while householders offer gifts, symbolizing dāna and śrauta-smārta approval.

Characters & Entities

• Māṇḍavya gotra
• Śrauta
• Smārta
• Pravara

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Dharma harmonizes generosity (dāna) with disciplined living, validated by Śrauta-Smārta standards.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No site is named; the focus is gotra identity and dharmic reputation.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Adherence to Śrauta and Smārta observances and the identification of five pravaras for the Māṇḍavya gotra.