Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 49

Devanagari script

दीनानाथविशिष्टेभ्यो धनं सर्वं परित्यज । यदि संसारजलधेर्वीचीप्रेङ्खोल्लनातुरः

Transliteration

dīnānāthaviśiṣṭebhyo dhanaṃ sarvaṃ parityaja | yadi saṃsārajaladhervīcīpreṅkhollanāturaḥ

Translation

Renonce à toutes tes richesses et donne-les aux pauvres et aux sans-protecteur—surtout à ceux-là mêmes qui sont démunis—si tu souffres d’être ballotté par les vagues de l’océan du saṃsāra.

Word by Word

• दीन: of the poor
• दीन: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दीन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th), बहुवचन; समासाङ्ग (दीन + अनाथ + विशिष्ट)

• अनाथ: of the helpless
• अनाथ: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अनाथ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th), बहुवचन; समासाङ्ग

• विशिष्टेभ्यः: to the distinguished/excellent (persons)
• विशिष्टेभ्यः: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विशिष्ट (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5th/पञ्चमी), बहुवचन; अपादानार्थे/सम्प्रदानार्थे (to/from)

• धनम्: wealth
• धनम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: धन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन

• सर्वम्: all
• सर्वम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषण (धनम्)

• परित्यज: renounce/give up
• परित्यज: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: परि + त्यज् (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative), मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• यदि: if
• यदि: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यदि (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (conditional particle)

• संसारजलधेः: of the ocean of saṃsāra
• संसारजलधेः: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: संसार + जलधि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (संसाररूपः जलधिः)

• वीची: of the wave
• वीची: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वीची (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th), एकवचन; समासाङ्ग (वीची + प्रेङ्खोल्लन + आतुर)

• प्रेङ्खोल्लन: of the tossing/swaying
• प्रेङ्खोल्लन: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रेङ्खोल्लन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th), एकवचन; समासाङ्ग

• आतुरः: distressed (by)
• आतुरः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: आतुर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (वीचीप्रेङ्खोल्लनेन आतुरः)

Speaker

Deductively: Skanda

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Revā (Narmadā) tirtha-region (contextual)

Type: tirtha

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A pilgrim-king empties his treasury into the hands of the anātha and dīna—orphans, widows, the sick—while behind them the ocean of saṃsāra churns; as giving occurs, the waves calm and a path of light appears.

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Charity to the helpless is a direct dharmic remedy for the turmoil of worldly bondage.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The Revā Khaṇḍa setting centers on the Revā/Narmadā sacred geography, though this verse focuses on ethical practice.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Dāna: giving away wealth to the destitute and unprotected (dīna-anātha).