Skanda Purana — Vishnu Khanda, Shloka 49

Devanagari script

नानाविधेन दानेन मुनिसंतोषहर्षकृत् । सर्वस्वमेव प्रददौ द्विजेभ्यो बहुमानतः

Transliteration

nānāvidhena dānena munisaṃtoṣaharṣakṛt | sarvasvameva pradadau dvijebhyo bahumānataḥ

Translation

By gifts of many kinds, gladdening and satisfying the sages, he reverently bestowed his entire wealth upon the twice-born.

Word by Word

• नाना-विधेन: by various kinds (of)
• नाना-विधेन: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: नाना (अव्यय/प्रातिपदिक) + विध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन; विशेषणम् दानेन प्रति

• दानेन: by giving/donation
• दानेन: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन

• मुनि-संतोष-हर्ष-कृत्: causing the sages’ satisfaction and joy
• मुनि-संतोष-हर्ष-कृत्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मुनि (प्रातिपदिक) + संतोष (प्रातिपदिक) + हर्ष (प्रातिपदिक) + कृत् (कृदन्त; √कृ, क्विप्)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; विशेषणम् (नृपः/सः) प्रति

• सर्वस्वम्: all his wealth
• सर्वस्वम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्वस्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• एव: indeed/just
• एव: Sambandha/Emphasis (निपात-प्रयोग)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निपात (particle)

• प्रददौ: gave
• प्रददौ: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दा (धातु) उपसर्गः प्र-
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• द्विजेभ्यः: to the twice-born (Brahmins)
• द्विजेभ्यः: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्विज (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th/Dative), बहुवचन

• बहुमानतः: with great respect
• बहुमानतः: Kriya-viseshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: बहुमानतः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रियाविशेषण (adverb)

Speaker

Agastya (contextual continuation)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Ayodhyā-kṣetra

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: After the yajña, the king distributes diverse gifts—cows, gold, cloth, grain—to brāhmaṇas; sages smile in satisfaction; the king’s treasury appears emptied, emphasizing total renunciation.

Characters & Entities

• Raghu (implied)
• Munis (sages)
• Dvijas (twice-born)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Dāna done with reverence purifies wealth and heart, and it becomes complete when it brings peace and joy to the wise.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The broader glorification is of Ayodhyā and its dhārmic kings, presented as a sacred landscape shaped by righteous conduct.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Giving varied forms of charity (nānāvidha-dāna), especially honoring dvijas, is upheld as a key dharmic practice.