Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 3

Devanagari script

पादुकोपानहौ छत्रं शय्यां प्रावरणानि च । कोटिकोटिगुणं सर्वं जायते नात्र संशयः

Transliteration

pādukopānahau chatraṃ śayyāṃ prāvaraṇāni ca | koṭikoṭiguṇaṃ sarvaṃ jāyate nātra saṃśayaḥ

Translation

Sandales et chaussures, ombrelle, lit et couvertures—quels que soient ces dons, tout engendre un mérite multiplié par des crores et des crores ; il n’y a là aucun doute.

Word by Word

• पादुक: sandals
• पादुक: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पादुका (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन (द्वन्द्वसमासस्य पूर्वपद-रूपेण)

• उपानहौ: shoes/footwear (pair)
• उपानहौ: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: उपानह् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, द्विवचन; (पादुक + उपानहौ इति इतरेतर-द्वन्द्वार्थः)

• छत्रम्: umbrella
• छत्रम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: छत्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• शय्याम्: bed
• शय्याम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शय्या (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• प्रावरणानि: coverings/blankets
• प्रावरणानि: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रावरण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Coordination/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयार्थक-निपात (conjunction)

• कोटिकोटिगुणम्: million-million-fold
• कोटिकोटिगुणम्: Karma (Object-complement/कर्मपूरक)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कोटि + कोटि + गुण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; समासः—कोटि-कोटि-गुण (कोटिकोट्या गुणः)

• सर्वम्: all (that)
• सर्वम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• जायते: arises/becomes
• जायते: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: जन् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; आत्मनेपदी

• न: not
• न: Sambandha (Negation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निषेध-निपात (negation)

• अत्र: here/in this matter
• अत्र: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; देशवाचक (locative adverb)

• संशयः: doubt
• संशयः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: संशय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

Speaker

Unspecified (contextual narration within Revākhaṇḍa)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Karañjā (context)

Type: ghat

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Rājendra / Mahīpāla (king)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A donation scene at a riverside rest-house: the donor offers sandals, an umbrella, bedding, and blankets to weary pilgrims and saffron-clad ascetics; a priest records the gift; the river and trees frame the charity.

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Generous, practical charity offered with faith becomes a powerful source of puṇya, greatly magnified in its spiritual result.

Which specific holy site (Tīrtha) is glorified here?

The verse sits in the Revā Khaṇḍa context (Narmadā/Revā sacred geography), though this line itself does not name a specific tīrtha.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Dāna of useful items—footwear, umbrella, bed, and coverings—promising vastly multiplied merit.