Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 24

Devanagari script

संतर्प्य विधिवद्भक्त्या शक्त्या दत्त्वा तु दक्षिणाम् । गोभूहिरण्यवासांसि तांबूलं च फलानि च

Transliteration

saṃtarpya vidhivadbhaktyā śaktyā dattvā tu dakṣiṇām | gobhūhiraṇyavāsāṃsi tāṃbūlaṃ ca phalāni ca

Translation

Having duly satisfied (the guests/brāhmaṇas) with devotion according to rule, one should then give honoraria (dakṣiṇā) according to one’s capacity—cows, land, gold, garments, as well as betel (tāmbūla) and fruits.

Word by Word

• सन्तर्प्य: having satisfied (them)
• सन्तर्प्य: Purvakala-kriya (Prior action/पूर्वक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: तृप् (धातु; सम्-तर्पय् णिच्)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्यय (absolutive/gerund), causative; धातु: तृप् → तर्पय; उपसर्ग: सम्; पूर्वक्रिया (having satisfied/propitiated)

• विधिवत्: according to proper rite
• विधिवत्: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: विधिवत् (अव्यय)
• Form: प्रकारवाचक-अव्यय (adverb: according to rule)

• भक्त्या: with devotion
• भक्त्या: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भक्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्गे, तृतीया (3rd case), एकवचनम्; करणवाचक (instrumental: with devotion)

• शक्त्या: according to one’s ability
• शक्त्या: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शक्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्गे, तृतीया (3rd case), एकवचनम्; करणवाचक (instrumental: according to ability/with capacity)

• दत्त्वा: having given
• दत्त्वा: Purvakala-kriya (Prior action/पूर्वक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दा (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्यय (absolutive/gerund), धातु: दा; पूर्वक्रिया (having given)

• तु: indeed/and then
• तु: Sambandha (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: विरोध/विशेषार्थक-अव्यय (particle: but/indeed)

• दक्षिणाम्: a priestly fee/donation
• दक्षिणाम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दक्षिणा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्गे, द्वितीया (2nd case), एकवचनम्

• गोभूहिरण्यवासांसि: cows, land, gold, and garments
• गोभूहिरण्यवासांसि: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गो-भू-हिरण्य-वस्त्र (प्रातिपदिक; गो + भू + हिरण्य + वासस्)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे, द्वितीया (2nd case), बहुवचनम्; समाहार-द्वन्द्वः (collective list of gifts)

• ताम्बूलम्: betel (offering)
• ताम्बूलम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ताम्बूल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे, द्वितीया (2nd case), एकवचनम्

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

• फलानि: fruits
• फलानि: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: फल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे, द्वितीया (2nd case), बहुवचनम्

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

Speaker

Narrator (contextual; within Dvārakā Māhātmya discourse)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Cakratīrtha (contextual)

Type: ghat

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Following the meal, the host respectfully offers dakṣiṇā: a cow led forward, folded cloth garments, a small gold piece, fruits and betel leaves arranged on a tray; brāhmaṇas bless the donor.

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Dharma is fulfilled through devotion and proper procedure, especially by giving according to one’s means after respectfully satisfying worthy recipients.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The broader context is Dvārakā Māhātmya (Prabhāsa Khaṇḍa), connected with Kārtika observances and Cakratīrtha-related merits in this chapter.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

After ritual hospitality/satisfaction (saṃtarpana), give dakṣiṇā—cows, land, gold, clothing, betel, and fruits—according to capacity.