Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 102

Devanagari script

हिरण्यं रजतं वस्त्रं यो ददाति द्विजातिषु । सर्वं लक्षगुणं देवि लभते नात्र संशयः

Transliteration

hiraṇyaṃ rajataṃ vastraṃ yo dadāti dvijātiṣu | sarvaṃ lakṣaguṇaṃ devi labhate nātra saṃśayaḥ

Translation

Ô Devī, celui qui donne or, argent et vêtements en dāna aux dvija (les deux-fois-nés) obtient un mérite cent mille fois accru en tout ; il n’y a là aucun doute.

Word by Word

• हिरण्यम्: gold
• हिरण्यम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हिरण्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• रजतम्: silver
• रजतम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रजत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• वस्त्रम्: cloth/garment
• वस्त्रम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वस्त्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• यः: who
• यः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• ददाति: gives
• ददाति: Kriya (Verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √दा (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• द्विजातिषु: among/to the twice-born (brahmins etc.)
• द्विजातिषु: Sampradana/Adhikarana (Recipient/Locative context)
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्विजाति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, बहुवचन; 'द्विजाति' = द्विज + जाति (समासबद्ध-प्रातिपदिक)

• सर्वम्: all/entire
• सर्वम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषण (of 'लक्षगुणम्' as result/fruit)

• लक्षगुणम्: a hundred-thousand-fold (lakṣa-fold)
• लक्षगुणम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: लक्ष + गुण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषसमासः; 'लक्षस्य गुणः' इति; नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; फलविशेषण

• देवि: O goddess
• देवि: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देवी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन, एकवचन

• लभते: obtains
• लभते: Kriya (Verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √लभ् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), आत्मनेपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• न: not
• न: Negation (निषेध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेध-निपात (negation particle), अव्यय

• अत्र: here/in this matter
• अत्र: Adverbial (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्यय (adverb of place)

• संशयः: doubt
• संशयः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता) (in impersonal sense: 'there is no doubt')
• Type: Noun
• Root: संशय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

Speaker

Unspecified in snippet (narrative voice within Revā Khaṇḍa; likely a Ṛṣi/narrator addressing Devī)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Revā-tīrtha (general)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Mahādevī/Pārvatī (vocative देवि)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A donor at a riverbank tīrtha offers gold, silver, and folded cloth to serene brāhmaṇas; the gifts radiate light, symbolizing lakṣa-guṇa merit.

Characters & Entities

• Devī
• Dvija (twice-born)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Generous dāna offered to worthy recipients is praised as a powerful purifier that multiplies merit immensely.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The broader passage belongs to the Revā (Narmadā) sacred geography, though this verse itself focuses on the general dharma of dāna.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Dāna: gifting gold, silver, and clothing to the twice-born (dvijas) as a meritorious act.