Skanda Purana — Vishnu Khanda, Shloka 64

Devanagari script

तस्मै समर्पयामास तां रघुः खनिमुत्तमाम् । मुनीन्द्रोऽपि गृहीत्वाशु ततो गुर्वर्थमादरात्

Transliteration

tasmai samarpayāmāsa tāṃ raghuḥ khanimuttamām | munīndro'pi gṛhītvāśu tato gurvarthamādarāt

Translation

Thus Raghu presented to him that excellent gold mine. The lord among sages accepted it at once and then, with reverence, employed it to fulfill his teacher’s purpose.

Word by Word

• tasmai: to him
• tasmai: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), चतुर्थी-विभक्ति (Dative/4th), एकवचन (Singular); सर्वनाम (pronoun)

• samarpayāmāsa: handed over, presented
• samarpayāmāsa: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: sam-arp (धातु) + ṇic (णिच्, causative)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), परस्मैपद (Parasmaipada), प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular); णिजन्त (causative)

• tām: that (her/it)
• tām: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine), द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular); सर्वनाम (pronoun)

• raghuḥ: Raghu
• raghuḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: raghu (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• khanim: the mine
• khanim: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: khani (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine), द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular)

• uttamām: excellent
• uttamām: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: uttama (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine), द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular); विशेषण

• munīndraḥ: lord of sages
• munīndraḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: muni (प्रातिपदिक) + indra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular); षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः ‘मुनीनां इन्द्रः’

• api: also
• api: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: api (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (Indeclinable), निपात (particle)

• gṛhītvā: having taken
• gṛhītvā: Purvakala (Prior action/पूर्वकाल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: grah (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund), अव्ययभाव (indeclinable verbal)

• āśu: quickly
• āśu: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: āśu (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, क्रियाविशेषण (adverb)

• tataḥ: then, thereafter
• tataḥ: Apadana/Sequence (Source/sequence)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tataḥ (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, अपादान/क्रमवाचक (from there/then)

• guru-artham: for the teacher’s sake
• guru-artham: Prayojana (Purpose/प्रयोजन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: guru (प्रातिपदिक) + artha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular); चतुर्थी-अर्थे द्वितीया (accusative used for purpose); षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः ‘गुरोः अर्थः/गुरोः कृते’

• ādarāt: out of respect
• ādarāt: Hetu (Cause/हेतु)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ādara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), पञ्चमी-विभक्ति (Ablative/5th), एकवचन (Singular)

Speaker

Agastya (continuing narration)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Ayodhyā (ethical-mahātmya frame)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Raghu formally hands over the ‘excellent mine’ to the sage; the sage accepts swiftly and turns it toward his teacher’s purpose, with a mood of solemn reverence.

Characters & Entities

• Raghu
• Kautsa (munīndra)
• Guru (teacher; unnamed)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Gifts attain sanctity when dedicated to the guru’s purpose and handled with ādarā (reverence).

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Ayodhyā’s sacred renown is conveyed through the dharmic conduct of its royal exemplar, Raghu.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Samarpana (formal offering) and the fulfillment of guru-related obligation (guru-dakṣiṇā).